Monte Zovo – Famiglia Cottini
Monte Zovo Amarone della Valpolicella Riserva 2011
| Denomination | Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 16.0% by volume |
| Area | Veneto (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 70% Corvina, 20% Corvinone, 10% Rondinella |
| Aging | The ageing is in barriques and lasts 36 months. The wine is then blended in cyndroconical wood vessels, where it remains for 6 months. After bottling it is aged at least 12 months before commercial release. |
Awards
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2011
92/100
The prestigious international wine guide from the renowned Robert Parker, the world's most experienced and trusted wine taster.
Details
Perfume
Color
Taste
Serve at:
18 - 20 °C.
Longevity:
10 - 15 years
Decanting time:
2 hours
Pairings
- Start up year: 2000
- Oenologist: Diego Cottini, Riccardo Cotarella
- Bottles produced: 1.000.000
- Hectares: 170
The important leap towards viticulture is up to the second and third generation, which specializing in the production of wine. Raffaello (Carlo’s son) built his winery in Fumane, in Valpolicella, where the family has its roots. In 1965 he bought the Caprino Veronese estate, where the winery where the modern winery is located still today. Diego Cottini, continues the family tradition by purchasing new land in Eastern Valpolicella and in Lugana, bringing the company on international markets and making it become the important productive reality it is today.
Our Lugana wines achieved excellent Falstaff Trophy Lugana & Custoza 2023 scores:
- Lugana doc Riserva Terralbe 2019 - 93 pts (second place)
- Lugana doc Terralbe 2022 - 91 pts
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| Name | Monte Zovo Amarone della Valpolicella Riserva 2011 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red still |
| Denomination | Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG |
| Vintage | 2011 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 16.0% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 70% Corvina, 20% Corvinone, 10% Rondinella |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Veneto |
| Vendor | Monte Zovo – Famiglia Cottini |
| Origin | Tregnano |
| Climate | Altitude: 350-560 m. a.s.l. Exposure: North-South and East-West. |
| Soil composition | Calcareous marls. |
| Cultivation system | Guyot |
| Plants per hectare | 6000 |
| Yield per hectare | 40-50 q. |
| Harvest | The harvest usually takes place during the secondo week of September. After careful selection, the bunches are laid, one layer high, on plastic boxes and the moved to our drying facility. |
| Fermentation temperature | 20-24 °C |
| Wine making | The grapes remain in the drying facility for a few months in wintertime, during which they undergo physical processes. The result is a higher concentration of sugar, toghter with other components. The grapes are destemmed and pressed. The must is femented in inert vessels and lasts around 30 days at temperature between 20-24 °C. |
| Aging | The ageing is in barriques and lasts 36 months. The wine is then blended in cyndroconical wood vessels, where it remains for 6 months. After bottling it is aged at least 12 months before commercial release. |
| Total acidity | 6.1 gr/L |
| Residual sugar | 8.9 gr/L |
| Dry extract | 34.8 gr/L |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |