ZENATO Amarone della Valpolicella 2016
ZENATO Amarone Valpolicella 2016
SERGIO ZENATO
The story of Zenato is the story of a family that firmly planted its roots in the land. It was made possible thanks to the passion and entrepreneurial vision of the estate’s founder, Sergio, who managed to fulfill his greatest dream: to create a winery capable of harvesting the fruits of the earth and transform them into emotions with matchless flavor.
Today, more than 60 years later, the results are testament to his extraordinary vision. A wonderful story took shape thanks to his vision and today its star is his family: Wife Carla and children Alberto and Nadia.
Their eyes and their heart continue down the path that Sergio laid out with great clarity as he steadied the course toward quality and love for their land. Over time, that land wasn’t just Lugana but also Valpolicella, with its celebrated red wines and their matchless aromas.
AMARONE
The jewel of Zenato’s production, this wine is made from a selection of top grapes from Valpolicella Classica grown in Sant’Ambrogio township (Corvina, Rondinella, Oseleta, and Croatina).
The grapes are dried for 4 months and crushing is not carried out until Janu-ary. Slow fermentation with skin con-tact follows and then the wine is aged for 36 months in large-format Slavoni-an casks.
It is then aged in bottle before being released
This is a majestic wine, intense, and ethereal, with notes of bay leaf and distillate-cured cherries.
The impressive balance between all its com-ponents makes it ideal for long-term aging.
Tasting notes
- Color: very intense ruby red
- Scent: aromas of ripe cherry, almost in alcohol, coffee and cocoa
- Taste: soft and smooth, tasty and warm
2016 Vintage Awards
- Falstaff: 95 points
- Merum: Good Wine
- Mundus Vini – Spring tasting: Gold
- Vinous: 94 points
- Decanter World Wine Awards: 92 Silver medal points
- Wine Spectator: 92 points
- James Suckling 2021: 94 points
- Vinibuoni d’Italia: 3 stars
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