Zeni - Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG - Nino 2017
- Producer
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Blend
Corvina
Corvinone
Rondinella - Country Italy
- Region Veneto
- Appellation Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG Classico
- UPC 0 15643 88567 9
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Item# 83874-17/6PK
James Suckling
93pt
Ageing
Oak barrels and a short part in Barrique for 5 years.
Food and wine pairing
Recommended with braised meat, spicy meat and mature cheese.
Harvesting
Hand selection of the best grape bunches coming from hilly vineyards. The grape is collected in small crates and left to raisin to achieve a high concentration of sugar, extracts, aromas and glycerin.
Soil
Hilly zone characterized by clay and silt soils.
Tasting notes
Color: deep ruby red with a garnet red tinges.
Bouquet: strong and embracing with hints of dried fruit, spices, chocolate, cinnamon and toasted almond.
Palate: austere, full bodied, lingering and with a delicate acidity.
Bouquet: strong and embracing with hints of dried fruit, spices, chocolate, cinnamon and toasted almond.
Palate: austere, full bodied, lingering and with a delicate acidity.
Vineyard
Valpolicella Classica zone (hilly band to the north of Verona).
Vinification
Raisining of the grapes for 5 months followed by 25-30 days maceration in wood vats with hand break of the skins.
