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Amarone della Valpolicella 'Historical Archive' 2007-2008-2009 (3x750 ml. Deluxe wooden box) - Bertani
The limited edition package Amarone della Valpolicella Historical Archive 2007-2008-2009 by Bertani's is a vertical selection of 3 historical vintages of Amarone della Valpolicella ClassicoDOC. Timeless wine, expression of a unique style that Bertani has always followed with dedication. It comes from Corvina and Rondinella grapes on the hills of Tenuta Novare, in the heart of the Valpolicella Classica, in vineyards dedicated only to withering grapes. Produced since 1958, it is one of the most long-lived red wines in the world. The package contains the 2007, 2008 and 2009 vintages (1 bottle per year) in the 750 ml format. each. All the vintages have won the most prestigious international awards.
Vintages: (historical archive) 2007 - 2008 - 2009 - 2010 /(current) 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013
- Product Category
- Red Wine
- Designation
- Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG
- Grape / Raw material
- corvina
- Vintage - Cuvée
- 2007, 2008, 2009
- Size
- 3 x 750 ml.
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- IT - Veneto
- Alcohol Content
- 15% vol.
- Service Temperature
- 18° - 20° C.
- Suggested Glass
- Large calyx with a long stem
- Special Features
- Historical Vintages, Limited Edition
- Packaging
- Wood Box, Gift Box Set
- Food Matches
- Roasted Beef, Great Events, Stewed Meat, Aged Cheese, Game, Rice & Risotto, Red Meat
- Allergens
- Contains Sulphites
The Bertani winery was founded in 1857 by the brothers Giovan Battista and Gaetano Bertani, in Quinto di Valpantena, north of Verona. Gaetano was an expert in the art of winemaking, having learnt new techniques in France from Professor Guyot, still considered a leading expert in viticulture today. The start of Bertani’s activity coincided with the spirit of innovation that drove them to use the latest production techniques, both in the vineyard and in the cellar, and applying them to all the estates in Valpantena and Soave, while respecting the territory and the farming traditions in the area.
High level professionalism, quality, business acumen and spirit of innovation were the traits that made the two brothers stand out right from the start in the winemaking sector in Verona. Bertani was one of the first companies in Italy to understand the value of bottled wine; huge investments were made right from the start in the vineyards and in the cellar, to bottle and export Italian quality all over the world with Bertani wines, which crossed the Atlantic and were already popular in many US cities by the end of the nineteenth century.
Bertani was founded at the time of the Italian Unification, with the desire to proudly represent the excellence of a new nation with a thousand-year-old culture. This commitment and the quality of Bertani wines helped it to achieve excellence in 1923: the royal warrant. Although it is an outdated symbol now that Italy is a republic, for us it still represents the achievement of the highest quality.
The constant commitment made in viticulture and winemaking induced the Accademia di Agricoltura, Arti e Commercio di Verona (Academy of Agriculture and Commerce of Verona) to nominate Bertani as a model farm in 1870, thanks to its professionalism, the introduction of monoculture and new training systems to the vineyards that characterised the family’s spirit of enterprise right from the start.
And that wasn’t all: the quality of Bertani wine asserted itself straightaway for its elegance, so much so as that the Soave was on the menu at King George VI’s coronation in England, in 1937.
In the middle of the twentieth century, when they bought the Tenuta Novare, in Valpolicella Classica, Bertani put into effect the half-century long study to produce “the Wine”, made to last forever. This was the start of Amarone, the iconic wine from this area, with the first vintage dating back to 1958.
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2007 - Amarone with an ideal vintage for the aromatic maturation of Corvina
Color: intense red with ruby red reflections
Bouquet: persuasive with hints of red fruit, dried plum and sweet spices such as cloves and cinnamon. Hints of liquorice, boxwood, thyme and dried fruit subsequently develop
Taste: enveloping with soft and elegant tannins that give structure to the wine.
2008 - Amarone of rare precision
Color: intense red, with garnet shades
Bouquet: of rare precision, outlined by aromas that intertwine the overripe red fruit with aromatic herbs and pepper, with a faint and poorly expressed minerality.
Taste: shows an elegance and delicacy that only long refinement can bring, bringing out more flavor than sweetness, more elegance than power, leading to a long and juicy finish.
2009 - Amarone with a unique and unmistakable style, where elegance always prevails over power. Complex, balanced and harmonious
Color: intense red, with garnet shades
Bouquet: the typical notes of dried plum, cherry and morello cherry stand out, followed by a great variety of tones: dried fruit, tobacco, dried flowers and sweet spices
Taste: silky and mineral, with a fresh finish and hints of red berry fruit.
- Gambero Rosso 3/3
- Bibenda 5/5
- Slow Wine - Great
- Doctor Wine 95/100