Arduini, Amarone Valpolicella Classico 2021

Price
€34

Luciano Arduini, Amarone della Valpolicella – 2021

IGT Rosso Veronese

Fruity, spicy red wine.

Besides ripe red and black fruit, such as cherry and blackberry, you'll also taste sweet herbs and spices, vanilla, and almond. The wine is soft and round with good acidity.

Properties

Type - Red

Grape - Corvina (60%), Corvinone (20%), Rondinella (10%) and Oseleta (10%)

Year 2021

Producer - Luciano Arduini

Origin - Veneto, Italy

Method - The grapes are harvested in the first 20 days of September, after which the whole bunches are laid out on drying trays. During the autumn, the grapes lose approximately 45% of their weight due to moisture loss. After this, the grapes are destemmed and pressed. Maceration then follows for 40 days. After fermentation, the wine is aged for a further 30 months in barrels and then in bottle.

Alcohol percentage - 16.5%

Serving temperature - 18°C

Winemaker

The Arduini family business has been growing grapes in the heart of the Valpolicella region northwest of Verona in the Veneto district since 1940. Until 2002, the grapes were primarily sold to the major wineries in Valpolicella. However, in 2002, they opened a new facility where the wines can be produced according to state-of-the-art standards. Therefore, they are increasingly producing their own wine from their 7-hectare vineyard. Their father (Luciano) and son (Andrea) work in the vineyards and the cellar, their mother Silvana handles the administration, and their nephew Alex handles sales. The family's motto is: "Making wine isn't a business, it's a way of life!" The style of the wines is pure and clean, with relatively little oak used, making them drinkable and digestible even when young. On the other hand, the Ripasso and especially the Amarone naturally exhibit a wonderfully concentrated wine.

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