Amarone ‘Campo Casalin’ della Valpolicella Classico DOC

Country: Italy
Place of Origin: Veneto, Verona
Winery: Michele Castellani

Description: Deep garnet red color. Stewed fruit and plum, spices and leather bouquet. Smooth, elegant and slightly tannic, extremely complex and pleasantly rich and dry flavor, well-bodied with the right acidity.

Production: During the harvest the grapes are carefully selected by a qualified team of people and carried in boxes. The grapes are dried for about 3-4 months in our drying rooms. Depending on the vintage, from the end of January to the end of February crushing and de-stemming. Fermentation takes place in small casks, max. 5000 litters. The temperature is raised to 10° C, then it stays at around 15° C. Very long maceration, over 40 days. After two decanting, when the wine is clean (may/June) it’s poured in wood: new French barriques and of second, third year for some years. Bottle fining for about one year.

Food Combination: It is a perfect match to roast meat, game and poultry, grilled and braised meat, and seasoned, spicy cheeses. It is unrivaled when sipped in good company at the end of the meal.

Awards: *89points -Wine Advocate November 2013 *93points -Wine Spectator August 2013