Amarone Valpol.DOCG TEZZA Valpantena 750ml 2018

TEZZA

Amarone della Valpolicella D.O.C.G.
Valpantena

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