Versatile Antolini, Amarone 'ca Coato', 2019 Holiday Cheer Edition [Vr3y4nib]

Blackberry, Chocolate, Dried Prune

Veneto / Red / Corvina, Rondinella, Corvinone / Organic

In contrast to other Amarones, this underwent a distinctive aging process in various types of wood: oak, mulberry, chestnut, and cherry. It had been aged for a minimum of 12 months, followed by an additional 6 months of fining in the bottle.

Notes on the producer

Pier Paolo Antolini and his brother Stefano took over their family vineyard in the early 90s on the hills Marano, San Pietro in Cariano and Negrar in Valpolicella.

The 'Marogne', terraced vineyards cover some 7 hectares and are interspersed with olive and cherry trees. You find these scents immediately in the wines when you uncork a bottle! Their wines are in some ways modern being very bright and full of delicious fruity corvina aromas. However, natural farming and wild yeasts give these wines a genuine sense of identity. Although they aim for body and fullness of flavour. The brothers use very little new oak and the wines are very fresh.