Wine Quintarelli Giuseppe, Amarone della Valpolicella Classico, 2013

Introduction

Amarone della Valpolicella Classico – one of the most famous and prestigious red wines of the Veneto (northeast Italy), played an important role in the rapid development of the status of the region in the wine markets of the world. It is considered the best wine created an unsurpassed master and winemaking genius Giuseppe Quintarelli.

Amarone della unique style of Valpolicella Classico Giuseppe Quintarelli obligation, which used a special production technology in order to increase the amount, complexity and alcohol content in wine. This method was known in Roman times, and thoroughly described in the manuscripts in 1770. In particular, berries necessarily dried for 5-6 months on wooden pallets, which were located in areas with good ventilation, then manually squeezed and prepared so that the wine is aged in oak barrels for at least 5-6 years. Here and now, in order to increase the concentration of aromatic compounds and natural sugar in the wines of Valpolicella, local winemakers dried berries after harvest to remove them from the water, keep the natural sweetness and delicious flavor.
Amarone name comes from the Italian word Amaro (“bitter”), but with the addition of the suffix takes on new meaning, which is translated as “impressive size” or “volume”.

Amarone wine blend consists of several varieties of grapes, which is collected whole bunches and left to wither in special drying rooms with controlled temperature and low humidity for 3 weeks to 5 months. The traditional method of drying grapes on straw mats replaced with modern technology and wooden pallets. In February and March begins the process of pomace, must insist on the grape skins for a month, followed by a fermentation process using only natural yeasts, lasted for 45 days. Future Amarone is aged in barrels of Slavonian oak average size of about 7 years. The wines are sold only when Giuseppe Quintarelli deems them ready and they will fully correspond to its high standards.

Giuseppe Quintarelli vineyards are located in the Veneto region – one of the most important and significant wine regions in the north-eastern part of Italy, with its capital – the city-sites of the city. And although it is smaller than the other wine regions, but it is here that were born the most famous and recognized wines of Italy. Most of the vineyards given over to red grapes, and today 25% of the region’s wines are produced and sold under the categories of DOC and DOCG. Veneto forever entered the history of Italian wines, and even in the historic city of Venice channel has its own DOC (Venezia). Quintarelli vineyards consist of several sections and occupy a total of 12 hectares.

Giuseppe Quintarelli born March 19, 1927 in the municipality of Negrar in the Veneto region. His father, Silvio, cultivated vineyards in the common system. Already in 1906, Silvio Quintarelli exported barrel of his wine in America. The official founding date of the economy considered Quintarelli 1924. Giuseppe, a former youngest son Silvio, began to lead the economy in 1950, immediately began a program to improve and expand it. The thing is that most winemakers in the region at that time preferred production of cheap wine Valpolicella with a simple character. Giuseppe immediately went the other way. His guilt over half a century are considered the best in the region and are the standard style of Valpolicella. Giuseppe, who worked tirelessly to find the perfect balance between tradition, innovation and passion. He was considered by many to be the best producer of Amarone della Valpolicella, which is kept for seven years in large Slavonian oak barrels. This wine is considered one of the most complex wines produced in Italy. Today Amarone 2000 vintage sells for around 300.

In its work, Giuseppe guided by the principle that “you can never use violence against nature – harvest only one that gives nature. If this year grow a smaller, it will sell less.”
Giuseppe Quintarelli genius died at the age of 84 on January 15, 2012, and now continues his work of Frank’s wife and their four daughters. His guilt and to this day have no rivals and competitors, so certainly will be the most valuable collection of experts and true connoisseurs!