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Amarone della Valpolicella.

One grape we teach is grown in Amarone della Valpolicella.

Corvina

Climate

Continental with Alpine influence. Limestone and clay on hillside terraces above Lake Garda.

Style

Appassimento drying essential. Long maceration. Aged minimum 2 years (4 for Riserva).

Tell

Dried fig and prune, dark chocolate and tar, raisin and spice, very high alcohol

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