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Antica Vigna Amarone della Valpolicella Riserva 2012-

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Product Description

Overview

Winery: Tenute Salvaterra

Antica Vigna Amarone della Valpolicella Riserva is made from 65% Corvina, 20% Rondinella, 10% Corvinone, 5% Merlot.

Amarone DOCG has maintained unchanged its typicality, so that “the essence of the territory” of Valle di Mezzane and Cazzano di Tramigna powerfully emerges. Rich in color, firmly structured but with fresh notes. 



WINEMAKING AND AGING:
Manual harvest early October with selection of the best bunches.
Drying: natural drying in fruit cellar for 3/4 months with a sharp drop in weight of around 30%.
Vinification: soft crushing of destemmed grapes in the months of January and February.
Fermentation: at a controlled temperature of 18/21°C. Fermentation time: about 30 days
Aging:· 80% in oak barrels for 30 months of which 2/3 in American and French barriques, half of which are used for the second and third time, 1/3 in large


THE TERRITORY:
Geographical location: Tenuta di Mezzane, Tenuta di Cazzano di Tramigna
Height: 350/400 meters asl
Exposure: south
Soil type: limestone
Vineyard training system: guyot and pergola
Vine planting year: from 1972 to 2009
Vine density: 4,000 to 5,400 vines per hectare Vineyard management: sustainable agriculture and great attention to natural
cycles


Pairs well with grilled and roasted meats, as well as cheese.


Timeless Notes:


Rich in color, firmly structured but with fresh notes. Complex with depth and elegance on the palate,. Balanced notes of currant and wild berries that blend well with the complexity of the wine. Touches of tobacco and leather notes merge with ripe fruit flavors that linger on long strain tannin. This one is drinking now, but can handle more time in the cellar with ease.





Country: Italy
Region: Veneto
Winery: Tenute Salvaterra
Grape Type: Corvina
Vintage: 2012
Bottle Size: 750ml
Organic: NO

Tenute Salvaterra is located in the heart of Valpolicella, in the magnificent Villa Giona, dating back to the sixteenth century, in San Pietro in Cariano. The Company was established in the nineties by the Furia Family in Valgatara, in the heart of Valpolicella. Over the years, it has rapidly developed becoming one of the landmark Wineries in Valpolicella, leader in drying techniques to produce Amarone, Ripasso and other wines of the same category.

For Tenute SalvaTerra, values and mission coincide:

Safeguarding a natural resource as the “Earth”, which is unique and cannot be reproduced and whose values are to be kept and preserved;

Turning a natural element as the “Earth” into a magical product, wine, whose ingredients are: Love – Respect – Passion – Pride – Fatigue – Patience – Anticipation – Creativity;

Respecting the natural elements of the “Earth”: Colors - Orography - Seasons - Balance (the right thing in the right place)(the right thing in the right place).

The Grande Valpolicella extends towards Eastern Verona and Valpolicella Classica of Tenute di Prun and Cengia. On the hills of all these valleys they cultivate the most famous native grapes of the Verona area - Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella - along with a few other minor varieties.

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