REGION: Veneto

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Amarone, the king of Valpolicella wine, was born from a mistake. It is said that until just over 100 years ago, in Valpolicella, only a sweet wine was produced with dried grapes, the Recioto. A barrel of this wine was forgotten, so the fermentation that was blocked to obtain the sweet wine, instead, continued. The result was a wine no longer sweet, more alcoholic & very dry. Hence the name, “Amarone.

Color:  deep ruby red, leaning towards garnet  

Nose: mocha, dried fruits, spices

Flavor/Finish: persistent flavors of dark red ripe & dried fruits, vanilla & chocolate, with well-balanced tannins & structure  

Varietal: 50% Corvina, 25% Rondinella, 20% Corvinone, 5% Oseleta  

Food Pairing: roasted meat, furred & winged game, spicy cheeses

Process: “Appassimento” drying for 90 days, vinification in stainless steel for 30 days, aged in 70% big French oak barrels & 30% in barrique for 30 months; bottle aged 8 months

Serving Temperature: 60 - 65 °F

Alcohol: 16.0%

Residual Sugar: 7 g/L

Awards:

2014: 95 POINTS, Gilbert Gaillard