Pietro Clementi Amarone della Valpolicella 2015

Thoughtful delivery service

Easy 30 day returns

Certified Reviews

Description

Pietro Clementi Amarone della Valpolicella 2015Clementis remarkably vibrant, layered Amarone comes from bunches picked in mid September and dried in shallow wooden crates in a naturally ventilated room of the winery until they lose 40 to 50% of their original water weightwhich takes until the following January or February. At that point, the shriveled grapes are pressed and fermented via naturally occurring yeasts (a rarity for Amarone, as its high sugar levels have difficulty fermenting all the

the Rocche is the one member of this special quartet of crus that will charm you from the outset

“Miranius”

"Rose-Marie" is a saignee of Merlot from the iconic "Barthelemy" cuvee (produced from their highest-altitude and poorest-soiled site)

lifted tannins here

and the palate displays unabashed intensity

fermented in Georgian amphorae buried underground

the juice spends at least two weeks macerating on its lees

26 hectares of vines here which were planted in 1987 and 1988

the wine is racked into tank for aging

“Le Lys” spends two years in large oak casks rather than the appellation-outlying four years of the flagship red

Benoit employs 30% whole clusters during fermentation and ages this cuvée in 20% new oak for 18 months

its fruit is crunchy and snappy rather than thick and juicy