Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Musella |
Label Name: | Senza Titolo Amarone |
Vintage: | 2015 |
Country: | Italy |
Region: | Amarone della Valpolicella, Veneto |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 16.5% |
Grape(s): | Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella, Oseleta, Croatina, other local varieties |
Acidity: | 3 |
Tannins: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 5 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 5 |
Best Temperature: | 18-20°C |
Awards/Ratings
Tannico: 91 pts; some retailers list sommelier scores up to 95/100; no single major international award universally cited for the 2015 vintage
Tasting Note
Concentrated dark cherry and dried plum with cocoa, leather, tobacco and spice; floral and minty undertones. Velvety texture, ripe tannins and a long, spicy, slightly bitter finish.
Food Pairing
Western: aged hard cheeses, braised beef, roast venison, osso buco, beef stews. Asian: Peking duck, char siu, Korean bulgogi, spicy Szechuan beef, teriyaki-glazed beef skewers.
Production Method
Appassimento (drying) of grapes, meticulous hand selection, foot pressing, spontaneous fermentation in oak conical vats with daily punchdowns; aged 3+ years in large untoasted oak barrels; bottled unfiltered.
Vineyard Info
Musella is a family estate near Verona practicing biodynamic viticulture (Demeter-certified). Known for traditional, low-intervention Amarone from carefully selected Valpolicella vineyards.