WORLD-CLASS AMARONE
A wine with impressive depth and concentration, which is rich in ripe fruit and spices both in aroma and taste, and where structure, tannins and alcohol meet in perfect balance.The vineyards are located in San Bricco and Lavagno for approx. 300 meters high. The grapes are harvested by hand and selected with care. They are placed in wooden trays in drying lofts for 3-4 months. During this process the grapes lose 30-40% in weight. The grapes are then pressed and the must macerates / soaks with the grape skins for 15-20 days at 23-25 degrees. The finished wine stores approx. 4 years in large oak barrels and in 20 hl. French oak.
AMARONE I VERDENSKLASSE
En vin med en imponerende dybde og koncentration, som er rig på modne frugter og krydderier både i duft og smag, og hvor struktur, tanniner og alkohol mødes i perfekt balance.
Vinmarkerne ligger i San Bricco og Lavagno i ca. 300 meters højde. Druerne høstes i hånden og udvælges med omhu. De lægges i træbakker på tørrelofter i 3-4 måneder. Under denne proces mister druerne 30-40% i vægt. Herefter presses druerner og mosten macererer / udblødes med drueskindet i 15-20 dage ved 23-25 grader. Den færdige vin lagrer ca. 4 år i store egefade og i 20 hl. fransk eg.
FACTS
Country: Italy
Region: Veneto
Winery: Dal Cero
Year: 2015
Type: Red
Grapes: Corvina (70%), Rondinella (25%) & Molinara (5%)
Alcohol: 16,5%
Aging: Oak barrels
Closure: Cork
Winemaking: Organic
ABOUT THE WINERY
Dal Cero
Augusto Dal Cero founded the Soave winery just east of Verona in 1934. He bought a unique piece of land in the municipality of Roncà, dominated by two extinct volcanoes, Crocetta and Calvarina, on the border between Verona and Vicenza. The soil is rich in basalt as well as gray and black tuff / hardened volcanic ash, and the vineyards were planted in terraces on the slopes of the volcanoes up to 450 m high.The Valpolicella winery, just a few km. from Soave, is of recent date with vinification facilities planned by the four in the 3rd generation who make the wines and sign the labels of their work. It is south-facing on a slope in terraces for approx. 300 m altitude. The proximity to Lake Garda ensures a mild climate, and constant mild winds quickly dry the grapes after rainfall. The soil is white loam, black volcanic soil and a mixture of the two.
Augusto Dal Cero grundlagdeSoave-vingården lige øst for Verona i 1934. Han købte et unikt stykke land i kommunen Roncà, der er domineret af to uddøde vulkaner, Crocetta og Calvarina, på grænsen mellem Verona og Vicenza. Jorden er rig på basalt samt grå og sort tuf / hærdet vulkansk aske, og vinmarkerne blev anlagt i terrasser på vulkanernes skråninger op til 450 m.s højde.
Valpolicella-vingården, kun få km. fra Soave, er af nyere dato med vinifikationsfaciliteter planlagt af de fire i 3. generation, som laver vinene og signerer etiketterne på deres værk. Den ligger sydvendt på skråning i terrasser i ca. 300 m.s højde. Nærheden til Gardasøen sikrer et mildt klima, og konstante milde vinde tørrer hurtigt druerne efter nedbør. Jorden er hvid limsten, sort vulkansk jord og en blanding af de to.
Corvina
Corvina is a red wine grape varietal with its origins in Italy, it is also known as Corvina Veronese and sometimes Cruina. It is primarily grown in the Veneto region of northeast Italy. In the Veneto region, Corvina is often confused with Corvinone, a red grape usually used in the production of straw wines. For a long time, Corvinone was considered a clone of Corvina but DNA profiling has shown that they are two different varietals.
Corvina, a dark-berried, thick-skinned varietal, is the principal grape in red Valpolicella wines, forming the backbone of the blend with its firm tannins and rich, smoky, red-cherry aromas and flavours. The grapes naturally high acidity can make the wine somewhat tart with bitter almond characters and the finish is sometimes marked with a sour cherry note.
Rondinella
Rondinella is a red wine grape varietal predominantly grown in the Veneto region of Italy - and is an integral grape used in wines such as Bardolino and Valpolicella. It is often blended with the varietals Molinara and Corvina, which in 2005 DNA testing showed that Corvina was a parent varietal to the so called Venetian grape Rondinella.
Rondinella grows easily all over the Valpolicella region, though the grape has rather neutral flavours but is favoured by growers due to its abundant yields than for any notable quality.
Molinara
Molinara is an indigenous Italian red wine grape varietal grown primarily in the Veneto region of north eastern Italy, with first records dating back to early 1800’s. The varietal is used to add balanced acidity to the traditional blends of Valpolicella and Bardolino wines made with the Corvina and Rondinella varietals.
When crafted as a single varietal wine - during maturation it has a tendency to easily oxidise, with a light colour and aroma extract, resulting a decline in vine plantings among local vineyards. Depending upon where it is grown and vine health, the grape skin can vary in colour from being pink through to a purple or blue. More recently the varietal is occasionally blended with Merlot to produce soft elegant rosé wines.
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