Costa Arente
Costa Arente Amarone della Valpolicella Valpantena 2018
| Denomination | Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 16.5% by volume |
| Area | Veneto (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 50% Corvina, 20% Corvinone, 15% Rondinella |
| Aging | The longest phase for the production of Amarone is refinement. At the end of May, the wine is transferred into oak barrels of different capacities, 25 hl and 5 hl, where it stays for over 36 months. Before bottling, the two wines are blended. |
Description
An icon of the terroir of Verona, the Amarone is a full member of the Italian "Great Reds" podium. As in a few other cases in the country's wine scene, the vocation of the terroir is not enough to produce a great Amarone. The Amarone is a "process wine" precisely because the production process - slow and full of variables to be taken into account - has a decisive influence on the profile of the wine. Costa Arente faces this production with respect due to a wine that is also a symbol, but with the ambition to produce one of the best Amarone in the world. For this reason, no production aspect has been neglected: to reach such an ambitious goal, every detail is decisive.
Perfume
Color
Taste
Serve at:
18 - 20 °C.
Longevity:
10 - 15 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
- Start up year: 2015
- Oenologist: Giovanni Casati
- Bottles produced: 46.000
- Hectares: 17
Thanks to favourable exposure, a particular microclimate and a steep slope, the typical varieties of Valpolicella area are grown: Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella and Oseleta grapes. This terroir gives the grapes a specific elegance in scents, great minerality and excellent ageing capacity.
An estate of excellence for high-quality production, where the balance between tradition and latest generation techniques and the daily work of the agronomist Giovanni Casati has brought the wines produced to levels of excellence in a short time. This year the Amarone 2015 is positioned on the top step of the podium, achieving an exceptional result in so few years of production. Read more
| Name | Costa Arente Amarone della Valpolicella Valpantena 2018 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red still |
| Denomination | Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 16.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 50% Corvina, 20% Corvinone, 15% Rondinella |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Veneto |
| Vendor | Costa Arente |
| Origin | Grezzana (Verona). |
| Cultivation system | Trellised "pergola" system. |
| Yield per hectare | 2,000 kg/hectare. |
| Harvest | By hand, between the end of September and the beginning of October. The grapes are then left to dry acquiring greater concentration and a rich aromatic profile. After 100 days, the grapes, depending on the variety, have lost from 30% to 35% of their weight and are ready for vinification. |
| Wine making | The grapes are sorted before being destemmed, ensuring that only the best ones are selected to become part of Amarone. This is followed by crushing and vinification in steel vats at a controlled temperature: slow maceration for 30 days, 12 of which cold, with 3 punching-downs per day to facilitate the extraction of polyphenols, such as tannins and anthocyanins, present in the grape skins. |
| Aging | The longest phase for the production of Amarone is refinement. At the end of May, the wine is transferred into oak barrels of different capacities, 25 hl and 5 hl, where it stays for over 36 months. Before bottling, the two wines are blended. |
| Total acidity | 6.0 gr/L |
| Residual sugar | 8.4 gr/L |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |
