Giuseppe Quintarelli Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2018 (3L)
Price: $1999.99
| Producer | Giuseppe Quintarelli |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Veneto |
| Subregion | Valpolicella |
| Varietal | Red Italian Blend |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Sku | 00022 |
| Size | 3L |
Quintarelli’s dry Amarone is crafted from a selection of their most flawless grapes, picked at the perfect moment, and then left to slowly dehydrate on special racks in a custom-built, ventilated loft above their home. The grapes slowly concentrate their flavors as the water in them evaporates naturally. They are pressed around Christmastime, and the wine is fermented largely dry, then left to age and refine for many years in large Slavonian oak casks. The resulting wine is the grandest expression of these Veronese hills, a full-bodied, kaleidoscopic wine, to be enjoyed with fine roasts and cheeses.
Giuseppe Quintarelli Description
55% Corvina and Corvinone, 30% Rondinella, 15% Cabernet, Nebbiolo, Croatina and Sangiovese
Amarone is only produced in exceptional years. After harvest, grapes sit in wooden boxes or on rush mats. 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 which 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.
