Costa Arente Amarone della Valpolicella Valpantena 2018

Costa Arente Amarone della Valpolicella Valpantena 2018

Costa Arente, 0,75 l - 16.50%
50% Corvina, 20% Corvinone, 15% Rondinella

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Veneto - Italy
Red still

How to serve

Serve at:

18 - 20°C.

Decanting time:

1 Hour

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Glass:
Full Bodied and Very Aged Red Wines
Costa Arente Amarone della Valpolicella Valpantena 2018
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.

Colour

Deep red with garnet reflections.

Bouquet

Complex and ample combining fruity hints of morello cherry with tones of tobacco, spices and liquorice.

Flavour

Great structure, in which hints of red berry fruit and morello cherry overlap with notes of vanilla. Dry, with good acidity and elegant tannins, it is sustained by good alcohol content. Long persistence in the mouth.

Pairing

Ideal with savoury meats, game, savoury and aged cheeses, and main courses based on meat. It is also perfect to be enjoyed by itself.

Meat
Cheese
Matured cheese
Pork

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Features

Name Costa Arente Amarone della Valpolicella Valpantena 2018
Type Red still
Classification DOCG Amarone della Valpolicella Valpantena
Year 2018
Size 0,75 l Standard
Alcohol content 16.50% by volume
Grape varieties 50% Corvina, 20% Corvinone, 15% Rondinella
Country
Region Veneto
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.
Vinification 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.
Ageing 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 6.00 gr/L
Residual sugars 8.40 gr/L
Allergens Contains sulphites
Pairing Ideal with savoury meats, game, savoury and aged cheeses, and main courses based on meat. It is also perfect to be enjoyed by itself.
On offer Price Costa Arente Amarone della Valpolicella Valpantena 2018 HK$ 449.00 

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xtraWine
93/100 
2018
Bibenda
 
4 bunches of grapes - A high quality wine with distinctive character 2017
Decanter
92/100 
2017
Veronelli
 
3 red stars - An excellent wine 2017
Vinous
90/100 
2017
Bibenda
 
5 bunches of grapes - An excellent wine 2016
James Suckling
91/100 
2016
Veronelli
 
3 red stars - An excellent wine 2016
Vinous
92/100 
2016
Bibenda
 
5 bunches of grapes - An excellent wine 2015
James Suckling
93/100 
2015
Wine Spectator
91/100 
2015
James Suckling
89/100 
2013
Costa Arente
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