Description
Wine’s name: “Amarone della
Valpolicella Classico
DOCG Il Fornetto”.
Denomination: DOCG
Production area: Valpolicella Classica
Soil: Clayey, calcareous soil
Grape variety: 55% Corvina veronese
35% Corvinone
10% Rondinella
Exposure: Facing SE
Altitude: 250 mt a.s.l.
Training system: Traditional
Pergola Veronese
Vine stocks per ha: 4.000
Yield per ha in kg: 4.000
Average year production: 3.000 bottles/ only best vintages
Harvest: By hand in small cases.
Careful selection of best
grapes located in the oldest
vineyard of the Family.
Vinification: Hand selected grapes
harvested during the last
week of September. The
fermentation process takes
place in small tanks after a
drying process of 140 days.
Ripening: The wine spends 4 years in the oak barrels
Bottle aging: At least 12 months before released.
Colour: Deep dense garnet red
Bouquet: Complex, with hints of cherry, chocolate, vanilla, black pepper and licorice.
Taste: Powerful but elegant, hint of dried grapes, strong yet subtle.
