Mazzi Amarone della Valpolicella “Punta di Villa” 2018 750 ml
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- 65% Corvina, 10% Corvinone, 20% Rondinella, 5% Molinara from 2 ha total
- 20 to 30-year-old vines at 250m above sea level
- Mazzi family believes that the fruit from the ‘Punta di Villa’ vineyard is particularly suited to Amarone production
- Calcareous clay soils
- The grapes dry until January and lose over 50% of their weight
- Fermentation on the skins for 14 days in steel vats with temperature control
- Aged in French oak barriques for 24 months, plus 6 months in bottle
Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Punta di Villa has an intense red color with ruby reflections and a broad aromatic profile with ripe red fruit notes and spicy hints. In the mouth, the wine is round, robust, and warm. It has a full body and a long finish with vaguely bitter notes.
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Amarone della Valpolicella “Punta di Villa” Size 750 ml
Mazzi’s vineyards are located at significant altitudes in the Valpolicella and this factor, along with the limestone-rich soils, tends to give wines of fragrance and finesse rather than sheer muscle power.” –Wine Advocate
The Mazzi estate has been in the family since the early 1900s and lies on the hills of Negrar, one of the five towns in the area of the classic Valpolicella. In the 60s, after finishing his agricultural studies, Roberto Mazzi started to bottle wine under the name of Sanperetto, already subdividing the production after the name of the vines.
The vineyards are located in an excellent position on the hills of Calcolare, Castel, Poiega, Sanperetto and Villa. The estate is now run entirely by his sons, Stefano and Antonio, who combine tradition with innovation to produce Valpolicella Classico Superiore, Amarone and Recioto della Valpolicella Classico. Their property is located within 300 meters of the renowned Quintarelli winery. The Mazzi’s strive for pure fruit, elegance and restraint in their wines rather than the highly extracted, massive style often found in wines of this region.
The vineyards mainly include classical varietals of the area: Corvina, Rondinella and Molinara, grown with low yields per hectare already since the end of the sixties.
