Amicone is made from a unique blend of selected red grapes cultivated in the Veneto region. Part of these grapes undergoes a particular harvesting process in the vineyards, followed by fermentation in stainless steel tanks. Another section of the grapes undergoes a special drying process in wooden crates in rooms at controlled temperatures. The grapes are then pressed and vinified. Once the final blend is created, part of the wine goes through a slow maturation process in tonneaux for 12 months.
A terrific vintage for this wine, which was bottled just a couple of weeks prior to my late June visit, the 2021 Cotes du Rhone Coudoulet de Beaucastel is a blend of 30% each Grenache, Mourvèdre and Syrah, plus 10% Cinsault. From a vineyard just outside t...
Tasted out of multiple barrels, the 2022 Châteauneuf Du Pape looks to be a ripe, sexy wine with gorgeous red and blue fruit as well as notes of graphite, smoked meat, and violets. Rich, full-bodied, and concentrated on the palate, it has rock-solid underl...
The tiny production 2019 Chateauneuf Du Pape Hommage A Jacques Perrin is the customary blend of roughly 60% Mourvedre, 15% Grenache, and the rest Syrah and Cinsault that’s brought up in foudre. One sexy, powerful, full-bodied Southern Rhône, it sports a d...