Giuseppe Quintarelli - Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico Riserva 2015

In truly exceptional years an Amarone Riserva is produced, a personal barrel selection by the family. Careful selection of grapes during harvest. After harvest, grapes sit in wooden boxes or on rush mats. Careful attention is paid to the positioning of the grapes so the appassimento can occur naturally. Noble rot starts to appear in November and develops mostly in January. Grapes are pressed at the end of January and after 20 days of maceration, alcoholic fermentation begins with indigenous yeasts. Fermentation lasts 45 days. Wine is then racked and ages in Slavonian oak barrels for seven years. Alcoholic fermentation continues during this aging period creating a dry wine. "Representing a microscopic percentage of the overall production of Quintarelli Amarone, the Riserva is the finest selection of the cellar and destined for a very long life." - Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella