Novaia Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Le Balze Riserva

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This is the biggest, boldest and most robust offering from the Vaona family, which owns Novaia in Marano di Valpolicella. The alcohol weighs in at 16%, and the residual sugar is tightly woven into the rich, full-bodied nature of this wine. The blend of the 2011 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva Vigneto le Balze is 50% Corvina, 30% Corvinone, 15% Rondinella and 5% Oseleta. The biggest part of that blend comprises clusters of big berries and thick skins that are ideal for appassimento. The minority elements of the blend are used because of the color and richness they add to the wine. This is a hot-vintage, large-scale wine with heft and brawn, delivering black fruit, smoke and exotic spice. It ages in oak for three years. It seems destined for a rack of braised ribs. Only 4,000 bottles were produced.