Lavet på 65 % Corvina, 30 % Molinara og 5 % andre lokale druesorter. Druerne tørres naturligt i et luftigt tørrerum fra oktober til januar. Efter vinificering modnes vinen på store 2000 liters fade i ca 40 måneder og derefter minimum et halvt år inden vinen frigives til salg.
Rig og fyldig med noter af både modne blåbær, kirsebær og rosin. Smagen er ligeledes fyldig og intens, men uden at miste friskhed. Let bitterhed i eftersmagen. Fantastisk vinøs Amarone med flot balance og længde i eftersmagen.
Velegnet til kraftige retter med oksekød eller lam. Også en herlig julevin som ledsager til anden. Ellers gem den i minimum 10 år og drik den som meditationsvin.
Specifikationer
Producent
Begali Lorenzo, Valpolicella
Vintype
Rødvin
Druesort
Corvina
Lagring
Store fade
Servering fra
16°
Servering til
18°
Gemmepotentiale fra
2018
Gemmepotentiale til
2034
Alkohol
16%
Velegnet til
Lam, Oksekød
"If you can name but two producers in Valpolicella (I’m betting they are Dal Forno and Quintarelli), it’s now time to add a third: Lorenzo Begali." The Wine Advocate - Monica Larner
Begali Lorenzo blev anbefalet til os af Federico Scarzello. For ham var Begalis vine uden sammenligning de bedste fra Valpolicella. Ejendommen på 12 ha vinmarker blev grundlagt lige efter anden verdenskrig, Lorenzo Begalis første årgang var 1986 og i dag laves vinene i samarbejde med sønnen Giordano og datteren Tiliana.
Begali er medlem af Amarone Families - en eksklusiv forening...
"If you can name but two producers in Valpolicella (I’m betting they are Dal Forno and Quintarelli), it’s now time to add a third: Lorenzo Begali." The Wine Advocate - Monica Larner
Begali Lorenzo blev anbefalet til os af Federico Scarzello. For ham var Begalis vine uden sammenligning de bedste fra Valpolicella. Ejendommen på 12 ha vinmarker blev grundlagt lige efter anden...
The Begali Lorenzo 2017 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico is a beautiful wine that shows ample ripeness, with balance. It shows elegant restraint, but it is also exuberant and fully loaded. Its opulent character is ...
The Begali Lorenzo 2017 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico is a beautiful wine that shows ample ripeness, with balance. It shows elegant restraint, but it is also exuberant and fully loaded. Its opulent character is very much in line with the hot vintage and the basic promise of Amarone that always prioritizes big intensity and lots of brooding fruit. This estate opts for more Rondinella in the blend, clocking in at about 35%, with 60% Corvina and 5% other complementary grapes. Rondinella adds much of the darkness and the extra concentration you see here. It is aged in French tonneaux and botte for three years. The Lorenzo Begali house style offers oak contours and renderings with extra softness and textural density.
- Monica Larner
93 p. Vinous (årgang 2017)
Dark, rich and deeply seductive, the 2017 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico lifts up with notes of crushed blackberries, balsamic spice, smoke and lifting hints of mentholated herbs. It’s silky, coating the palate i...
Dark, rich and deeply seductive, the 2017 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico lifts up with notes of crushed blackberries, balsamic spice, smoke and lifting hints of mentholated herbs. It’s silky, coating the palate in glycerol-like textures contrasted by saturating black fruits, salty minerals and bitter cocoa. A fine layer of tannin clamps down hard, leaving only purple-tinged inner florals and hints of black licorice to resonate throughout. The 2017 does a wonderful job of straddling both the savory and sweet side of Amarone, but it will require a good amount of cellaring to fully flesh out.
- Eric Guido
92 p. Vinous (årgang 2013)
Medium bright red. Ripe red cherry, botanical herbs, and sweet pipe tobacco on the captivating nose. Delicate but precise flavors of red cherry, plum nectar and sweet spices, plus truly lovely sugar-acid-tannin balanc...
Medium bright red. Ripe red cherry, botanical herbs, and sweet pipe tobacco on the captivating nose. Delicate but precise flavors of red cherry, plum nectar and sweet spices, plus truly lovely sugar-acid-tannin balance in the mouth. Finishes smooth and long. Begali makes about 25,000 bottles of this wine a year (by comparison, he only made 10,000 in the very difficult 2014 vintage). This wine has 16% alcohol but you can hardly tell, as it’s so well balanced; it’s ready to drink now, but will easily last another decade in a good cellar.
- Ian D'Agata
