Zeni - Amarone - Della Valpolicella Classico2021
  RED WINE
  
  
          
                                                                                      
        
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          Producer
          Zeni Wines
        
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          Blend
            
              60% Corvina
 100% Corvina Blend
 10% Molinara
 30% Rondinella
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          Country
          Italy
        
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          Region
          Veneto
        
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          Appellation
          Amarone della  Valpolicella DOCG Classico
        
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          UPC
          0 15643 25745 2
        
 
 
  
    
      Reviews
    
          
        
          James Suckling 93
        
        
          This offers aromas of dried strawberries, dates, chocolate nibs and cooling spices. Full-bodied, deep and intense, with a core of ripe, succulent fruit and creamy tannins. It's rich but focused and lingering. Structured and seamless. Drink or hold.        
        
          by JS, James Suckling          , 2024        
       
       
  
    
      Technical Details
    
    
          
        
          Food pairing        
        Recommended with red meat, braised meat, game and fermented cheese; vino da meditazione.      
          
        
          Winery Technical Data        
        Vineyard location: Valpolicella C lassica zone (hilly band to the north of Verona).
Soil: Red-brown soil on detrital, limestone-marly and basaltic sediments.
Yield: Per hectare: 100 ql./ha.
Grape varieties: Corvina 60%, Rondinella 30%, Molinara 10%.
Residual sugar: 6 g/l.
Dry extract: 31 g/l.
Total acidity 6.00 g/l.      
          
        
          Tasting notes        
        This rich release from Zeni hits all the marks we are looking for in a handmade, expressive example of Amarone. Deep ruby red with a garnet red tinge. Stylish and elegant with notes of preserved fruits and hints of cocoa and spices. Harmonic, complex and velvety. 60% Corvina, 30% Rondinella, 10% Molinara      
          
        
          Vinification        
        Hand selection of the best grape bunches coming from hilly vineyards. The grape is collected in small crates and left to raisin in order to achieve a high concentration of sugar, extracts, aromas and glycerine. Raisining of the grapes for 4-5 months followed by traditional skin fermentation and 3-4 weeks maceration. The wine is aged in 25 hl. old oak casks for 2-4 years