Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2018

Description

Quintarelli Amarone della Valpolicella Classico is a still red wine with an impenetrable ruby color and is classified as a DOC. The vineyards are located in the geographical area of Valpolicella, in Veneto. The company is located on the hills of Negrar, where vineyards alternate with olive groves and cherry trees. It produces Amarone only in exceptional years, so much so that it is unanimously considered a collector's item. Rich in flavor, sensual, and opulent, it is a benchmark for other Amarones. To blend this precious Amarone della Valpolicella Classico, the Quintarelli winery uses primarily Corvina grapes, combined with Rondinella with varying percentages of Cabernet Sauvignon, Croatina, Nebbiolo, and Sangiovese. The grapes are carefully selected during the harvest, which takes place from mid-September to early October. Once picked, the grapes are laid out on racks and placed in wooden crates to dry naturally. Noble rot appears between late November and early December. Fermentation by indigenous yeasts is characterized by its slow pace, taking about 45 days. Soft pressing takes place in February, followed by two months of maceration. After racking, the wine ages for seven years in medium-large Slavonian oak barrels, where further alcoholic fermentations take place, resulting in the Amarone Quintarelli, known for its extraordinary complexity.

Details

Perfume

Powerful and intense with hints of red fruit, bitter almonds, and cherry.

Color

Garnet.

Taste

Full-bodied, warm, harmonious, and balanced tannins. Long and persistent with notes of tar.

Serve at:

18 - 20 °C.

Longevity:

15 - 25 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Producer

Producer

Giuseppe Quintarelli

From this winery

• Start up year: 1900
• Bottles produced: 60.000
• Hectares: 10

The company is located in the foothills of Negrar approximately 350 meters above sea level. The landscape is typical of Valpolicella with its vineyards, olive groves and cherry trees, an air almost of another era, a rurality that was in danger of being lost, but thanks to people like 'El Bepi' it has been preserved. His grandson Francesco said that the wines are still made the way his grandfather made them by ageing and maturing them slowly for eight years in large wooden barrels and in bottles. Read more

Veneto

Technical Sheet

Name	Quintarelli Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2018
Type	Red still
Denomination	Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG
Vintage	2018
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	16.5% by volume
Grape varieties	55% Corvina, 25% Rondinella, Cabernet Sauvignon, Croatina, Nebbiolo, Sangiovese
Country	Italy
Region	Veneto
Vendor	Giuseppe Quintarelli
Origin	Valpolicella (Verona).
Wine making	In February, a very soft pressing, maceration that precedes the last almost two months, natural settling and ageing in oak barrels of medium-large to seven years. This ageing allows for obtaining a wine of exceptional complexity and structure.
Allergens	Contains sulphites