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AMARONE della VALPOLICELLA DOCG

A project by:

Fabrizio Pedrolli

Winemaker:

Enrico Paternoster

Total acreage of vine:

88 (36 Ha)

Winery Production:

38,000 bottles

Region:

Veneto

TASTING NOTES

Deep ruby red colour with pomegranate reflections, ethereal nose which reminds of peach blossoms, violet, raspberry and mint. On the palate it is intense, refined; it displays full body and smoothness, with clear notes of dried grapes.

FOOD PAIRING

Ideal with spicy dishes, game and seasoned cheeses. Excellent with Parmigiano cheese. Great wine, to serve at room temperature (20° C) uncorking the bottle possibly two hours before serving.

VINEYARD & PRODUCTION INFO Vineyard location:

Negrar (VR)

Vineyard size:

6 h

Soil composition:

Marl and limestone

Training method:

Veronese pergola

Exposure:

South

Elevation:

300 m a.s.l.

Vines/Acre:

4,000/Ha

Age:

15-25 years

Harvest time:

Beg. of October/grapes dried in aired rooms until January

First vintage:

2012

Production:

6,000 bottles

WINEMAKING & AGING Varietal composition:

70% Corvina Veronese, 20% Rondinella, 10% Molinara

Fermentation container:

Stainless steel tanks

Length of fermentation:

50 days at 23 -27 °C

Length of maceration:

50 days at 23- 27 °C

Aging container:

French oak barrels of 20 Hl

Lenght of aging:

2 years

Length of bottle aging:

6 months

ANALYTICAL DATA Alcohol:

15 %

Residual sugar:

7 g/L

Acidity:

5.20 g/L

Dry extact:

34.5 g/L