SAN RUTICO
Azienda San Rustico
Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOC
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vineyards, the grapes are usually picked in the beginning of October.
We are very careful to pick only the grapes that are firm and ripe and
meet our strict standards of fruit suitable for our Amarone. After the
grapes are harvested, we put them on racks or straw mats and let them
dry for three months in a warm
dry environment with plenty of air circulation. During that time
the
grapes lose about 30% of their volume, gaining intensity of flavor.
Amarone
is traditionally made by soft pressing the dried grapes in January
while
keeping the must cool. This cool environment slows down the
fermentation,
extracting the fruity raisiny quality from the grapes, which makes
Amarone
so famous. After the fermentation is finished sometime in March, it is
refined
and siphoned off to settle in Slavonian oak casks for 4 to 5 years.
Amarone is a unique, full-bodied
wine that
is ideal game or heavy meat dishes or with blue veined cheeses for
dessert.
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Region: Veneto |
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