Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG “Pietro dal Cero” 2019
€82.00
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Critic scores for the 2019 vintage
Bottle: 750ml
Vintage: 2019
Alcohol: 16%
Grapes: 70% Corvina Veronese, 20% Corvinone Veronese, 5% Rondinella, 5% Croatina
Ageing: 24 months in barrique, 12 months in steel and 24 months in the bottle.
Aromas: Rich and exuberant, with hints of black cherry, chocolate and sweet spices
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Vintage 2019
Stars from the Consorzio Tutela Vini Valpolicella, for Amarone della Valpolicella
An excellent year. A cold, wet spring, then a hot summer and a harvest right on time.
A cold, wet spring and a hot summer, with a harvest close to the average date.
After a warm, dry March, April and May were the coldest and wettest in 30 years. The summer was very hot, with heat waves at the end of June, peaking at 38°C, and at the end of July, plus some local hail. The spring rain carried the vines through a dry June. Veraison came late, ending in the last week of August; then good swings between day and night brought sound ripening and picking from mid September, a week later than in 2018. A quiet year for vine disease.
Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG “Pietro dal Cero” by Ca’ dei Frati
Special release dedicated to the father of the winemakers from the deservedly renowned Ca’ dei Frati. A wonderfully distinctive Amarone – fresher than is usual in the style, though retaining that requisite intensity and packing a quite extraordinary alcoholic punch. This is a special wine from special winemakers that is still getting better.
Winemaking: grapes hand-picked from the Luxinum vineyard in Pian di Castagnè. Following fermentation the wine spends two years in barriques, 12 months in stainless steel and a further two years in bottle before release.
Soil: clay, shingle and some limestone.
Assemblage: corvina veronese 70%, corvinone veronese 5%, rondinella 5%, croatina 5%.
Alcohol: 16%.
Colour: dark ruby with shades of amethyst.
Aroma: lively, sour fruit with characteristic cocoa and peppery spice.
Palate: fresh, vibrant acidity with great depth of fruit, with trademark sour cherries to the fore as well as touches of chewing tobacco and old balsamic vinegar. Great, slightly bitter spice and even a touch of grassiness.
Ageability: with its freshness and high alcohol, this has all the ingredients to age for decades.
Pairing: slow-cooked meat stews of course, as well as ones with a tomato base like ragù alla napoletana (‘o ‘rrau’). Cheese of all kinds, but perhaps especially pecorino with peppercorns.
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Ca’ dei Frati can trace its origins to a document from 1782 referring to “a house with a cellar in Lugana in the Sermion district known as the place of the Friars.” In 1939, Felice Dal Cero, whose family had already cultivated vines in Montecchia di Crosara near Verona, settled in that very location, drawn by its promise for grape growing. Over time, and thanks to years of effort in the vineyards and in the cellar, his son Pietro contributed to the formation of the local DOC in 1969, bottling the first wine under the name Lugana Casa dei Frati, which later became Ca’ dei Frati. In 2012, Pietro passed away, leaving the family estate to his wife Santa Rosa and children Igino, Gian Franco, and Anna Maria, who maintain the same drive that has guided them for decades.
Each vineyard’s grapes are processed separately to capture the distinct traits of the land. The winery uses a precise, ever-evolving technique that favours balance and longevity while respecting the integrity of the fruit. Ongoing collaboration with friends such as Gino Veronelli helped shape decisions about refining and maturing the wines.
The vineyards extend around the southern shore of Lake Garda, where Ca’ dei Frati has been practicing viticulture for four generations. Every day of the year, from the vine’s reawakening in spring to the moment of harvest, plays a pivotal role. This careful approach results in wines that reflect their origin, built on an understanding of the region and the vines that have flourished there for many decades.
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