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Tommasi Amarone della Valpolicella Classico(2001)
- Winery:
- Varietal:
- Corvina; Rondinella; Molinara
- Region:
- Italy > Veneto
- Type:
- User Tags:
- stone fruits, red grape, dried, herbaceous, spice, fungi, rondinella, truffle, simple, color descriptors
ORIGIN: Hillside vineyard in the historical
Valpolicella Classica zone.
GRAPES: Corvina Veronese 50% - Corvinone 15%
Rondinella 30% - Molinara 5%
ALCOHOL CONTENT: 15 % by vol.
VINIFICATION: The grapes are dried for 5 months
prior to pressing
MATURATION: 3 years in Sloavian Oak barrels of
35 hectoliters
COLOR: Intense ruby red
FRAGRANCE: Warm, ripe on the nose,
intense and of great refinement.
TASTE: Complex, smooth, full bodied,
lots of cherry notes and plum.
RECOMMENDED WITH:
Red meat, read more...
Valpolicella Classica zone.
GRAPES: Corvina Veronese 50% - Corvinone 15%
Rondinella 30% - Molinara 5%
ALCOHOL CONTENT: 15 % by vol.
VINIFICATION: The grapes are dried for 5 months
prior to pressing
MATURATION: 3 years in Sloavian Oak barrels of
35 hectoliters
COLOR: Intense ruby red
FRAGRANCE: Warm, ripe on the nose,
intense and of great refinement.
TASTE: Complex, smooth, full bodied,
lots of cherry notes and plum.
RECOMMENDED WITH:
Red meat, read more...
- Cyrille Hanson
- Vinfolio
- 93/100
-
January 2008
- Maintaining the requisite quality from a family that has been in the business since 1902 is no simple endeavor, but the Tommasi family has proven itself up to the task. Their 2001 Amarone - produced from the usual suspects of Corvina Veronese, Rondinella and Molinara - is a rendition of this unequaled wine that inveigles the senses. There is a great refinement of warmth and ripeness on the nose that lingers in the palate. The mouth proffers an array of seamlessly mingled flavors of dried cherry/cranberry with depths of spiced truffle, roasted plum and cocoa/fruitcake nuances. It is a wine that read more...
- May 2008
-
No written review
- Vinfolio
- Cyrille Hanson
-
February 2008
- Maintaining the requisite quality from a family that has been in the business since 1902 is no simple endeavor, but the Tommasi family has proven itself up to the task. Their 2001 Amarone - produced from the usual suspects of Corvina Veronese, Rondinella and Molinara - is a rendition of this unequaled wine that inveigles the senses. There is a great refinement of warmth and ripeness on the nose that lingers in the palate. The mouth proffers an array of seamlessly mingled flavors of dried cherry/cranberry with depths of spiced truffle, roasted plum and cocoa/fruitcake nuances. It is a wine that read more...
