Tenuta Sant' Antonio Amarone Della Valpolicella Selezione Antonio Castagnedi
Country
Italy
bottle size
750 ml
Wine Type
Red Wine
Wine Region
Veneto
Grape Variety
Corvina
vintage
2015 [**VINTAGE MAY CHANGE]
Alcohol
15%
characteristics
Body
Medium
Medium
Medium
Acidity
High
High
High
Tannin
High
High
High
2015 [**VINTAGE MAY CHANGE]
Product Description
This Amarone is produced with grapes from the towns of Mezzane di Sotto (Monti Garbi district, the historic area of Valpolicella Classico production). Amarone is a very old technic specific to the region, where the grapes, after harvest, are laid-down to rest on drying racks until mid-January and the ageing in large oak barrels and barriques. This help the tannins to concentrate, and produces full-body, silky wines, with great ageing potential. The wine is then aged for over 2 years in oak barrique. lovely dark chocolate, and ripe dark fruits in, with layers of polished tannins and a refined, fruity, minerally finish. It offers Ripe red fruit, black licorice, and spicy fragrances of liquorice, black pepper and a hint of chocolate. This full-bodied Amarone is well-balanced, with round tannins, warming softness, full-flavored, with layers of polished tannins and a refined, fruity, minerally finish.
Profile
Grape Blended
Corvina and Corvinone 70% - Rondinella 20% - Croatina 5% - Oseleta 5%
Palate
Well balanced, with fat tannins, soft, warm, savoury, elegant, fine and fresh.
Colour
Ruby red
Aroma
Ripe red fruit, spicy aromas of liquorice, black pepper and hints of chocolate.
Palate
Well balanced, with fat tannins, soft, warm, savoury, elegant, fine and fresh.
Wine Pairing
:Beef
:Lamb
:Barbecue
:Hard Cheese
Product details
A family tradition, a wine that tells a story. Antonio Castagnedi loves his family and the good wine of his land. This is dedicated to him and to his love.
Vinification
In steel at a controlled temperature. Harvest: double hand selection in trays. Pressing: soft with pneumopress in December. Raisining: 3 months. Fermentation: at a controlled temperature with selected yeasts for 25 days in steel. Malolactic fermentation: natural in 500 litre barrels. Bâtonnage: once a week for the first year.
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