Ruby red with garnet highlights. Ripe red fruit, spicy aromas of licorice, black pepper and chocolate notes. Well-structured, round and sweet tannins, soft and elegant.
Name | Tenuta Sant'Antonio Amarone della Valpolicella Antonio Castagnedi 2018 |
Type | Still red |
Classification |
DOCG Amarone della Valpolicella
|
Year | 2018 |
Format |
1,5 l Magnum in wooden case |
Country |
Italy
|
Region | Veneto |
Grape varieties | 70% Corvina, 5% Croatina, 20% Rondinella, 5% Oseleta |
Location | Municipality of Mezzane di Sotto - Location Monte Garbi |
Climate | Altitude: 300 m. a.s.l. |
Soil composition. | Sandy, silty with lots of white limestone skeleton. |
Farming system | Guyot and pergola |
No. of plants per hectare | 4000-8000 |
Yield per hectare | 9000 kg |
Harvest | Double sorting by hand in platteaux. |
Fermentation period | 25 days in stainless steel. |
Vinification | Malolactic: natural in 5 Hl barrels - Batonnage: 1 time per month for the first year - Natural stabilization. |
Aging | 2 years in new 500-liter French oak tonneaux. |
Grade alcohol | 15.00% by volume |
Production vintage | 45,000 bottles |
Pairing | Savory first courses, seasoned with truffles, hare and game - grilled, roasted or boiled red meats - aged cheeses. |