Pietro Clementi Amarone della Valpolicella Riserva 2007 Champagne cherries and cedar

cherries and cedar

the pine forest and the crisp Alpine air

This keeps the wine lively and prevents over-extraction

situated at 350 meters altitude

firing a red-fruited beam across the palate and leaving the drinker refreshed rather than pummeled

Pietro Clementi Amarone della Valpolicella Riserva 2007 Champagne cherries and cedarClementis remarkably vibrant, layered Amarone comes from bunches picked in mid September and dried in shallow wooden crates in a naturally ventilated room of the winery until they lose 40 to 50% of their original water weightwhich takes until the following January or February. At that point, the shriveled grapes are pressed and fermented via naturally occurring yeasts (a rarity for Amarone, as its high sugar levels have difficulty fermenting all the