Tommasi - Amarone della Valpolicella Classico2010
RED WINE
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Producer
Tommasi Wine
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Blend
50% Corvina Veronese
15% Corvinone
5% Molinara
30% Rondinella
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Country
Italy
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Region
Veneto
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UPC
0 15643 41186 1
Technical Details
Estate
Tommasi is historically and today a standard beater of the Amarone appellation, and one of the most important quality producers in the Veneto. The family-run estate was founded in 1902 by Giacomo Tommasi in the village of Pedemonte, which lies in the heart of the Valpolicella Classi.co region that
extc.Dds north-west of Verona. The family owns 234 acres in Valpolicella Classico, making them the single largest land owners in the area. Over the year they have steadily expanded their holdings in other areas of the Veneto, and now own a total of 370 acres. As has been the case since the winery's
establishment., the family works only with gra.pes they grow, an important quality decision and reflection of their deep connection to the Valpolicella soil.
Tasting notes
A warm, ripe scent on the nose that is intense and of great refinement. It is a full bodied wine with lots of cherry notes and plum Bavots. An excellent choice for red meats, game and mature cheeses.
Vineyard
The best clusters arc selected exclusively by hands from Tommasi's top two vineyards in the five key valleys (also known as fingers) in the Valpolicella Classico area: La Groletta, a south-facing hillside vineyard close to Lake Garda, and la Conca d'Oro, a terraced vineyard which translates to "the golden shell."
Vinification
After harvest, the grapes are placed on small racks in a large grape-drying room known as a fruttaio where they are dried by cool autumn and winter breezes until the following February. Over these months the grapes lose about 50% of their weight, concentrating the level of natural sugar. After fermentation, the wine is aged for about three years in huge 35-hectoliter Slavonian oak casks,
followed by one year in bottle.
Wine
The 2010 .Amarone is a blend of 50% Corvina Veronese, 30% Rondinella, 15% Corvinone and 5% Molinara, from the family's choicest plots in Valpolicella Classico. Their traditional approach to Amarone favors elegance and balance, with deep fruit complemented by spicy, earthy flavors.