“Guglielmi di Jago 15 anni” Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOC
Produced only in the best vintages, aged in wood for thirteen years, that is a return to the origins of Amarone tradition.
Vintage: 1998
Price: € 140,00
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Dedicated to our ancestors, the Guglielmi, who first cultivated the vine in Jago in the 19th century: it is a return to origins. Produced only in the best vintages, it is a hymn to the Amarone tradition. Aged in wood for thirteen years, in the cool darkness of the cellar, it is a wine that speaks for itself, infuses serenity and invites us to slow our every day rush.
Varieties
Corvina Veronese, Corvinone, Rondinella e Molinara.
Geographical location
Estate’s vineyards in Jago (Negrar in Valpolicella), hilly area in Valpolicella Classica close to Colle Masua.
Characteristics of the vineyard
Altitude: between 240 and 252 m above sea level.
Exposure: east.
Type of soil: soils originating from marine sediment, calcareous, not very deep and of average fertility.
Planting system: Pergola Veronese from 1,800 to 2,000 vines per hectare and Guyot, from 3,300 to 4,000 vines per hectare.
Yield: 80-100 quintals of grapes per hectare, by selecting only the best bunches.
Harvest
Manual harvest, from middle September to the beginning of October; the grapes are carefully selected and placed in small baskets for drying.
Drying
3-4 months during which the grapes lose about 30% of their original weight.
Vinification
The berries are gently destemmed and crushed.
Fermentation: in steel tanks.
Fermentation temperature: 10-18 °C.
Length of maceration: 4-6 weeks, with daily remontage.
Malolactic fermentation: spring.
Ageing
in steel tanks: until April.
in wood: 12 months in 500 litre French oak tonneaux and 12 years in 1200-2000-2500 litre Slavonian oak casks.
in bottle: 12 months.
Wine characteristics
Colour: garnet red.
Aroma: scents of preserved cherry and dried fruit such as plum, bitter cacao, tobacco, light spices such as nutmeg and notes of balsamic and aromatic herbs.
Taste: the long ageing gives a great structure, tannins are not sharp but soft and velvety. Long lasting flavour, scents from mature fruit to toasted notes, from balsamic to spicy flavors.
Alcohol content
15.5% Vol.
Food pairing
It can be drunk on its own or paired with semi-mature cheese, soft as a semi mature Parmisan in order to enhance the wine.
Also with provaste poultry.
Service
Serve at 18 °C in large bowled glasses.
Shelf life
15-20 years.
Number of bottles
1,652
15 year Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOC
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