Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2019

Description

Still red Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG, 15.5% ABV, produced by Monte del Frà. Blend: Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella. 0.75 L bottle, 2019 vintage. An Amarone born from the Bonomo family's passion for Valpolicella, a wine that tells the story of a region and a family that has dedicated itself to the land for over sixty years. The grapes are harvested around the second ten days of October after a brief drying period on the vine, which continues in the drying room in humidity- and temperature-controlled crates. The grapes rest for approximately 120 days, depending on the season, until the sugar concentration reaches at least 28% - 30%. On the nose, it is intense, with hints of cherries in alcohol, plums, licorice, leather, tobacco, cocoa, and spices such as black pepper. Deep ruby red in color with garnet highlights. Notes of coffee emerge with age. Dry, enveloping, full-bodied, harmonious, intense and persistent on the palate.

Details

Perfume

Intense nose, hints of cherries in spirit, plums, liquorice, leather, tobacco, cocoa and spices such as black pepper.

Color

Deep ruby red colour with garnet notes.

Taste

Notes of coffee emerge with age. Dry, enveloping, full-bodied, harmonious, intense and persistent on the palate.

Serve at:

18 - 20 °C.

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Producer

Producer

Monte del Fra

From this winery

• Start up year: 1958
• Oenologist: Claudio Bonomo
• Bottles produced: 1.000.000
• Hectares: 247

On the hills near Sommacampagna, between Custoza and Staffalo, there is a wine estate surrounded by the moraine hills of Lake Garda. The estate was founded as a monastery by friars from Santa Maria Della Scala, who grew their own food to live off-the land in perpetuity.

Almost two centuries later, in 1958, Massimo Bonomo rented two rooms and the adjacent fields. His family opened a Frasca, a typical Venetian bulk wine shop. They made wine and grew peaches, strawberries, and wheat.

Today, after over 60 years, the Bonomo family is still managing Monte del Fra`: the second generation, with the brothers Eligio and Claudio, has been joined by the third with Marica, Silvia, and Massimo. The years pass, and the generations change, but something will always stay the same: the utter commitment to the land. Read more

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Technical Sheet

Name	Monte del Fra Tenuta Lena di Mezzo Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2019
Type	Red still
Denomination	Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG
Vintage	2019
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	15.5% by volume
Grape varieties	Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella
Country	Italy
Region	Veneto
Vendor	Monte del Fra
Origin	Produced from grapes from vineyards managed by our family located in the Valpolicella Classica area
Climate	The hill is 250/450 metres above sea level.
Soil composition	Tufaceous, clayey and calcareous soil.
Cultivation system	Pergola
Harvest	The grapes are harvested around the second ten days of October after a brief drying period on the vine continued in humidity and temperature-controlled crates. Depending on the season, the grapes rest for about 120 days until the sugar concentration of the grapes has reached at least 28% - 30%.
Wine making	Soft crushing takes place from the end of January to the beginning of March, depending on the vintage. Alcoholic fermentation in small steel barrels is slow with a long maceration of the skins to allow maximum aromatic and polyphenolic extraction.
Aging	Once malolactic fermentation is complete, the wine is put into 20 and 30 hl wooden barrels for at least 24 months. Once bottled, an ageing period of at least 6 months follows before release for sale.
Allergens	Contains sulphites