2004 Amarone della Valpolicella DOC

This is a fine example of the rich red wine that is Amarone.

Tasting Notes
Garnet red with brilliant reflections; the bouquet is full, with scents of wild berries and prunes; outstandingly persistent; majestic but not overpowering, velvety in the mouth.

Food Matching
Haute cuisine, noble meat dishes and very mature cheeses.

Winemaking Notes
Grapes: Corvina (60%); Rondinella (35%) and Molinara (5%).
This Amarone comes from the Maso Laito farm located at Montecchio di Negrar in the heart of Valpolicella’s Classico zone. The continental climate is mitigated by the proximity of Lake Garda, which ensures a particularly favourable environment for the cultivation of olives as well as vines. This hilly area is formed by limestone from which are derived soils of a clay composition. Compact rock located about half a metre below the surface curbs the vines’ vigour, which favours the formation of loosely-packed bunches of moderate size with high sugar levels, which means they are particularly suitable for drying.

The grapes, harvested relatively late towards the end of October when they are slightly overripe, are placed in dry, well-ventilated rooms and dried on racks for about 120 days, until the end of February.