Pietro Zardini Amarone della Valpolicella D.O.C.G.

THE PRODUCER: Pietro Zardini

THE CHARACTERISTICS:

Region: Veneto

Denomination: Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG

Grape-variety: Corvina 70% – Rondinella 20% – Molinara 5% – other 5%

Alcohol: 15%

Aging: In oak barrel and barriques for 3 years and then in steel.

Soil: Prevalent red and brown soils on detritus, marl and basalt.

Harvest: particularly selected grapes from high hillside vineyards, picked by hand into trays.

Production methods: grapes are dried for 3-4 months, traditional fermentation o the skins with maceration for 4-5 weeks.

Color: intense ruby red with garnet tingers.

Nose: wraply, vanilla-flavoured with shading of coffee, cacao and spices.

Taste: full-bodied, give to the palate alcoholic little fruits and chocolate