Tommasi Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico 2017

Description

Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG

The Tommasi family’s Classic wine par excellence. Its elegance and structure, roundedness and complexity make this wine truly unique.

We dare say this is the Amarone that you can open and enjoy at a meal without feeling overwhelmed. Elegant, smooth and never overpowering: these are the hallmark traits of our flagship wine.

 

Tommasi Amarone is produced from the Valpolicella grape varieties (Corvina, Rondinella, Corvinone, Molinara and Oseleta) which are cultivated on high hillside terraces.

The traditional “pergola veronese” and the modern “guyot” methods of training the vines are used, and only the best and most mature clusters are handly selected for Amarone.

The grapes are placed directly onto small open racks and taken to an open-sided building where they are dried by the cool breezes of autumn and winter until they are crushed the following January.

The Tommasi Amarone ages at least three years in oak barrels and is then bottled. After bottling, the wine ages for at least another year.

To produce Amarone means to embrace a labor of love which is not completed at the time of harvest but continues through the winter months.
During these months the grapes are reduced in a period of “active lethargy”: that is, they seem to be still but changes are taking place that enrich them, giving them new aromas and a deeper flavor, a result of losing about 50% of their weight and concentrating the level of natural sugar.
In managing the drying and vinification process it is essential that the winemaker has clearly in mind the wine which he seeks to create.

Tommasi Amarone is a wine which can be proudly served on special occasions, particularly with roasted meat, game, and ripe cheeses.

It can also be sipped after dinner, before a fireplace, or anywhere as an ideal companion to enjoyable conversation.

The Tommasi Amarone ages at least three years in oak barrels and is then bottled. After bottling, the wine ages for at least another year.

To produce Amarone means to embrace a labor of love which is not completed at the time of harvest but continues through the winter months.

During these months the grapes are reduced in a period of “active lethargy”: that is, they seem to be still but changes are taking place that enrich them, giving them new aromas and a deeper flavor, a result of losing about 50% of their weight and concentrating the level of natural sugar.
In managing the drying and vinification process it is essential that the winemaker has clearly in mind the wine which he seeks to create.

Origin

From the prestigious La Groletta and Conca d’Oro crus, in the hilly Valpolicella Classica zone.

Vinification

Manual harvest and selection of the grapes, followed by drying for about 3 months in a well-ventilated loft. Fermentation in stainless steel for 25 days at 25°-30°C 3 years’ maturation in 35 and 65 hl Slavonian oak casks.

VINTAGE 2017

The anomalous climatic trend saw a dry and harsh winter, with little rainfall only in February. In Spring, temperatures below average were recorded and production, especially in the hills, underwent a decrease. Thanks to the temperature changes of the second decade of August and the rains of September, the grapes arrived in the winery perfectly ripe. We carefully selected the best grapes and waited a few more days to harvest in order to have a high-profile Amarone

Food Pairing

Its elegance and structure make it perfect with game, red meats or mature cheeses. It is also an ideal accompaniment for lengthy conversations.

Service Temperature: 18° C

Bottle size: 750 ml

Source: https://www.tommasi.com/prodotto/amarone-della-valpolicella-classicobr-docg/?lang=en