Tenuta Santa Maria alla Pieve di Gaetano Bertani
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Amarone della Valpolicella
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Tenuta Santa Maria Alla Pieve by Gaetano Bertani
Colour:
Ruby Red
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Description
Amarone della Valpolicella doc.:
- Amarone is worldwide known and appreciated as the very premium wine coming from Verona Italy and one of the Italy's most prestigious. Produced with partly naturally dried grapes, this is a dry wine with low acidity, great complexity and elegance. Is characterized by a powerful body and a great aging potential. The Bertani family has produced red wines with this method for over 150 years and this Amarone is a full expression of our fine quality winemaking tradition.
- Veneto-Denominazione di Origine Controllata.
- This Amarone is obtained with the use of traditional vinification techniques that give a unique and recognizable character. It represents the full expression of the veronese wine growing and enological tradition in accordance with more than a century of old family tradition.
- Located on clay hills and calcareous layers.
- Corvina 75%; Rondinella 10%; Corvinone 15%.
- End of September.
- Pergoletta 5600 vines per hectare.
- The Amarone is produced from the best grapes of the Vapolicella hills, hand harvested and placed in wooden trays inside rooms with well circulated natural air for 4-5 months. Around the middle of January and after reaching the desired sugar content (And reduction of about 25%-30% of weight) the grapes almost raisins are pressed and fermented for 25-30 days at controlled temperature with daily pumpover. Follows a period of decantation and refining in French barriques and Italian oak tonneaux where the malolattic fermentation is also carried out. After 48 months the wine is bottled for a further 6 months final refinement.
- 15% vol.
- Ruby red color with garnet nuances. The bouquet impact is elegant and complex, reminiscent of cherry jam, dried roses and hot spices. The taste is warm and soft with vigorous structure and alcohol balanced by soft tannins and elegant acidity.
- 15°/18°C.
- Red meat, game, savory cheese, Monte Veronese cheese.
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