Amarone Valpol.DOCG TEZZA...
TEZZA<br /><br />Amarone della Valpolicella D.O.C.G.<br />Valpantena<br /><br />VINEYARDS. 80% Corvina, 20% Rondinella.<br />ZONE OF PRODUCTION. Poiano and Nesente di Valpantena (Verona).<br />SOIL CHARACTERISTICS. 22% Skeleton, 22% Sand, 66% Silt, 12% Clay, 36% Total Limestone, 10% Active Limestone.<br />GROWING SYSTEM: Guyot and Veronese Inclined Pergola.<br />PLANTING DENSITY. 4500 vines per hectare.<br />HARVEST TIME. September and October with selection of the best grapes.<br />DRYING. In plateaux until December in the drying room at 18°C and 70% humidity.<br />VINIFICATION. Destemming and crushing of the grapes, inoculation with selected yeasts.<br />FERMENTATION. With maceration in steel tanks for 30 days at 18°C. Daily pumping over and delestage.<br />AGING. 36 months in barriques, 6 months in bottles.<br />ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS. Deep ruby colour, on the nose cherry jam, vanilla, liquorice, tobacco. On the palate warm, soft and intensely tannic.<br />PAIRINGS. Grilled meats, game, mature cheeses.<br />RECOMMENDED TYPICAL DISH. Pastissada with polenta.<br />IDEAL SERVING TEMPERATURE. 16°C.<br />
Price
€37.80