Wines

Case Vecie Amarone della Valpolicella Docg

Focus

Discover where this wine comes from

Amarone Case Vecie originates from a mountain vineyard at 480 metres above sea level on the Torricelle hills above Verona. The vines are planted among pasture meadows and woodland within the Borago–Galina Special Area of Conservation, a protected forest.

Here the climate is noticeably cooler than in the traditional Valpolicella zone, with temperatures on average about four degrees lower, and harvest takes place roughly three weeks later. The slower ripening cycle, reduced heat stress and the area’s remarkable biodiversity give the Case Vecie grapes a particularly refined and distinctive profile, resulting in an Amarone that is elegant, complex and marked by distinctive balsamic notes.

Technical sheets

Grape variety
45% Corvina, 40% Corvinone, 15% Rondinella

Vineyard
Grezzana - Case Vecie (450 mt/a.s.l., south-easterly exposition)

Training system Guyot

Planted area
9 ha - 4,000 vines/ha

Year of planting
1996/2009

Harvest
Grapes are hand-harvested during the first half of October

Winemaking
The grapes are selected in the vineyard, placed in crates and left to dry in the drying loft. During fermentation, the wine is always in contact with the grape skins. It is pumped over twice a day with a delestage half way through fermentation, favouring colour extraction.

Aging
2 years in small wooden barrels and 2 years in large wooden barrels

pH 3.47

Dry extract 35.1 g/L

Sugar residue 2.5 g/L

Alcohol content 16.5%

Tasting notes

Deep ruby red in colour. The nose reveals red and wild berry fruit, floral notes of violet and rose, hints of aromatic herbs and a subtle mineral nuance. On the palate it is enveloping and velvety, supported by a vibrant freshness that lifts the profile. The finish is long, with citrus and savoury notes. With further evolution, more complex nuances of liquorice and earth emerge, along with a pleasantly bitter note on the finish.