COUNTRY:
Italy

REGION:
Veneto

APPELLATION:
Amarone della valpolicella classico DOCG

TYPE:
Rosso wine

GRAPE VARIETIES:
Corvina 50%, Corvinone 30%, Rondinella 15%, Oseleta 5%.

BOTTLE SIZE:
750ml

YEAR:
2018

ALCOHOL CONTENT:
15,00%

APPEARANCE:
Intense, deep ruby red with garnet red hues.

BOUQUET:
On the nose, presents complex aromatic notes from fruit under spirits to bitter spices, black pepper, licorice and cocoa.

TASTING NOTES:
In the mouth, it is intense, highly structured, powerful with sumptuous expression of ripe fruit. The finish is pleasantly sinuous and dry.

SERVING TEMPERATURE:
between 18 and 19°C

FOOD PAIRINGS:
Elegance and structure make it perfect with feather and fur game, red meats, long aged cheeses. It is the ideal companion for long conversations.

AWARDS:

• James Suckling 93 / 100
• Wine Advocate 91 / 100
• Wine Spectator 91 / 100

ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Manual harvest and selection of grapes, with subsequent drying for 3 or so months in well-ventilated fruit lofts. Fermentation in steel for 25 days at a temperature of 25/30°. three years of aging in 35-hectoliter Slavonian oak barrels. Appassimento of grapes is a unique method of Valpolicella Classica, which has always characterized the production of the great wines of this territory such as Amarone, Ripasso and Recioto. Over the centuries this technique of drying the best grapes for a hundred days on the Arele, so called the bamboo trellises, has been preserved in a solid tradition, which has made this technique the production excellence of Valpolicella. The Tommasi family guards the authentic character of this method, keeping the uniqueness of Appassimento intact. Vigneto la Groletta has always been a symbol of Valpolicella classico. The vineyard's excellent exposure enjoys the sun's rays and constant breeze from Lake Garda. The microclimate is the result of an extraordinary combination of factors, unrepeatable in other areas of Valpolicella. These soils are ideal for the activation of typical aromatic precursors, where fruit strength and darker spices prevail. La Groletta's Amarone is distinguished by its audaceous structure. It is structured, elegant and full-bodied, and well suited to bottle aging.

BOXED: NO

Allergens: contains sulfites

Made in Italy

Producer's Data and Address:

Tommasi Viticoltori - via Ronchetto, 4 - 37029 - Pedemonte - verona