Description

Guerrieri-Rizzardi is a 200 year old family estate with vineyards in Bardolino, Soave and Valpolicella. The family owns 25 hectare of vines in Negrar, the heart of the Valpolicella Classico region. The vineyards are split into 25 plots between 170 and 230 meters above sea level and the soil is mainly clay based with a significant presence of limestone.

The 3Crus Amarone is a blend of Corvina 43% Corvinone 37%, Rondinella 12%, Merlot 5%,

Barbera 3%. The grapes are handpicked and air dried in small crates in the estate’s centuries old drying rooms. The grapes are destemmed and fermented in stainless steel for about a month before passing to oak for the malolactic fermentation and further aging, 12 months in 2.25 hl oak barrels then a further 24 months in 25 hl & 50 hl oak barrels.