Contrada Palui Amarone della Valpolicella, 2019 Blaufrankisch Before there was gin

Before there was gin

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low alcohol blending grape) is from a single vineyard on sandy clay-calcareous soils in neighboring Manchuela

This wine is 100% Gamay from fifty year old vines in Beaujolais' Cote de Brouilly

Ideal pairing would be crispy roast goose or venison steak with caramelized onions

Contrada Palui Amarone della Valpolicella, 2019 Blaufrankisch Before there was ginThis Amarone is made from 60% Corvina, 30% Corvinone, and 10% Rondinella, from vines grown on clay limestone soils rich in flint and black basalt. The grapes for Amarone are always dried for a few weeks before being vinified, and produce very concentrated flavors. The wine is fermented until it is dry, and the extra sugar from drying results in slightly elevated alcohol levels. Contrada Palui's expression is aged partly in large barrel and cement,