Italian Fine Wine

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This small estate winery has deep country roots: their founders have been share-croppers, then landowners and finally wine-makers. Today, the company is led by Stefano Accordini himself, helped by his wife Giuseppina and his two sons, Tiziano and Daniele. The family estate extends over 6 hectares situated in Negrar, the heart of Valpolicella, in a town called Bessole.

These vineyards are a precious source of great satisfaction thanks to their southern-east exposure and their soil, which is well balanced in its components. A good choice of three different varieties of grapes, Corvine, Rondinelle and Corvinone, grafted by Stefano and taken from vines of high quality, guarantees the production of ripe grapes well suited to be withered. A great focus is given to the grape withering, a technique which enables the production of the most important wines of the Accordini family such as Amarone, Fornetto, Fornetto Acinato, Recioto Acinato, the white “Bricco delle Bessole” and the innovative IGT Passo. The traditional techniques, such as Ripasso, are employed to produce fine wines of a very high level, such as the Valpolicella Classico Superiore.

This featured Italian fine wine is the 2000 Amarone Riserva Classico – ‘Le Bessole’ … just one of the fine red wines to come out of this vineyard.  This wine is a unique Riserva made only in outstanding vintages.

The grapes: 70% Corvina, 20% Rondinella, 10% Corvinoni – selection of the best grapes from individual bunches in the premier cru region. The grapes are generally harvested in the first two weeks of October. They are laid on racks in single layers to allow a better air circulation. The grapes start to dry out on the fruit and on average, after 120 days, they loose 45% of their weight. Throughout this period of time the grapes are checked on a regular basis and any damaged clusters are removed. The grapes are vinified end of February with a long maceration on the skins until the wine reaches an alcohol content of at least 15%. The wine is then refined in kegs before being transferred into barrels. The wine is usually bottled 3 years later.

Tasting:  Intense garnet color with black cherry and raspberry aromas. The mouth is full, persistent with a good structure. An incredibly rich and smooth wine which can be purchased though ourselves.

2000 Amarone Riserva Classico – ‘Le Bessole’, please click here to view this fantastic wine.  We also have the following exclusive wines from the Accordini estate;

2006 Valpolicella Classico Superiore ‘Le Bessole’ – click here

2005 Ripasso di Valpolicella – click here

2002 Ripassa di Amarone – click here

2001 Soffio del Creato del Amarone – click here

2004 Recioto della Valpolicella ‘La Viole’ – click here