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Wine Description
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...
Wine Information
PRESS:
93 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate –"The 2009 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico is a richly-layered wine with opulent tones of plum cake, cinnamon snap, jammy fruit and dark raisin. There’s a tight and focused nature to this wine that underlines its fine quality and aging potential. The extraction is there, and so are the tannins and acidic components. Spicy tobacco and leather last long in the mouth. The wine is aged 36 mont...
