Tommasi Ca’ Florian Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva DOCG 2003. 15,5% vol.

Intense ruby red with garnet reflections, on the nose it offers an elegant and very complex bouquet, with notes of very ripe red fruit, cherry, blackberry and plum and spicy nuances of licorice and bitter cocoa. The taste is full-bodied and austere, with enveloping tannins and a finish of splendid freshness and excellent persistence.

Pairings

A great meditation wine, its elegant and full-bodied structure accompanies important dishes of game, red meats and selections of mature cheeses at the table.

Provenance

From the vineyards in Pergola Veronese of the prestigious Cru Ca' Florian, in the hilly area of Pedemonte in the Valpolicella Classica.

Grape

Corvina 75%, Corvinone 20%, Rondinella 5%

Vinification and refinement

Manual collection and selection in 5/6 kg boxes. After a second selection, the grapes are left to dry in a ventilated fruit cellar for 100 days. on traditional racks, called “Arele.” In January the pressing is carried out and the fermentation takes place slowly for 30 days in oak vats, using exclusively indigenous yeasts. The refinement lasts 4 years and takes place for the first year in barriques and for the following 3 years in 35 hl Slavonian oak barrels. Amarone Ca' Florian then rests in the bottle for at least a year.

Alcohol

15.5% by vol.

Service Temp

18°C

Format

0.75l