Fracastoro, Amarone della Valpolicella doc classico Villabella

Type of soil: limestone mixed with clay; quite stony Grapes: Corvina 70%, Rondinella 20%, Corvinone 10% Training system: traditional Veronese Pergola Yield per hectare: 9,000 kilos Harvest period: end of September Vinification: the grapes are pressed, with very low yields in terms of wine, after 120 days of traditional drying in special rooms (fruttai), causing the sugars in the grapes to become more concentrated. The must ferments slowly for 18-20 days in contact with the skins at controlled-temperatures of 22°-24°C Maturation: a proportion in traditional Slavonian oak casks and the rest in small Allier oak barrels Number of bottles produced: 18.000 TASTING NOTE Colour: a deep, brilliant garnet red Nose: intensely fruity notes of cherries and cherries preserved in alcohol, plum preserve and distinct spicy hints of cinnamon, cloves, pipe tobacco and cacaoo Flavour: dry, rounded, warming and velvety, it is very well-structured and mouth-filling. It offers elegant fruity and spicy notes as well as great persistence on the palate Serving suggestions: ideal with red meats, game and hard, matur cheeses. In its area of origin it is matched with the typical Veronese assortment of boiled and roast meats. Alternatively, it is splendid drunk just on its own, as a wine for accompanying conversation with friends. After a few years’ ageing, it can even be served to accompany top-quality chocolate! Note: a majestic wine that has great structure and is extremely longlived: it is only produced in the very best vintages. It is dedicated to Girolamo Fracastoro (1478-1553), medic, philosopher, poet and the author of literary works on wine, who lived at Incaffi, in the hinterland of Lake Garda Alcohol: 15,5%