Bertani
Bertani Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2015
Other years:
2008| Denomination | Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 15.5% by volume |
| Area | Veneto (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 80% Corvina, 20% Rondinella |
| Aging | 6-7 years in 60-hl Slavonian oak barrels. |
| Other years | 2008 |
Description
Amarone Classico Bertani is a timeless wine that expresses the unique style that Bertani has always dedicatedly pursued. It is a classic style that does not need to change because it is always up-to-date. Amarone is made from Corvina and Rondinella grapes grown in the Tenuta Novare hills, in the heart of the Valpolicella Classica area, in vineyards devoted entirely to producing drying grapes. Bertani has been making Amarone Classico since 1958, it is the perfect harmony between time, nature and man: we devote all of our know-how and our passion to it, with a long waiting period and great care. The grapes are set aside to dry on the “aréle” (racks made from bamboo canes), according to the traditional production method.
Awards
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2015
3This guide is highly respected and offers the most comprehensive review of Italian wines. It has a long tradition and is based on blind tastings carried out by over 100 experts.
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2015
100/100
James Suckling is an influential American wine critic and journalist who worked at Wine Spectator for 30 years. He left the magazine in 2010 to start his own website and guidebook (JamesSuckling.com). He specialises in Italian and Bordeaux wines.
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Color
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Serve at:
18 - 20 °C.
Longevity:
15 - 25 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
- Start up year: 1857
- Oenologist: Andrea Lonardi
- Bottles produced: 1.500.000
- Hectares: 62
The two brothers immediately became famous throughout the Verona area for their high degree of professionalism and the quality of their wines, as well their business acumen and entrepreneurial skills. Bertani was one of the first companies in Italy to understand the value of bottled wine; right from the start major investments were made in the vineyards and the cellars in order to bottle and export Italian quality around the world with Bertani wines, which by the end of the 19th century were already crossing the Atlantic to be enjoyed in many cities of the United States.
Bertani was born at the same time as the unification of Italy, with the determination and pride to represent the excellence of a new nation boasting a culture going back a thousand years. In 1923, thanks to this commitment and to the quality of its wines, Bertani was rewarded with the symbol of the excellence it had achieved: the Royal Warrant issued by the Italian Royal Family. Even if this symbol is no longer what it once was now that Italy is a Republic, to us it still represents the achievement of the very highest quality.
For this constant commitment to grape-growng and wine-making, the Verona Academy of Agriculture, Arts and Commerce singled out Bertani in 1870 as a model agricultural company thanks to its professionalism, the introduction of single-variety vineyards and new vine training systems, which immediately became the trademark of the family’s entrepreneurial spirit. But that is not all: Bertani wines became so famed for their excellence that Soave was on the menu at the Coronation of King George VI of England in 1937.
In the mid-20th century, with the purchase of the magnificent Villa Novare in the Valpolicella, together with its 220-hectare estate, Bertani finally brought to fruition a 50-year research project aimed at producing “The Wine”, a wine born to live for ever. It is here that the story of Amarone starts, an intense wine that is the symbol of the land from which it is born; the first vintage was 1958.
Participation in national and international wine fairs, new research and the introduction of new techniques to improve on tradition without ever altering its nature, attention above all to quality (Bertani is one of the leading founder members of the Unione Italiana Vini - Italian Wine Association - , which boasts the largest wine analysis and certification laboratories in the country), these are still today the guidelines driving the development of a company that has successfully kept its spirit of initiative alive over the years.
In 2021, the following wines were awarded:
- BERTANI - Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2012: Doctor Wine (96/100), The Wine Hunter Award (GOLD), Vinibuoni d'Italia (CROWN); Valpolicella Classico Superiore Ognisanti di Novare 2019: Doctor Wine (95/100), The Wine Hunter Award (RED); Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore Catullo 2018: The Wine Hunter Award (RED)
- VAL DI SUGA - Brunello di Montalcino Vigna Spuntali 2016: Doctor Wine (96/100), The Wine Hunter Award (RED), Vinibuoni d'Italia (CROWN); Brunello di Montalcino Vigna del Lago 2016: The Wine Hunter Award (GOLD); Brunello di Montalcino Poggio al Granchio 2016: The Wine Hunter Award (RED)
- TENUTE SAN SISTO: Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore Massaccio 2019: Doctor Wine (95/100), Vinibuoni d'Italia (CROWN); Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio Classico Riserva San Sisto 2018: The Wine Hunter Award RED, Vinibuoni d'Italia (CROWN)
- CANTINA PUIATTI: Venezia Giulia Archètipi Sauvignon 2018: The Wine Hunter Award (RED)
- TREROSE: Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva Simposio 2017: The Wine Hunter Award (GOLD), Vinibuoni d'Italia (CORONA); Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Santa Caterina 2018: The Wine Hunter Award (RED) Read more
| Name | Bertani Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2015 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red still |
| Denomination | Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG |
| Vintage | 2015 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 15.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 80% Corvina, 20% Rondinella |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Veneto |
| Vendor | Bertani |
| Origin | Valpolicella Classica, Tenuta Novare ad Arbizzano di Negrar (VR) |
| Soil composition | Calcareous and basaltic. |
| Wine making | Traditional natural method. Left to dry on arèle (traditional bamboo cane racks): 120 days. Crushing in the first days of January. Fermentation in concrete vats. |
| Aging | 6-7 years in 60-hl Slavonian oak barrels. |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |
