Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG Riserva

Single Vineyard

REGION

Valpolicella, Verona, Veneto.

VINEYARDS

Tenuta di Missoj; 3.5 ha, altitude 200 m, south facing. Volcanic calcareous soil. Guyot-trained vineyards, with a density of 4,000 vines per hectare.

GRAPES

Corvina 70%, Rondinella 20%, Croatina 10%. Harvesting and selection of the finest bunches by hand, in late September. Perfectly healthy grapes with polyphenolic maturation and high sugar content.

DRYING PROCESS

Raisining for about 110 days from late September, with a natural weight loss of 35-40%. Meticulous inspection to ensure the grapes are whole and the bunch healthy in the drying room.

VINIFICATION

Soft pressing of the dried grapes in December/ January. Temperature-controlled fermentation and long, 30-day maceration.

AGEING

The wine is aged for 24 months in new Fleur de Quintessence oak barriques in medium/low-toasted Allier oak with a very fine grain; development of the wine in bottles for about 12 months.

TASTING NOTES

Deep ruby red colour, with garnet overtones. An evolved bouquet, fragrant, spicy, with overtones of ripe fruit, cherry, and vanilla. Intense, soft and pervasive flavour.

ANALYSIS

Alcohol 17% Vol; Total acidity 5,6 g/l; Sugar residue 4 g/l; non-reducing extract 36 g/l.