The vineyards ofCastelforte Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG Riserva 2015, from which the prized grapes are obtained are found in three different valleys located inEast of Verona, precisely theMezzane valley, Marcellise and Tregnago/Illasi, very different from each other in terms of exposure, altitude and type of terrain. It is precisely from this diversity that different varietal profiles are born, capable of making the wine rich, complex and at the same time harmonious.
The selection of the vineyards, with an average age of around 30 years, cultivated mostly with pergola but also with guyot, is followed by agronomists with particular attention in all seasons, to bring the bunches to harvest healthy and rich. Harvested by hand with extreme care, the bunches rest in the "fruit rooms" (large rooms with controlled temperatures and humidity) for about two months, before being pressed for perfect drying and undergoing a long and slow fermentation in stainless steel tanks, with continuous and delicate pumping over of the skins to extract only the noblest components.
The refinement takes place in large wooden barrels of French and Eastern European origin, preferable to barriques as they enhance the fruit more than the tannin. Once the two years of aging required by the production specifications have passed, the wine is at its maximum expression and it is here that the winemaker has the opportunity to express himself by expertly mixing different varieties and origins in order to obtain the maximum expressiveness of the wine itself. It will then spend another two years of maturation in wooden barrels before it is bottled.
Representing the excellence of the production ofAmaronecultivated in a large territory, there are only 15,000 bottles ofAmarone Riserva Docg 2015 Castelforteintended for European and overseas markets, a great vintage rewarded by a climate that created the most favorable conditions for the cultivation and ripening of the grapes.
Castelforte Amarone Reserveit is a full-bodied wine that expresses great elegance and finesse, with evident aromas of ripe red fruits such as black cherry and morello cherry in alcohol, plum jam combined with spicy notes ofcinnamon. In the mouth, hints of liquorice and bitter cocoa are accompanied by an extremely pleasant tannin that caresses the palate.
“Castelforte Amarone Riserva is the flagship of our production,– comments the General Director of Cantine Riondo Gianfranco Gambesi –we are proud to present the best interpretation of Castelforte Amarone, the result of our constant search for elegance, fidelity to the varietal profile and exaltation of the natural expression of the fruit in this great wine”.
CANTINE RIONDO SPA
100% controlled by the Collis Veneto Wine Group cooperative,Riondo Cellarswas founded in 2008 as a company dedicated to the marketing of wines produced by Collis, with the grapes supplied by Cantine dei Colli Berici and Cantina di Colognola ai Colli, first level cooperatives. The organizational model immediately proved successful and led the company to achieve important goals in just a few years. It distributes in the ho.re.ca and large-scale distribution channels in Italy and around the world with six brands that identify different varietal lines of the best DOC and IGT productionveneta.
