Giuseppe Quintarelli - Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2017

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Producer	Giuseppe Quintarelli
Country	Italy
Region	Veneto
Subregion	Amarone della Valpolicella
Varietal	Corvina
Vintage	2017
Sku	12015046
Size	750ml

 

Amarone is only produced in exceptional years. In truly exceptional years an Amarone Riserva is produced, a personal barrel selection by the family. Careful selection of grapes during harvest. After harvest, grapes sit in wooden boxes or on rush mats. Careful attention is paid to the positioning of the grapes so the appassimento can occur naturally. Noble rot starts to appear in November and develops mostly in January. Grapes are pressed at the end of January and after 20 days of maceration, alcoholic fermentation begins with indigenous yeasts. Fermentation lasts 45 days. Wine is then racked and ages in Slavonian oak barrels for seven years. Alcoholic fermentation continues during this aging period creating a dry wine.

"Only in exceptional years, the Quintarellis take their best Corvina, Corvinone, and Rondinella and craft their benchmark wine. Amarone does not get more elegant than this." - Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant