Baby Amarone Zenato Alanera
Amarone a dry red and recioto a sweet wine follow the same blending patterns but are made from grapes left to dry for a few months before pressing.
Baby amarone zenato alanera. Zenato is among valpolicella s top producers offering a fleet of 12 wines stateside via the winebow group and the alanera bends the rules a bit of a traditional amarone which is why its labeled as a rosso veronese igt. To make baby amarone winemakers pour standard valpolicella wine also from the corvina grape over the pressed skins left from amarone production meaning it is repassed also called a second fermentation. Shop zenato alanera and more red and white wine including cabernet sauvignon chardonnay merlot pinot noir sauvignon blanc and many more at amazon s wine store. Zenato s 2012 alanera rosso veronese has a deep garnet color with red fruit and sweet spice aromas.
Users have rated this wine 3 5 out of 5 stars. The resulting outcome is an amarone like wine at a more quality price. Zenato alanera rosso 2013 from veneto. The soul of lugana and the heart of valpolicella.
Critics have scored this wine 88 points. I would call it a baby amarone a wine with some distinctive amarone like flavors and intensity but more approachable and with a much lower price tag than amarone. Some figs dark chocolate and black dates there. Alanera is a seductive wine that derives extra richness from an innovative variation on the traditional appassimento.
95 hectares of top vineyards in lugana and valpolicella s classic zone two faces. Zenato alanera rosso veronese 2016 750 ml veneto italy 17 99. Croatina and others playing supporting roles. One white the other red both emblems of high quality wines that are born through a visceral passion for the land through respect for time through a family tradition that has championed local grape varieties for 60 years.
Zenato amarone della valpolicella classico. 4 0 out of 5 stars 1. 55 corvina 25 rondinella 10 corvinone 5 merlot and 5 cabernet sauvignon. This enriches the valpolicella and boosts its alcohol level.
The drying process results in intense. Alanera rosso veronese igt 2015 wine description alanera translates as black wing a reference to the raven corvo in italian and an homage to the valpolicella region s treasured indigenous grape corvina. Generous and silky on the palate with an amarone like bittersweet finish. Cantina di negrar amarone della valpolicella docg classico 2015 2016 red wine 75cl.