Masi Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico Campolongo di Torbe 1993

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Winery:

Masi Agricola

Varietal:

Corvina

Region:

Italy > Veneto > Valpolicella > Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico

Type:

Red Wine

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Drink Dates:

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What to Expect

Corvina is one of the classic grapes of the Veneto region of Italy. It is usually the predominant grape in the blends used for Bardolino and Valpolicella. Corvina tends to produce lightly-colored wines with high acidity and moderate tannins featuring flavors that recall dark berries with hints of bitter almond. Corvina's thick skins lends the grape to rasining without rot. This technique is used to produce richer and dessert styled wines such as Amarone and Recioto.

Winemakers Notes

Wine making Amarone is the product of the ancient wine making method called
"appassimento" (drying of the grapes). At the end of September or
beginning of October the best clusters are laid on bamboo racks in the
lofts of the farmhouse, were large windows allow a natural ventilation.
By the middle of February the grapes weigh 35-40% less. The only
Corvina grape is affected by botrytis ("noble rot"). After a delicate
pressing, the dried grapes are partially destalked and fermented for 45
days in large Slavonian oak barrels, at low, read more...natural temperatures (the
season is very cold); then the wine continues to ferment until the sugar
has been totally transformed into alcohol and the malolactic takes place.
Ageing 3 years 60% in Slavonian oak barrels of 30-40 hl, 40% in Slavonian &
Allier oak casks of 600 litres, party new, partly of 2°3°4° usage., then a
minimum of 6 months in the bottle
Ageing potential 35-40 years

Tasting notes Campolongo di Torbe has a deep ruby red colour. The slow rotation of the wine in the glass
gives evidence to a high alcohol content. An intense and persistent bouquet offers great
complexity, passing from semi-sweet sensations of dried red fruits to more fresh and acidic fruits
to the sweetness of chocolate and vanilla. The attack is smooth, later it becomes warmer, fuller,
more tannic and powerful, and the finish still gives an illusion of fresh sweetness. In any tasting
phase the wine is very well balanced, and demonstrates a great ageing potential.
Analysis Alcohol 16% by vol., Residual sugar 8.20 g/l, Dry extract 35.30 g/l, Total acidity 6.11 g/l, pH 3.70    (hide)

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