'Pietro dal Cero' Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG Cà dei Frati 2016 in Wooden Box

Amarone Pietro dal Cero Ca' dei Frati is a red wine from Veneto that best expresses the grandeur not only of the Ca' dei Frati winery, but also of the territory itself from which it originates. It is produced in the Pian di Castagne hamlet, in the Veronese municipality of Mezzane di Sotto, with grapes from the Luxinum vineyard. The varieties used to produce Amarone Pietro dal Cero are Corvina, Croatina, Corvinone and Rondinella, all native black grape varieties of the Verona area, an area characterized by calcareous and clayey soil. What makes the vinification process of these grapes special is a first 4-month drying phase immediately after the harvest, leaving them to rest in boxes. After the whole fermentation process, then, a long refinement takes place which for the first 24 months is done in oak barrels, followed by 12 months in steel containers and, finally, another 24 months in the bottle. The Dal Cero family, who inherited the Ca' dei Frati winery in 1939, have managed over the years to make Pietro dal Cero Amarone one of the symbols of Veneto viticulture.