ITEM: 134783
UPC: 6725020667630
Salvalai
salvalai amarone della valpolicella classico 2016 750ml
$41.99
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Salvalai has been producing quality wines since 1870 from the grapes grown in the vineyards on the hills overlooking the Verona shore of Lake Garda, a wonderful landscape, rich in history and with a thousand-year old wine-growing tradition. With grapes harvested in the best vineyards, Salvalai makes wines such as the increasingly renowned and popular Ripasso and the inimitable Amarone, both produced using an intriguing, ancient grape drying technique, as well as the three "Classico" wines of the Verona area (Soave, Bardolino and Valpolicella) and other wines of international fame, such as Merlot and Chardonnay, enhanced by customised ageing in oak casks.
The grapes: Corvina (70%), Rondinelia (25%) and Molinara (5%) are harvested between the end of September and the beginning of October at their peak condition and perfect ripeness. They are immediately placed in wooden crates and set to dry in the cellar in special rooms called "fruit cellars" that are well ventilated and provided with spacious openings that ensure the airing of the environment. The grapes are generally left in the fruit cellars until February of the year after the harvest, until they have lost about half their weight. This natural dehydration concentrates the aromas of the grapes and gives it a higher concentration of sugars and polyphenols as well. After drying, the grapes are gently pressed and begin their alcoholic fermentation that continues for about 20/25 days in contact with the skins at a temperature of 18'-20' C. At the end of this period, is racked off for malolactic fermentation. When these processes have been completed, the wine is aged for 2-3 years in large casks of Slavonian oak, at first, and then in smaller casks (barriques) of Allier oak. After it has been bottled, the wine is refined for another 6 months before consumption.
With an intense ruby color, and persistent aroma, hints of cherry, spices and a pleasant fragrance of bitter almonds make it particularly enjoyable. This Amarone has a vigorous body that is at the same time soft, warm, full and smooth.
750ml Bottle
