Features
Name:
Amarone della Valpolicella Doc Case Vecie 2017
Terrain:
Limestone
Cellar
Brigaldara is the wine treasure chest that encapsulates the different souls of Valpolicella. A thousand years of history, one hundred and twenty hectares of property of which forty-seven are under vine, distributed in three different areas of the province of Verona: Valpolicella Classica, Valpantena and Valpolicella Orientale. A historic family, the Cesari, who have owned it since 1928, committed to the enhancement of a rich and heterogeneous wine-growing heritage. A team of young oenologists and agronomists dedicated to the study and personalisation of each intervention in the vineyard, to enhance the varietal expression of the terroirs and micro-terroirs that make up the different souls of the wines produced here. In the winery's vineyards, attention to safeguarding the environment and reducing the impact of cultivation is extreme: targeted fertilisation with manure only, chemical interventions linked exclusively to the presence of the moth, use of only copper and sulphur as phytopharmaceuticals, and continuous research into sustainable agriculture.
Description
Amarone Case Vecie takes its name from the vineyard of the same name located in the municipality of Grezzana, in Valpantena. An extraordinary plot where altitude and exposure allow the grapes to ripen slowly and steadily, even in the most difficult vintages. A late harvest time allows the grapes to be set aside at a cooler time of year and to conduct a slow and prolonged drying process that develops characteristic aromas. A wine designed to enhance the natural characteristics of an altitude climate: a true Amarone from the "Vigne Alte".
Organoleptic characteristics:
Intense ruby colour. Very ripe, almost roasted aromas emerge on the nose, with scents of dried cranberries, cherries, figs macerated in sugar syrup and herbs. This is followed by a fresher, more suave note, with clean, precise aromas of cinnamon, pepper and tobacco. The finish is persistent with a young, full-bodied tannic component that is at the same time smooth.
Storage time:
10 years
Vinification
Selection of the grapes in the vineyard, which are dried in boxes placed in the fruttaio. Red vinification ensures skin contact throughout the fermentation process and colour extraction is aided by two daily pumpings over and a mid-fermentation delestage.
Acknowledgements
2017 James Suckling 94/100
2017 Wine Specatator 93/100
2017 Wine Enthusiast94/100
2017 Falstaff 94/100
2017 Decanter 92/100
