Black Fruit, Red Fruit, and Pepper / Spice,
BODY: Full
DRYNESS: Neutral
ACIDITY: Medium
TANNIN: Medium
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Origin: Veneto (Soave, Valpolicella & More), Italy
Grape Varietals:
Corvina, Rondinella, and Molinara
Winemaking:
Conventional Winemaking
Passito Wines
Maturation:
Awards:
WESTERN FOOD PAIRING
Fiorentina steak, wild boar ragu, braised beef shin, blue cheese
ASIAN FOOD PAIRING
Wagyu sukiyaki, Galbi-jjim,
Pietro Zardini Pietro Junior Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG has an intense ruby red colour with garnet tints. Refined nose with clean aromas of plum, vanilla, coffee, cacao and spices. Elegant full-bodied palate that is warm, enveloping and balanced by solid tannins. Tastes like plums soaked in brandy with layers of cherry, chocolate powder, coffee and black pepper. Closes in a persistent finish with a wonderful effect.
70% Corvina, 20% Rondinella and 10% Molinara. The fruit comes from Pietro Zardini's high hillside vineyards in the Valpolicella Classico production zone. The vines grow in prevalently red and brown soils on detritus, marl and basalt.
Special selection and hand picking of the grapes into trays. The grapes are dried for 3–4 months. Traditional fermentation of the skins with maceration for 4–5 weeks. The wine ages in oak barrels and barriques for 3 years, subsequently in steel and bottle before release.
Ageing potential: Drink now or within 10–12 years from vintage.
Deep, fruit-driven and jammy; filled with ripe, rich fruit and a plethora of spices. This style is typified by Australian Shiraz, Sonoma Zinfandel and Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
Expected typically notes of pepper, spice, raspberry, plum, leather
Passito wines is the use of dried grapes to make wines. The main difference from late harvest is that these wines are often picked when ripe & dried after picking, and can be dried to different levels of moisture. A practice made popular by Italy, it has been adopted in various other regions
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