Amarone 2014

MONTRESOR

Amarone
2014

Country
Italy
Regulated designation
Denominazione di origine controllata e garantita (DOCG)
Region
Veneto
Appellation
Amarone della Valpolicella
Varietal(s)
Corvina 50 %
Rondinella 35 %
Molinara 15 %
Colour
Red
Sugar content
9.8 g/l
Aging vessel type
French Oak
Length of aging
3 years in oak, 6 months in bottle
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About this winery

The long history of the Montresor family boasts illustrious ancestors, like the Count Claude de Montresor, the prime counsellor of Duke D'Orleans in France in 1600 (his writings, "Memoirs", dating back to 1663, are considered of great interest). At the beginning of 19th century a branch of the family moved to Italy in the Veneto region near the lake of Garda, an area renowned for its morain soils: here they found the proper environment where to continue and improve one of the main activities of...

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Product notes

The classic area of the Valpolicella (North-West of Verona) which includes the five traditional villages of Negrar, Marano, S.Pietro in Cariano and Fumane.

Production notes

Traditional vinification was used when creating this Amarone. The harvest was late and the grapes were left to dry until February, when they were then crushed. The must fermented in stainless steel for 4 months and the wine was aged in Slavonian oak casks and French small barrels for 3 years. It was then aged in bottle for 6 months prior to release.

Tasting notes

Ethereal nose of peach blossoms, violet, raspberry and mint. On the palate, it is intense and refined. Full-bodied and smooth with clear notes of dried grapes. Ideal with spicy dishes, game and seasoned cheeses. Excellent with parmesan cheese. Best served at room temperature with two hours of decanting prior to drinking.

Press reviews

Wine Advocate

- 93 points -

Monica Larner, October 2018 (Vintage 2016)

The Isole e Olena 2016 Chardonnay Collezione Privata is a solid and tight expression that should hold steady over the course of the next decade. The bouquet is redolent of apricot, tropical fruit, honey and toasted pine nut. You are also treated to a pure note of flinty minerality that always comes through in this wine. This Chardonnay requires a few extra years of bottle aging before it reaches its optimal drinking phase. (...)

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