Company Name:Società Agricola Monteci s.s.

Vintage2003 

Format750 ml

ColorRed 

CategoryStill Wine 

Country/RegionItaly, Veneto

Type of VineCorvina veronese

AppellationAmarone della Valpolicella Classico

ClassificationD.O.C. 

Alcohol Percentage16.5 %

Sugar Rate6-12 g/l 

Contest(s)

The International Wine and Spirits Competition:
(2008)Bronze

General

Tasting Notes:COLOUR: clear, ruby red with garnet reflections AROMA: intense aroma, perfume of spieces, cherry jam, red berries TASTE: intense and extremly persistent, velvety, full-bodied

Packing and Packaging

Empty Bottle Weight:750 gr.

Case Weight:9,50 kg

Case Size:34x25x18

Number of Rows:7

Number of Cases per Row:10

Number of Cases per Palette:70

Vineyard

% of Grape / Cépage:Corvina Veronese 75% -Rondinella 15%- Molinara 5% -Corvinone 5%

Date of Harvest:fall 2003

Type of Harvest:manual labour

Vinification (Wine-making)

Method:Drying of the grapes for about four months; fermentation partly in steel and partly in oak vats

Malolactic:naturally

Barrel

Manufacturer (Cooper):Garbellotto

Age of Barrel:5 years

Type of Wood:Oak

Level of Toast:medium

Aging Time:high

Percentage of New Barrel:90%

Bottle

Aging Potential:more than 25 years

Cork Size:49x26

Cork Material:Cork

Bottle Type:Bordolese conica

Chemical-Laboratory analysis

PH:3.6

Color Intensity:clear, ruby red, with garnet reflections.

Method of Fining / Collage:in oak barrels for a minimum of 36 months

Total Acidity:5.4

Volatile Acidity:0.49