Benazzoli Amarone della Valpolicella 2016

48.00

Description

A blend of Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella and Molinara grapes from the Sant’Ambroglia di Valpolicella vineyards of the Benazzoli family, this traditional Amarone is produced by first drying the grapes in a loft for 3 months before a slow fermentation over a further month. The wine is then put into oak barrels for three years for maturing.

A full bodied wine of immense concentration, depth and elegance, opaque dark red heading towards inky black in colour. The nose is surprisingly fresh and elegant, cherry jam, caramelized blackberries, a potpourri of rose petals and crushed violets, and savoury spice notes of balsamic, cedar, cloves, cinnamon and star anise completing the bouquet. On the palate it is warm and powerful but beautifully balanced, alcoholised dried fruits reminiscent of brandy plums tempered by a juicy freshness with red berry and floral notes. The finish is exquisite, long and unwinding, with all those spice notes marrying together as in a fruitcake or black forest gateau.

Amarone is a full-bodied wine that can support very elaborate and rich dishes such as a stracotto, a braised meat or a long-aged cheese board. Dark chocolate or heavy chocolate desserts are also a highly recommended experience!

  • Full, rich, complex
  • 750ml
  • 16% Alcohol
  • Cork
  • Drink by 2040
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Producer: Benazzoli

For four generations the Benazzoli family grew grapes and made wine, selling it off to other local wineries who would bottle and sell independently. That all changed in 2009 when sisters Claudia and Giulia, who had trained under their father and grandfather, decided to bottle a small selection of wine themselves and sell it locally under the Benazzoli family label. In the first year they bottled around 2,000 bottles; 10 years later they are bottling 50,000 bottles per year, selling through a select number of international distributors in addition to their own cellar door and some local restaurants.

With the azienda located just a few km from the shore of Lake Garda, vineyards are located in the Bardolino, Chiaretto and Valpolicella DOCs, with the sisters now producing white, rosé and red wines including Ripasso and Amarone, and an ominously named signature spumante, Femme Fatale.

Justifiably proud of their achievements to date, the labels feature striking feminine imagery and characters, reflecting the feminine influence on the wines. "I am the winemaker and Giulia the agronomist", says Claudia. "We really love our jobs and our motto is 'Our wines are not made for women only, but they are made by women'".

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