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.
