2019 Cà dei Frati Pietro Dal Cero - Amarone della Valpolicella - 3 Bottles (0.75L)

3x Ca' dei Frati "Pietro Dal Cero" Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG 2019 – 75 cl with original incised wooden case.

Label information
Wine name: Pietro Dal Cero Amarone della Valpolicella
Vintage: 2019
Special edition: Label "1939-2024 / 85 Years of Wines"
Format: 75 cl (0.75 l) – Lot of 3 bottles in original OWCB wooden case
Designation: Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG (Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita)
Producer: Bottled by Azienda Agricola Ca' dei Frati di Dal Cero Pietro e Figli Viticoltori S.S. Agr. (Sirmione - Brescia, Lombardy, Italy)
Grapes: Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella and Croatina traditionally dried
Alcohol content: 16% vol.
Organoleptic sheet (sensory)
Visual examination: Deep, intense ruby red with garnet reflections of great brilliance.
Olfactory examination: Explosive, complex and elegant. It opens with pronounced notes of cherry jam, prunes, amarena (sour cherry) in liqueur and dried plum, followed by refined hints of dark chocolate, cocoa, roasted coffee, tobacco and sweet spices.
Taste examination: On the palate it is powerful, warm and balsamic. The structure is formidable yet supported by velvety tannins and by extraordinary mineral freshness that balances the alcohol level, giving a never-ending finish.
Food pairings
Great dishes of game and wild game (wild boar, roe deer)
Braised and Amarone-style stews, pot-roasts
Extra-aged cheeses (e.g., Parmigiano Reggiano over 36 months) and complex blue cheeses (piquant Gorgonzola)
Also perfect as a "meditation wine" after a meal
Service
Glass used: Large, capacious balloon-type glass for big red wines.
Serving temperature: 18–20 °C (it is recommended to decant at least 1–2 hours before serving).
Curiosities about the winery and producer
An homage to the origins: This wine represents the tribute that the sons Igino, Gian Franco and Anna Maria wanted to dedicate to their father Pietro Dal Cero, founder of the modern winery and originally from Valpolicella (Luxinum/Tregnago), before the family’s move to Sirmione on Lake Garda.
Prolonged aging: Produced only in the best vintages from vineyards in the municipality of Tregnago, the Pietro Dal Cero Amarone undergoes a long grape-drying process of over 4 months, followed by 24 months of aging in wooden casks and a subsequent long rest in bottle.