Name: 2015 Riserva Famiglia Appassimento Fruttaio
Brand: Passion Spirits
Price: 103.99 USD
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2015 Riserva Famiglia Appassimento Fruttaio

New World Amarone, one of Canada’s most unique wines.

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Origin

Canada

Producer

Pillitteri Estates Winery

Vendor

Passion Spirits

Production date

September 16, 2019

Harvest date

November 11, 2015

Cases produced

500 cases

Aging

3 years in new French oak barriques

Grape source

50 % Corvina, 35 % Rondinella, 12 % Merlot, 3 % Molinara, all estate fruit; gently sloping limestone soil, VQA Niagara-on-the-Lake (Vintners Quality Alliance)

About this product

One of Canada’s most unique red wines, it is among the first outside of Italy to feature the traditional Amarone varietals Corvina, Rondinella and Molinara. The 2015 estate Fruttaio is a massively complex wine that displays tertiary development and a full-body, all without the loss of primary fruit characters. Aromas of fig, ripe red plum, dried violets, tobacco leaf, and preserved red fruit explode out of the pronounced, old-world-style nose. As the wine opens up, there is a sense of the long life that lay ahead, as aromas develop into sweet oak characters like vanilla, nutmeg, smoke, caramel, clove, and cigar box. The palate complements the nose with bold, unabashed flavors of dark chocolate, black pepper, sour cherry, nougat, and figs.

Fermentation

Dating back to the Roman Empire, in the ancient Italian tradition of the Veneto, grapes are dried for 3 weeks before fermentation to concentrate their flavors. Open-top stainless steel bins, with punch down twice per day for 4 weeks, release the traditional varieties’ full flavor potential.

Pairings

Pair with food options rich in protein, acid, and salt to balance tannin, and increase fruitiness of this dry wine. Consider beef braciole, smoked sausage stew, or mature cheeses, and decant the wine at least one hour before service.

The Vintage

Sunny, dry days and cool nights produced beautifully ripe fruit with bright acidity. Slightly warmer and drier than usual, the 2015 estate fruit produced particularly ripe and concentrated wines, even further enhanced by the partial drying of the grapes.

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