{"product_id":"nicolis-amarone-della-valpolicella-classico-2020","title":"Nicolis Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2020","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAbout this wine\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA rich, full-bodied, dry Amarone della Valpolicella Classico from San Pietro in Cariano — dark ruby in the glass, ripe plum, dried fruit, and jam with cinnamon and leather behind, dark cherry, cocoa, and liquorice on a powerful, balanced palate, vivid ripe tannins underneath.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNicolis is a family winery based in San Pietro in Cariano, in the heart of Valpolicella Classica. The family has farmed there for generations; Angelo Nicolis and his wife Natalia began developing the estate for a wider market in 1951. The winery has 49 hectares of vineyards. For this Amarone, grapes are hand-harvested, dried for three months in a fruttaio, fermented spontaneously with indigenous yeasts for 25 days in stainless steel, then aged 30 months in Slavonian oak and six months in bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWorth knowing\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNothing about this wine happens fast. Traditional Amarone appassimento: the bunches dry three months in a dedicated fruttaio before winter fermentation on indigenous yeasts, then wait another 36 months across oak and bottle before release.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBlend\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCorvina 65%\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRondinella 20%\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCroatina 10%\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMolinara 5%\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Preface Wine","offers":[{"title":"Bottle 750 mL","offer_id":49132037439671,"sku":"WINICADV2020-B750","price":62.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/preface.wine\/products\/nicolis-amarone-della-valpolicella-classico-2020","provider":"Preface Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}