Amarone Della Valpolicella DOCG (Vivaldi) 750ml

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Product of Italy Vivaldi Amarone Della Valpolicella DOCG Vineyards Location: the Valpolicella DOC area. Altitude: 150-350 metres a.s.l. Soil type: varied, silt-clay, partly calcareous and partly on Eocene marls. Grass sward between vines. Training system: Pergoletta Doppia. Age of vines in production: 15-25 years. Buds per vine: 18. Harvest: in the first ten days of October exclusively by hand. Appassimento (drying) in stores for 120 days. Vinification: 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. Colour: ruby red, dense and compact. Perfume: big intensity and persistence, ethereal, fruity with hints of cherries and dried prunes, dried flowers, sweet spiced. Flavour: full-bodied and determinate smooth, counterpoint of velvety tannins. *Vintage shown in picture might not be current.