Amarone Coste Bianche Red Wine Italy

Region : Italy
Type : Red Wine
Grape : 100% Corvina
ABV : 15%
Rating VIVINO = 4.4

WINEMAKER’S NOTES:
The wine has a lovely and intense dark garnet color. It exudes aromas and flavors of black cherries, chocolate,
coffee, and raisins, along with a note of almonds. Despite a formidable structure, the palate is velvety, spicy and
elegant, with an extremely long and lingering finish.
Despite a formidable structure, the palate is velvety, spicy and elegant, with an extremely long and lingering finish.

HARVEST:
The grapes are carefully picked by hand in late September and placed in small wooden crates of 5 kg each.
The crates are then placed in the “fruttaio,” a well aerated loft, and are left there to dry at a controlled temperature
and humidity until early January. During this “appassimento” the grapes will lose – depending on the vintage –
up to 50% of their original weight in water. This “drying process” will concentrate their color, substance and
aromas.

VINIFICATION:
After de-stemming, the grapes are crushed and placed in stainless steel tanks, where selected yeasts are added.
A very slow fermentation is initiated which will last approximately 30 days at a controlled temperature of 24°C.
Frequent remontage and delestage are carried out in the early stages of fermentation in order to achieve soft extraction
of aromas and gentle tannins. After racking, malolactic fermentation is induced.