Description
Ca’della Scala - Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG 15% 75cl
Winery: Italo Cescon
Grape Variety: Corvina, Rondinella, Corvinone
Region: Veneto, Italy
Classification: Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG
Alcohol Content: 15%
Food Pairing: gam birds, roasted or grilled meat, and semi aged
cheese. Venetian tradition: "tastasal"
Description:
Production zone: Classic Valpolicella, in Fumane district hills.Medium chalky soil
Harvest: third week of September, hand-picked grapes
Yield: 40 liters for each 100 kilograms of grape
Vinification: 3 months natural drying process before crushing
and destemming grapes. Gentle pressing and long fermentation
with seasonal temperature with finalization of malolactic one
Ageing: 24 months in Slavonia oak casks of 20/30 or 50 hl, then a
fast stop of 5/6 months in new tonneaux
Refining: 6 months in bottle
Tasting notes: deep medium ruby red. The bouquet is typical,
jammy, with red berries fruits and dried figs notes, balsamic and
spicy. The taste is balanced, fine and velvety, fresh and savory,
with round tannins and a long end