TENUTA CAJO’ AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA DOCG 2014
Italy, Valpolicella
Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella, Oseleta
Description
Signature red dry wine produced from dried grapes with the fermentation in the patented tank Fermentino Ca’Botta® for an extra potent body. Red Dry Wine Alcohol Strength 16%. Grapes: Corvina 55%, Corvinone 30%, Rondinella 10%, Oseleta 5%. Dense and very concentrated wine, with a very deep red, almost black color. The olfactory note starts with powerful and incredibly long tones of blackberry and cherries, topped with green pepper, dark chocolate, thyme, rosemary, meadow flowers, some honey-herbs and honey, with a smoke finish. The taste is as dense and rich as the bouquet, with the bitter notes of almond liqueur in the finish. This is a perfectly balanced and very memorable wine. Made from a selection of the best grapes collected strictly by hand, with careful quality control. Grapes are harvested from end of September until mid- October. The collected grapes are carefully placed into the net boxes, and dried with fresh air from the outside, ventilated with high altitude mountain air. Yielded grapes, that have 50% of their mass, are pressed in January. As a result, each bottle has 2,2 kg of fresh grapes. Vinification: Maceration and fermentation are done in the stainless steel tanks Fermentino Ca’Botta® using a patented method. The duration of the maceration is 10 days at a temperature below 8oC, fermentation is done for 30 days at a temperature below 20oC. After the fermentation, the wine is aged in oak barriques, made from American oak for 12 months. Then the wine rests in stainless tank for 12 months, and another 12 months after bottling. TENUTA CAJO’ Amarone Della Valpolicella DOC is ready to drink immediately after opening, but for the best enjoyment it requires at least 40 minutes of decantation.
Awards
96 pts Luca Maroni
Alcohol
16.0%
Analytical data
dry
Vineyard
Marcellise
