Amarone Classico 'Moropio' Antolini 2021
The Amarone "Moropio" is a deep, warm, intense, and concentrated wine, aged for 24 months in large barrels of different woods. Ethereal aromas of cherries in spirits, balsamic herbs, and sweet spices blend with complex nuances of dried flowers, chocolate, tobacco, and bark. The sip is full and vigorous, endowed with freshness and minerality.
The Amarone Classico "Moropio" Antolini is a intense, complex, and structured red wine, produced using the appassimento technique, where the grapes are dried before vinification. This process allows for rich and evolved aromas, expressing notes of ripe red fruit, cherry in spirits, jam, spicy and toasted hints. The taste is warm, enveloping, and deep, soft with a long aromatic persistence. An important wine, to be enjoyed at the table with braised dishes and stews.
“Moropio” Amarone comes from the vineyards of Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella, and Molinara located in the Classica area of Valpolicella. The Antolini estate extends over 9 hectares, divided into various plots, with terraces and dry stone walls, situated at an altitude between 150 and 300 meters above sea level. In the cultivated parcels on the hills of Marano, the vines are trained in the veronese pergola style, while those in the municipality of Negrar are trained in Guyot. The soils are composed of clay and limestone; the cool climate, with strong temperature variations, ensures ripe grapes with very aromas.intense. After the harvest, the grapes are dried for 3 to 4 months before proceeding to destemming, cold maceration for 7-10 days, and fermentation in steel with indigenous yeasts, with skin maceration lasting about 20 days. The wine rests in large oak barrels, cherry, chestnut, and mulberry for at least 24 months and completes the aging period in the bottle before being marketed.
The "Moropio" Antolini is a Classic Amarone made from grapes from particularly prized vineyards in the famous areas of Marano and Negrar, located within the Classic area of Valpolicella. It is a wine that captivates with its seductive and caressing softness, and its multifaceted aromatic palette. The color is intense ruby red. The aromas are voluptuous and intriguing, with notes of ripe red fruit, jam, cherry in spirits, soft spices, chocolate, cocoa, tobacco, and balsamic hints. On the palate, it is warm and structured, with deep aromas supported by an elegant tannic texture. The finish is remarkable.persistence.