The Story
Wine Making: The grapes are picked up in Amarone wine in good time to keep the acid balance of the full-bodied wines intact. Grapes drying is called the appassimento, where the grape concentrations drop by up to 40%. Before ancient times, the grapes were dried with roof pellets, now drainage takes place in air-conditioned rooms.
Origin: Grapes to this wine come from the finest sites in Valpolicella Classico region.
Tasting notes: Deep ruby red colour. Nose shows sweet dark fruit, plum and cherry as well as Christmas spices with some eucalyptus in the background. Taste is very mellow and sweet for red wine. Mature cherry and dark chocolate.
Food recommendation: As such or with a strong, mature cheese or game
Vuosikerta 2008
The season was characterized by an autumn and a winter which were not particularly cold and with little rain, conditions which favored a slightly early bud break compared to the preceding vintages. Spring, and the first vegetation, saw the appearance of adverse meteorological conditions, with frequent rainfall until the end of May which caused a slowing of plant growth, a slowing which, nonetheless, did not have harmful effects on vine health. June and July, instead, were warm and dry, while in August there was scattered rainfall which helped the vines to sustain regular growth of both the vegetation and the grapes.
The months of September and October were very favorable for harvest operations, thanks as well to temperature swings from daytime heat to nighttime coolness, optimal conditions for grape quality. Sangiovese was picked during the last ten days of September, while Cabernet continued to be harvested until the middle of October. From the very beginning of the harvest the musts showed very interesting colors and aromas, which indicated that the vintage was of very high level indeed.