Amarone della Valpolicella “Zovo”
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Colour:
Red
Bottle size
75 cL
AWARDS
Name Amarone della Valpolicella Wine designation “Zovo” Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG Variety Convinone (40%), Corvina (40%), Rondinella (20%) Tasting Notes Colour Very bright, deep garnet red. Scents Particularly complex, warm aroma, fine and elegant, manly developing scents of red fruit jam (sweet and sour cherry), with clear super-ripeness. Taste Aftertaste with notes of tobacco and herbs. Warm mouthfeel, balanced body and acidity, particularly pleasant despite its velvety, close-knitted, embracing tannic structure. Very strong nose-palate persistence with clear nose. Harvest Date third week of September | Food Pairings Perfect with brazed meat, stracotto, typical pastisada de caval, grilled red meat, boar and venison. Characteristics of the Production Area Production Area The vineyards are located Quinzano (to the north of Verona) Exposure South/south-east Altitude 200-250m a.s.l. Planting Density More than 6000 plants/Ha Training System Guyot system Soil Very clayey, not deep and over Eocene limestone bedrock of sea origin. | Yield per hectare 80 Quintals/hectare Harvest Manual Vinification and Aging The grapes are carefully arranged next to each in small boxes where there are left to raisin in a special, ventilatd room (called a “fruttaio”). After approximately 100 days once an adequate level of raisining has been obtained, the grapes are selected once again and crushed. Vinification starts with fermentation, followed by maceration for a total of 21 days with punching-down and pumping- over until the sugar content is partially exhausted. Aging After racking, the wine is transferred into French vats. This is following by aging for 28-30 months in total and bottling. Bottles are stacked for at least 18-20 months in a horizontal position before being put on the market. Serving temperature 16°-18°C and expose to air in a suitable glass to allow its aroma to evolve for a few minutes. |
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