Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG 2015 Linea Mosaici Benedetti La Villa

Characteristics

Qualification: Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG Classico 

Grapes: Corvina Veronese, Corvinone and Rondinella 

Alcohol: 17% Vol 

Size: 75 cl 

Production: For the production of this wine, the best grapes from the company's high hills are selected. The bunches are delicately placed inside wooden trays for a drying period of about 4 months, with controlled temperature and humidity. In January, the grapes are pressed and a cold maceration is carried out for the first 4-5 days. Thereafter, fermentation begins at a controlled temperature between 18-20 ° C for about 40-45 days. 

 Ageing: it is is about 36 months, of which the first 12 in new 500-liter tonneaux, while the remaining 24 in large European oak and French oak barrels. Refinement in the bottle is at least 1 year.  

Service temperature: 17-18 ° C 

Tasting Notes

It has a garnet red color, with fruity hints and an elegant acid vein. it is a wine with a robust and soft structure, in which hints of licorice, ripe cherry in alcohol, dehydrated plum and a balsamic note stand out. 

Food pairings

Excellent in combination with game and aged cheeses.