Tenuta Sant’Antonio Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico Riserva D.O.C.G. Lilium Est 2007

VINIFICATION

In new open 500-litre casks of French oak. Harvest: double hand selection in trays. Pressing: only rst-pressing must without pressing. Raisining: 3 months. Fermentation: natural alcoholic with hand punching-down for about 20/25 days in wooden barrels.
Malolactic fermentation: natural in 500 litre casks. Bâtonnage: once a week for the rst year. Stabilization: natural.

AGEING

3 years in new Bordeaux barrels of which the staves are dried in the open for over 36 months. A further period of at least 4 years in a bottle is necessary before being sold.

QUANTITY PRODUCED

4,000 bottles.

ORGANOLEPTIC EXAMINATION

Inky ruby red, clear and consistent, its aroma is very intense, full and ne. Balsamic, almost iodine notes can be appreciated immediately, conveyed by the notable alcoholic strength. These then give way to the characteristic aroma of ripe cherries, plums, small woodland berries; spicy aroma of star anise, cinnamon, cardamom, black pepper, vanilla and ginger. Tertiary aromas of cocoa, chocolate, goudron, almond, toasted hazelnuts and pipe tobacco. On the palate it is certainly dry, warm and soft, well supported

by a notable acidity, richness of avour and rounded tannin content. Very persistent and ne balance. Certainly ready, a wine with strong shoulders that can stand the test of time.