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Amarone della Valpolicella is the most prestigious red wine of Veneto. The four brothers who founded Tenuta Sant’Antonio dedicate their best wine, the Tenuta Sant’Antonio Amarone della Valpolicella Selezione, to their father, Antonio Castagnedi. So, it is certainly a wonderful gift for your father, for example. A nose with delicious dark chocolate and ripe dark fruit, with layers of polished tannins. A refined, fruity, mineral finish. This full-bodied Amarone is well-balanced. Round tannins, warm and soft, full of flavor, with layers of polished tannins and a refined, fruity, mineral finish. Delicious with a Grilled rib-eye marinated in Aceto Balsamico syrup.
This Tenuta Sant’Antonio Amarone della Valpolicella Selezione is produced using grapes from the town of Mezzane di Sotto in the Monti Garbi district, the historical area for the production of Valpolicella Classico. The best grapes from various vineyards have been selected for this wine. They are then taken to the winery's drying room to undergo the appassimento process. After drying for at least 3 months, the grapes have shriveled and lost much of their water, while retaining their sugar, flavor, and other components. Once fermented and aged in new barrels, the Amarone A powerful wine, yet fruity, fresh, and clean. This helps the tannins concentrate and produces full-bodied, silky wines with great aging potential. Subsequently, the wine ages for more than 2 years in oak barriques.
Officially, Amarone della Valpolicella does not have a long history. The first bottle bearing the name Amarone dates back to 1938. However, it was not until 1953 that it went on official sale. The history of Recioto (from which Amarone originated), however, is somewhat longer. Recioto was already mentioned in Roman times. The ‘Retica’ grape variety, used to produce a powerful, full-bodied red wine, was already mentioned in the 2nd century BC by Lucius Iunius Moderatus Columella, an author of agricultural books at the time. Exactly how Amarone evolved from Recioto is unknown, but it is rumored that Amarone was discovered through an accidentally forgotten vat of Recioto that continued to ferment, causing the sugars to turn into alcohol and the wine to become stronger and drier than intended.
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