Amarone della Valpolicella 2011 Classico DOCG - Pietro Clementi

AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO DOCG 2011

Clementi's Amarone della Valpolicella is composed of 65% Corvina and Corvinone, 30% Rondinella and 5% Molinara. The pergola-trained vineyards are located on the Masua hill, facing south-west, with an altitude from 350 to 400 meters above sea level and clayey-limestone soil.

The grapes, harvested by hand at the end of September and selected, remain to dry in trays until February, to increase the concentration of sugars and the percentage of aromas and phenolic compounds.

Subsequently they are vinified in steel tanks at a controlled temperature for about a week with pumping over twice a day, and a delastage (délestage is a delicate phase which consists in completely emptying the tank of the fermenting must which is sent to a storage tank. support to ensure oxygenation) in the middle of the fermentation process.

The wine then, without being filtered, is decanted five or six times. It is then left to rest first in oak barrels for about 36 months and then in second passage barriques; then bottled four / five years later

DATA SHEET

Grapes: 65% Corvina and Corvinone, 30% Rondinella, 5% Molinara.

Denomination: Amarone Classico DOCG

Vineyard: Collina Masua, facing south-west - altitude from 350 to 400 meters. - short pergola cultivation (two rows)

Soil: clay and limestone - drought resistant

Type of vinification: the grapes selected and harvested by hand at the end of September, and remain to dry in trays until February, to increase the percentage of aromas and phenolic compounds. They are then vinified in steel tanks at a controlled temperature for about a week, where the must ferments. Pumping takes place twice a day, and a delastage halfway through the fermentation process. The wine then, without being filtered, is decanted five - six times. It is then put to rest first in oak barrels for about 36 months and then in second passage barriques. It is then bottled four / five years later.

Aging: in French oak barrels for at least three years.

Bottle: LT 0.750;

Alcoholic degree: 16.5%

Acidity: g / l 6.2

Extracts: 36 g / l

Reducing sugars: g / l 1.0

Characteristics of the wine: Amarone has an intense ruby ​​red color, with a bouquet of ripe red and black fruit, plum jam, cherry and aromas of dried fruit and morello cherry, to which spices such as cinnamon and nutmeg are added. Due to its uniqueness it is considered a great "meditation wine".

Service: it is advisable to uncork at least three hours before and to serve it in balloon glasses at a temperature of 15-18 ° C