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Giuseppe Campagnola Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG 2017

More intense than you'll expect
Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara, and Corvinone
  • $92.00

More about this wine!

NOTES: Cherry Spicy Almond, Vanilla

BODY: Full

DRYNESS: Sweet

ACIDITY: Medium -

TANNIN: Medium -

ALCOHOL (%): 15.7%

ORIGIN: Veneto (Soave, Valpolicella & More), Italy

MAKER: https://boundbywine.com/blogs/vineyard-spotlight/campagnola?_pos=1&_psq=camp&_ss=e&_v=1.0

GRAPE VARIETALS:

  • Corvina
  • Rondinella
  • Molinara
  • Corvinone

FERMENTATION: Vegan Heavy Wood

AWARDS: >90 Pts

DECANTING: one hour before meal

ASIAN FOOD PAIRING: roasted meat, teppanyaki

WESTERN FOOD PAIRING: Grilled meat, matured cheese

Description

Campagnola Amarone Classico 2017

Deep bright, ruby red colour with violet edge. Powerful bouquet and intense aromas of cherry, ripe plum, toasted almond and vanilla. Full-bodied wine with round and rich flavor.

Corvina Veronese and Corvinone Veronese 75%, Rondinella 25%. Bunches are hand picked and rigorously selected at the end of September.

Selected hillside vineyards, in Marano di Valpolicella valley, planted in calcareous soil at 200-350 mt o.s.l. Traditional natural drying of the grapes starting at the end of September for about 100 days with a natural loss of 35-40% of the weight.

Soft pressing of the grapes in December/January, followed by a 30 days maceration on the skins.

60% of the wine is refined for 24 months in big oak bar-rels by 25-30-50 hl, and 40% of the wine is refined for 18 months in new French barriques from Allier oak, then 6 months in the bottle.

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