2017 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico, Lena di Mezzo, Monte del Frà, Veneto, Italy
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The 2017 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Tenuta Lena di Mezzo captivates, as a beguiling mix of blackberry preserves, plum sauce, autumnal spice and sweet herbs form its enchanting bouquet. This is a vibrant and pure expression, so finessed and easy to like, with vivid red berries and sweet spices that soothe the senses. It leaves notes of dark chocolate and spiced orange peels to linger, while tapering off lightly structured and long. The 2017 Lena di Mezzo is a beautifully balanced Amarone.
Drink 2024 - 2032
Eric Guido, vinous.com (Apr 2022)
Made with the three vinous protagonists of Valpolicella, Corvina, Corvinone and Rondinella, the Monte del Frà 2017 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Tenuta Lena di Mezzo is definitely a hot-vintage wine. The fruit is super ripe and rich, with some stickiness and heaviness on the bouquet. The aromas recall sweet blackberry confit, spice, mesquite and spent ember. The wine delivers rich concentration and lots of fruit weight, with 15.5% alcohol. Production is 60,000 bottles.
Drink 2021 - 2030
Monica Larner, Wine Advocate (Dec 2021)
About this WINE
Monte del Fra
Monte del Frà translates as ;Hill of Monks; and is located in the heart of the Bianco di Custoza DOC. It now consists of over 65 hectares of vineyards is owned and run by brothers Eligio and Claudio Bonomo. It is one of the most progressive and dynamic producers in the region and has been particularly innovative in its adoption of modern viticultural techniques.
Eligio Bonomo was the first producer in the region to retrain the traditionally 1.6m high cordon vines to lower-trained, single guyot systems. In the winery the Bonomos use thoroughly modern, clean and temperature-controlled fermentation and storage facilities in order to preserve the aromatic freshness in their wines. They produce very good-quality wines which are clean, display excellent purity of fruit and are elegant and well balanced.
Corvina, Corvinone blend
Corvina is widely grown on the Veneto shore of Lake Garda and the hills of Valpolicella to the north and north-east of Verona. Sometimes known as Corvina Veronese, it is blended with Rondinella and Molinara to produce Valpolicella and Bardolino. It can be a tricky grape to cultivate, as it ripens late and is prone to rot if affected by rains at harvest time. It is a high-yielding grape and quality is very dependent on keeping yields low.
Corvina-based red wines can range in style from a light, cherryish red to the rich, port-like Recioto and Amarone Valpolicellas. Most Valpolicella from the plains is pale and insipid, and bears little comparison with Valpolicella Classico from the hills. Some producers such as Allegrini are now producing very high quality 100% Corvina wines.
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The 2017 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Tenuta Lena di Mezzo captivates, as a beguiling mix of blackberry preserves, plum sauce, autumnal spice and sweet herbs form its enchanting bouquet. This is a vibrant and pure expression, so finessed and easy to like, with vivid red berries and sweet spices that soothe the senses. It leaves notes of dark chocolate and spiced orange peels to linger, while tapering off lightly structured and long. The 2017 Lena di Mezzo is a beautifully balanced Amarone.
Drink 2024 - 2032
Eric Guido, vinous.com (Apr 2022)
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