Features
Name:
Amarone della Valpolicella DOC Classico 2007 Quintarelli
Terrain:
Clayey - calcareous
Cellar
In the province of Verona, just a stone's throw from the centre of Cerè di Negrar, on the Cà Paletta mountain, stands the Quintarelli winery; a winery born at the beginning of the '1900s from the intuition and foresight of the founder of the family, Silvio Quintarelli, who fully understood the great potential of his land, Valpolicella.
Today the baton has passed to the youngest of his sons, Giuseppe Quintarelli, who, with rigour and respect for tradition and the land, has established himself as one of the 'masters' and points of reference in the production of Amarone.
Description
Giuseppe Quintarelli's Amarone della Valpolicella DOC Classico was produced from Corvina Veronese, Croatina, Rondinella and other grapes. The grapes were harvested solely by hand. It is a great red wine that is appreciated and sought after worldwide. It is a fine wine that is one of the most important red wines of Italy.
Organoleptic characteristics:
It has a dark, deep ruby red colour. Intense, clean-cut aromas of small red fruits emerge on the nose, surrounded by sweet spicy hints and tertiary aromas of chocolate, vanilla, cinnamon, black pepper and cocoa. In the mouth it is enveloping and well-balanced, intensely aromatic and pleasantly soft with ripe tannins.
Storage time:
Over 25 years
Vinification
3 weeks maceration on the skins. Length of fermentation 45 days
Acknowledgements
2007 Robert Parker 96/100
2006 Wine Spectator 94/100
