Valpolicella: Amarone Chateau Guided Tour and Wine Tasting
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Structure
Drinking window
Best 6 to 25 years from vintage.
vintage6 yrs25 yrs27 yrs
Critic scores
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In the glass
Aroma: Marano valley cherry, concentrated red fruit
Palate: enveloping fruit, long persistent close
A great concentration of scents recalling the cherry typical of the Marano valley, then an enveloping palate with a long and persistent aftertaste, from grapes that lose about forty percent of their weight in the drying room.
What it pairs with
- Braised beef Enveloping fruit and firm tannin are what a long braise asks for.More wines for beef and red meat →
- Roast goose The wine's concentration meets rich poultry fat.More wines for duck and goose →
- Aged pecorino Salt sharpens the cherry note and shortens the alcohol.More wines for aged hard cheese →
With cheese
History
The estate selects the loosest, best-exposed bunches, which dry in wooden crates from harvest until December, losing about forty percent of their weight through water loss and the physical and chemical changes that give the wine its bouquet. Fermentation is in steel and ageing runs forty-two months in 3000-litre casks.
Facts
- Producer
- Cà la Bionda · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Corvina (70%), Corvinone (20%), Rondinella (5%), Molinara (5%)
- Classification
- Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG
- Oak
- Forty-two months in 3000-litre oak casks after fermentation in steel
- Price
- €55-85 at retail
- Drinking window
- 6-25 from vintage
- Organic
- ORGANIC CERTIFIED
Frequently asked about Cà la Bionda Amarone della Valpolicella Classico
What does Cà la Bionda Amarone Classico taste like?
The estate reports a great concentration of scents recalling the cherry typical of the Marano valley, and an enveloping palate with a long and persistent aftertaste.
How long are the grapes dried?
From harvest until December in wooden crates, over which each berry loses about forty percent of its weight through water loss and undergoes the physical and chemical changes that give the wine its bouquet.
How long is Cà la Bionda Amarone Classico aged?
Forty-two months in oak casks of 3000 litres, after fermentation in steel vats.
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