Wine name: Amarone Cru Castel
Denomination: AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO
Classification: DOC
Production area: Negrar
Cru: Castel
Vineyard extension: 1.50
Blend:
Rondinella - 20%
Molinara - 5%
Corvina, Corvinone - 75%

Vineyard age (year of planting):
Rondinella: 1990
Molinara: 1990
Corvina, Corvinone: 1990

Soil type: Calcarous, loamy, clayey
Exposure: South-west

Vinification and ageing: Natural drying of the grapes up to mid-end January, fermentation on the skins for 12 days in steel vats with temperature control, ageing in new French oak barriques for 30 months. Finishing in the bottle for 6 months

Colour: Dark ruby red
Nose: Fruity, tobacco, chocolate
Flavour: Ripe red fruit, fresh, elegant
Serving suggestions: Game, braised and stewed meat. Also excellent on its own at the end of the meal
Average no. bottles/year: 3000
Suggested serving temperature (degrees °C): 18-20
Alcohol %: 15
Dry extract g/l : 36 net dry extract
Acidity g/l : 6.30
Grape yield per hectare quintals:
Vintage: 2005