Amarone della Valpolicella 2017 - Azienda Agricola Aldrighetti

Amarone della Valpolicella -  Azienda Agricola Aldrighetti 

Splendid wine obtained from a blend of Corvina Veronese, Rondinella is Molinara that come from vineyards located in Valgatara in the heart of Valpolicella with a very varied, calcareous soil rich in skeleton and well drained. The harvest is carried out manually in September, with selection of the best bunches. After three months of drying, the grapes are vinified in steel barrels for 15-20 days. Aging: in oak barrels for about 3/4 years and at least 6 months in the bottle. Amarone di Aldrighetti is an intense ruby ​​red color. Wide in the nose, with fresh and determined aromas of red fruits such as blackberry and cherry, spicy tones reminiscent of chocolate and toasting and sweet vanilla notes. In the mouth it is warm, balanced, persistent, soft tannins, with hints of leather, liqueur and notes of withering on the finish.

Service

We taste Amarone at a temperature of 18/20 ° in gran ballon glasses. Wine to drink immediately but will express its best in a few years.

Pairing

Excellent wine to pair with elaborate pasta dishes, grilled red meat, furred game and very mature cheeses.

Winery: Azienda Agricola Aldrighetti

The Aldrighetti farm is located in Marano, on a hill, in the heart of Valpolicella. Historic winery, found documents bring back its birth in the sixteenth century, while the winery in 1930. The management of the winery is familiar, and from father to son for generations has been handed down the love for the land, the knowledge of the territory and tradition to make good wine that in these parts is produced with Corvina, Corvinone and Rondinella. The Aldrighetti family has 4 hectares of vineyards in organic farming, located in one of the best locations in Valpolicella. The grape harvest is carried out exclusively by hand, it is the one used for the production of Amarone and Reciotto is placed in special wooden boxes and dried for a few months in the fruit stand. A Valpolicella and a Valpolicella Ripasso complete the range of wines. The afilosofia degli Aldrighetti is not to enhance their wines with an extreme use of barrique, but to try to express the territory and preserve the typical fruity notes of the vines.