Amarone 'Campo dei Gigli' Tenuta Sant'Antonio 2018
The Amarone "Campo dei Gigli" is one of the most representative wines of the Tenuta Sant’Antonio. It is born from the blending of local grapes, aged in French oak tonneaux. The aromas on the nose evoke red fruits, licorice, black pepper, and chocolate. The taste is full-bodied, elegant, balanced, and has profound minerality.
The Amarone "Campo dei Gigli" is the most important label of Tenuta Sant'Antonio, which aimed to concentrate in a bottle the excellence of the best selected grapes with meticulous attention and a winemaking and aging process cared for in every detail, with the sole objective of achieving the highest quality. The richness, complexity, and aromatic depth are the strengths of a wine that has now become an ambassador of Veneto around the world. Despite its imposing structure, it does not renounce elegance, which allows it to be paired at the table with braised beef, stews, or dishes based on game.
"Campo dei Gigli" is an Amarone from Tenuta Sant'Antonio born to enhance the most vocated company parcels. The vineyards of Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella, Croatina, and Oseleta are over 40 years old and are cultivated with the veronese pergola in the Monti Garbi area, in the municipality of Mezzane di Sotto, at an altitude of about 300 meters above sea level.sea level. The soils are predominantly limestone-based, with the presence of silt and sands, very suitable for the indigenous red grape varieties of the area. The bunches are first selected in the vineyard during the harvest operations, and then further selected before being placed to dry for a few months in special fruit drying rooms. The pressing is very soft, with extraction only of the free-run must, which ferments in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks, with maceration on the skins for several weeks. The wine ages in new tonneaux for a period of three years.The Amarone "Campo dei Gigli" from Tenuta Sant'Antonio is a magnificent version of the great red from Valpolicella, offering a high-quality tasting experience. It presents a deep ruby red color with slight garnet reflections, dense and almost impenetrable. On the nose, it captivates with very intense and rich aromas, ranging from ripe cherry to small forest fruit jam, from amarena in spirit to dried plum, enriched by hints of soft spices, vanilla, cinnamon,