Speri Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Monte Sant'Urbano DOCG 2018 (Veneto, Italy) - [VM 94] [JS 94]

About the Winery: The Speri family has been making wine in the Valpolicella Classico appellation since the early nineteenth century, deeply focusing on preserving the local heritage and highlighting the unique terroir, cultivating only native Valpolicella clones and epitomizing the most authentic expression of the appellation. Every one of the Speri vineyards is in the Classico area and total 60 hectares (148 acres), in the finest districts: Fumane, Negrar, and San Pietro in Cariano. And the estate-owned vineyards themselves are divided into distinct crus: La Roverina, SantUrbano and La Roggia.About this Wine:Speri Amarone is made from Corvina, Rondinella, and Corvinone, grown in the estates most prestigious cru, a single hillside vineyard called SantUrbano. This vineyard features calcareous-cretaceous soil of volcanic origin that retains humidity, protecting it from drought. The whole vineyard extends 19 hectares.The grapes are hand-picked and then re-sorted to find only the best bunc