AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA VALPANTENA DOCG

Bertani

APPELLATION

Amarone della Valpolicella Valpantena DOC

GRAPE VARIETIES

80% Corvina Veronese, 20% Rondinella

WINEMAKERS

Andrea Lonardi

TECHNICAL DATA

Acidity
3.5
Alcohol
15.5%

2016

91POINTS

Wine Spectator

SEPTEMBER 2021

2015

92POINTS

Wine Enthusiast

MARCH 2019

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BACKGROUND

Bertani’s impact on Veneto wine making, particularly in Amarone production, is so considerable that ‘Bertani’ and ‘Amarone’ are nearly synonymous. Their 150+ year history is dotted with groundbreaking initiatives and royal accreditation. While respectful of their past, Bertani strives towards innovation, using progressive techniques and equipment allied with extensive experience and a deeply felt respect for tradition to provide wines of uncompromising quality.

TERROIR & VINTAGE NOTES

This amarone is produced in the Valpantena hills, north of Verona. Valpolicella is a continental climate with a strong Mediterranean influence due to the proximity of Lake Garda. In Summer, days are hot and humid and fresh and windy at night. The night weather contributes to the development of a typical peppery character in the wines from Valpolicella.

Vineyard soils in Valpolicella consist of white limestone (calcium carbonate) and red limestone soils (Iron + Manganese), which create salty (not mineral) wines.
The vines are vertical-trellised and Guyot-trained, with a planting density of 2,024 plants per acre. Hand harvest is carried out in the middle of September.

WINEMAKING & AGEING

The best grapes are selected so that only the healthiest and ripest bunches are sent to the drying rooms in the historic winery at Grezzana, where they are laid out in single-layer crates. In mid-January, the grapes are destemmed and crushed, then fermentation starts, at first at a temperature of 39°F- 41°F, which then reaches 72°F in the final stages.

Partly aged in Slavonian oak barrels with an average capacity of 25 hl, and a small part in barriques for about 30 months. Bottling is followed by at least six months of maturation.

TASTING NOTES

Intense aromas of cherries and blackberries with spice notes of cinnamon and pepper. On the palate the wine has an enveloping, soft and creamy mouthfeel with a persistent finish, accented with fleshy tannins. Pairs well with rich dishes, mature cheeses and strong-flavored meats.