Montresor Amarone della Valpolicella Satinato DOCG

Cantine Giacomo Montresor is a historic Italian winery rooted heavily in the Veneto wine region, specifically around Verona and the famed Valpolicella zone. Officially established in 1892 by Giacomo Montresor, the estate is widely celebrated for its contribution to Veneto’s traditional winemaking, most notably its iconic frosted, satin-finished bottles (“Satinato”).

The bottle was designed by Giacomo Montresor, who, besides his passion for wine, dedicated most of his time to painting. He called this bottle MULA. In 1904 the bottle did not feature its satin finish yet, but it boasted sinuous curves that combined the shape of a classic wine flask to a modern glass bottle, which was unusual for that time. In 1906 the first exports towards North America began. Those first exported bottles carried the wine that today we know as Amarone della Valpolicella. The satin-finished bottle was patented specifically to protect the wine from the ocean’s sun during the first exports to North America.

Montresor Amarone della Valpolicella Satinato is a rich, velvety, and deeply aromatic red wine, crafted from a traditional blend of native grapes—principantly Corvina, Corvinone and Rondinella, sourced from the oldest, historic hilly zones of the Valpolicella Classico heartland.

The 2015 growing season in Verona was legendary – characterized by a hot, stable summer that allowed the grapes to achieve perfect structural sugar levels and thick skins, making it one of the top vintages of the decade for Amarone.

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VARIETALS
Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella

VINTAGE
2015

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SKU: IT0717

Description

TECHNICAL DATA
Alcohol 15%

APPEARANCE
Deep garnet red with a warm, brick-like orange shimmer at the rim.

NOSE
A dense, warm bouquet of cooked berries, dark cherry liqueur, raisins, and tobacco.

PALATE
Full-bodied, broad, and velvety. It yields dense dark fruit extracts, balanced by soft, sweet tannins and a distinctive, long finish.

AGEING
The hand-picked grapes are selected bunch per bunch and placed in small racks to dry during the winter months. A soft pressing follows with a slow fermentation on the skins and maturation in oak barrels for about 18 months.

PAIRING
Ideal with slow-cooked meats, rich pastas and cheeses.

RATINGS

92pts

4.2

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