LiQuery - Sergio Zenato Riserva Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico

SERGIO ZENATO RISERVA AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO

Item:	132316
Size:	750 mL (25.4 oz)
Type:	VINTAGES
Release Date:	2021-11-26
Producer:	Azienda Vinicola Zenato
Location:	Italy - Veneto
Price:	$114.00 Price History
Style:	Red Wine Full-bodied & Smooth
Alcohol:	16.0%
Varietal:	Corvina Blend
Sugar Code:	- (4.0 g/L)
Rating:	98
Cellar:	2022

Description
A blend of 80% Corvina and 10% Rondinella with dollops of Oseleta and Croatina. Grown in the oldest vineyards in the Costalunga estate in Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella, the fruit for this wine was dried for 3-4 months in small trays before pressing took place in January 2013. The juice then rested on the skins for 15-20 days before the vinification, after which the wine aged for 48 months in Slavonian oak barrels. Expect a rich, complex wine just approaching its peak maturity.

Description

A blend of 80% Corvina and 10% Rondinella with dollops of Oseleta and Croatina. Grown in the oldest vineyards in the Costalunga estate in Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella, the fruit for this wine was dried for 3-4 months in small trays before pressing took place in January 2013. The juice then rested on the skins for 15-20 days before the vinification, after which the wine aged for 48 months in Slavonian oak barrels. Expect a rich, complex wine just approaching its peak maturity.

Tasting Notes
An Amarone for the future with terrific richness and tannin power, offering dried fruit, figs, blackberries, bark, mushrooms and hints of wood. Full-bodied and very structured with a powerful finish. It needs a lot of time to come around. Try it after 2024. Score - 98. (jamessuckling.com, Dec. 21, 2020)