Amarone della Valpolicella Campo dei Gigli 2004 DOCG - Tenuta Sant'Antonio

Amarone della Valpolicella Campo dei Gigli 2004 – Tenuta Sant'Antonio

Tenuta Sant'Antonio was founded in 1995 by the four Castagnedi brothers, Armando, Tiziano, Paolo and Massimo, in the eastern Valpolicella. Campo dei Gigli is their historic Amarone: the name, meaning field of lilies, is that of the vineyard, and the lily has become the winery's emblem.

The vineyard lies at Mezzane di Sotto, at around 300 metres, on fossil-rich limestone soils. Corvina and Corvinone, with Rondinella and a little Oseleta, are dried for about three months before fermentation; long ageing in French oak and then in bottle follows.

Twenty years after harvest, the 2004 is a mature Amarone in which tertiary notes have taken over: cherries in spirit, dried fruit, cocoa, tobacco, spice and balsamic hints, with a palate that is still warm and enveloping. A bottle from our Caveau, to open with beef braised in Amarone, game or great aged cheeses, or at the end of a meal.

At a glance: Corvina 50%, Rondinella 30%, Corvinone 15%, Oseleta 5% · 15.5% ABV · 0.75 l · Tenuta Sant'Antonio, Mezzane di Sotto (VR)