1990 Bertani Amarone della Valpolicella Classico

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80% Corvina & 20% Rondinella Amarone della Valpolicella Classico, ItalyLabeled Recioto della Valpolicella Amarone Classico Superiore Producer Tasting Notes:Intense colour, deep rub y red slightly garnet red. The nose is intense with different scents, with characteristic notes of red berries, as sour cherry, wild cherry and blackberry. At the end, a flavour of the dry fruit as walnuts and nuts, accompanied by vanilla. The mouth is round and intense, with a ground of thick and persistent pulp. Aging of wine: Aging of wine: For 7 years in 60-hectoliter Slavonian oak barrels. Bottle-aging: At least one year. Bottling date: September 1999. Vintage Notes: An ideal season for the withering; rains, concentrated in spring period, preceded a fairly dry and hot summer. The grapes of this harvest were healthy and ripe with high sugary content. About the Producer:Bertani's history dates back to 1857 when brothers Giovan Battista and Gaetano Bertani established the original winery in Grezzana, Valpolicella Valpantena. Today, Bertani comprises more than 200 hectares (500 acres) of cultivated vineyards across Verona: Lake Garda, Valpolicella Valpantena, Soave and Valpolicella Classico. Show more