Unfiltered!!
Sartori Amarone
Della Valpolicella DOCG 2010
Last month, I
found an excellent bottle of Amarone in a local supermarket. This is 2010
Sartori Amarone Della Valpolicella DOCG Veneto, Italy (North-Eastern). Compare to other Amarone, the price of
this is not too high. Amarone is dry red wine made from dried grapes (passito).
The production stipulated a blend of Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara and other
local or international varieties authorized by Valpolicella. Corvina has light color,
light tannins and thick skin, used to go appassimento (drying process). After
the grapes are harvested, the unripe and broken grapes will be abandoned. Then,
the grapes will be laid on a wooden trays and left to dry in natural
temperatures for at least 3 months. The dried grapes give intensely flavored,
increase body, high sugar, complexity, and show more dry fruit. Dried grapes containing
high sugar will make a strong wine with 15% or 16% alcohol. After fermentation,
the wine will be aged in barrels for at least 2 years.
This wine blended
50% Corvina, 40% Corvinone and 10% Rondinella. After being harvested carefully, the grapes were put in a small plastic
crates and left to dry in ventilated room for about 3 months. The vinification
includes, pressing, fermenting in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks,
malolactic fermentation in concrete tanks and transferring to large oak aged
for 3 years.
My Taste Note: Purple and Ruby Red Color, aromas
with raisins, dried fruit like plum and little green pepper at the end. It has
opulent medium body, dry, the style is fleshy with fruit palate, light tannins
and delicate acid. This wine is very plummy, like drinking dry plum juicy and it
shows Amarone wine typical flavor. Considering the price, this wine is
excellent
Before Sartori, I had tasted Tommasi Amarone della
Valpolicella Classico DOCG 2007 and Masi Costasera Amarone della Valpolicella
Classico DOCG 2007.
Masi Costasera Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG 2007
上個月我在本地的超巿買了一枝出色的Amarone紅酒. 這就是2010 Sartori Amarone Della Valpolicella DOCG威尼托, 意大利 (東北部). 相比於其他Amarone, 這枝酒的價錢不算太高. Amarone 是用風乾葡萄(passito)釀製的乾紅酒. 生產規定混合上Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara三款葡萄和其他Valpolicella授權的一些意大利本地或國際葡萄. Corvina是一款比較淺色, 低單寧, 厚皮的葡萄,通常都會用來appassimento (風乾過程). 當葡萄收成後, 他們不一些要不夠熟或破爛的葡萄. 然後放在木盤上和放在一間有天然溫度的房間內進行風乾過程, 過程最少需要3個月. 風乾葡萄可以帶出濃郁口味, 提高酒身, 高糖份, 複雜和很多乾果風味. 風乾葡萄含有高糖份, 可以釀製高酒精度的紅酒 (酒精度 : 15% & 16%). 發酵完都會放進大木桶內成熟最小3年.
這款酒用上 50% Corvina, 40% Corvinone and 10% Rondinella. 他們小心地採摘之後, 葡萄會放在一些小型的膠箱. 然後放進一間通風房間內進行風乾過程大約三個月. 釀酒過程包括壓榨葡萄, 溫度控制發酵, 混凝土水箱內浸皮, 最後轉移到大木桶內成熟三年.
我的品酒筆記 : 紫紅寶石色, 香氣有葡萄乾, 乾果好像一些西梅乾(李子), 最後有小小青椒. 它有華麗中等的酒身, 乾紅酒, 豐滿的風格, 帶有果香口感, 低單寧, 精緻的酸度. 這款酒好像有好多西梅乾(李子), 好像正在飲一些不甜的西梅汁(李子)和它有明顯的典型Amarone的風格. 相比於價格, 這款酒是很出色的一枝Amarone.
Sartori之前, 我有品嚐過Tommasi Amarone della
Valpolicella Classico DOCG 2007 and Masi Costasera Amarone della Valpolicella
Classico DOCG 2007.
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