Vivaldi Amarone Della Valpolicella 2018 (Italy)

Description

• Fruity
• Subtle cherry
• Dried florals
• Velvety tannins

Ruby red, dense and compact. Big intensity and persistence, ethereal, fruity with hints of cherries and dried prunes, dried flowers, sweet spiced. full bodied and determinate smooth, counterpoint of velvety tannins.

Made with native grape varieties of the Valpolicella DOC area such as Corvina, Corvinone and Rondinella. The drying old world technique used gives this wine the elegance, structure and complexity that have elevated it to the top of the wine scene worldwide.

The grapes for this wine were harvested in the first ten days of October exclusively by hand. Appassimento (drying) in stores for 120 days. Destemmed and gentle. pneumatic pressed in the beginning of February. Fermentation at a temperature from 12 to 23 °C. Slow maceration for 30 days (of which 12 a cold). Manual punching down of cap 3 times a day. Full malolactic fermentation. Aging in wood then in bottle.