Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico DOC "10 YEARS"

Villa Spinosa · Veneto

Classification

Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOC

Variety

Corvina Veronese, Corvinone, Rondinella

Alcohol

16.5

Serving Temp

18°C

Organoleptic Notes

Garnet red colour; aromas of jam, spices, cherries, dried fruit, tobacco and cocoa; spicy and balsamic on the palate with a long, balanced finish.

Vinification

Gently destemmed and crushed; fermentation in steel at 10–18°C with 4‑week maceration and daily remontage; malolactic fermentation in spring

Aging

Steel until April, then 12 months in 500‑L French oak tonneaux and 7 years in 2,000–2,500‑L Slavonian oak casks; aged a further 12 months in bottle

Location

Estate vineyards in Jago (Negrar in Valpolicella), 240–252 m above sea level

Soil Composition

Calcareous soils from marine sediment, not very deep and of average fertility

Vine Training

Pergola Veronese (1,800–2,000 vines/ha) and Guyot (3,300–4,000 vines/ha)

Yield per ha

80–100 quintals/ha

Harvest

Manual harvest from mid‑September to early October; grapes dried for 3–4 months losing about 30% of weight

Production (bottles)

3,199

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