AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA

D.O.C.G.

Classico

REGION OF ORIGIN:

Classic zone of the Valpolicella.

GRAPE VARIETIES:

Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella e Molinara.

VINIFICATION AND AGEING:

Only the best quality grapes from those parts of the vineyard with the most exposure to sunlight are chosen to make this wine. The grape bunches are placed in small wooden cases, and the drying period begins, lasting from the harvest until around January. As the grapes slowly dry they undergo physiological changes that contribute to the wine’s unique bouquet and flavours. Amarone is the result of meticulous work in the vineyard and a patient aging period in a large 2000 litre oak barrels that lasts for at least three years from the completion of fermentation.

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WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT US

AMARONE OPERA PRIMA

AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA DOCG CLASSICO


Jahr: 2020   |  Alkohol: 16% vol

BEST AMARONE 2020 AT AMARONE OPERA PRIMA 2025

Well-expressed fruit on the nose, a fully ripe cherry. A warm, spicy background with balsamic nuances. The sip is very fresh, made pleasant by a salty note that accompanies the entire taste.

The appassimento is seamlessly integrated into the picture.

An Amarone in perfect harmony with the company’s entire high-level range. Monte Castelon is the emerging Amarone winery.

Opera Prima 2025 – 95/100

MONTE CASTELON, AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO 2020

This very new winery, with its first release coming from the 2018 vintage, draws its fruit from 7 south-facing hectares high in the hills of the Marano Valley (400-530m asl). While the previous vintages seemed to struggle to find their footing, with 2020 they seem to have hit on a winning approach. The nose is slightly reductive, its meatiness overlaying dark red boysenberry and morello cherry, but with pleasing grace notes of powdery violet and mace.
There is a spear of acidity right on the entry, cutting through the opacity of the red fruit. 
Forceful, stark beams of tannin are well wrapped in fruit, which is supple if not actually soft.
There is a lively huckleberry and violet perfume to finish, where the texture feels dry with a pleasing peppery tingle.

DRINKING WINDOW
2026-2036

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01/02/2025

Sarah Heller MW

Verona