Zenato AMARONE Classico della Valpolicella DOC Veneto

Considered to be the king of the Veronese wines. The best grapes from the Valpolicella area are carefully selected and placed on racks to dry until January at which time the grapes are pressed and the juice left in contact with skins for 21 days. The wine is aged for 30 months before bottling, creating a rich, lingering, spicy wine. (6 x 75 cl)

Smoky, cigar box and raisin, coupled with elegance and finesse, make this wine one of the worlds best. (6 x 75 cl)

Packed with red-cherry and spice fruit, well-balanced tannins and acidity. (6 x 75 cl)

Tommasi Viticoltori Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Superiore DOC from Italy, Veneto, Valpolicella Classico by Tommasi Viticoltori Pedemonte di Valpolicella (6 x 75 cl)

The wine has a ruby red colour, delicate almond bouquet and a dry, velvety flavour. An outstanding example of how good Valpolicella can be. Grape Varieties 70% Corvina Veronese, 20% Rondinella, 5% Sangiovese & 5% Molinara Maturation and Vinification Hand harvested from 24 year old vines situated in the Sant' Ambrogio hills. Following the harvest, the grapes are delicately pressed. The juice remains in contact with the skins for 12 days and is then aged for 6 months in stainless steel tanks and a further 6-8 months in oak barrels before release. (12 x 37.5 cl)

Seven gentlemen, on august 23, 1933, set an appointment in the offices of Francesco Betteloni, notary public, to sign the deed giving birth to the Cantina Sociale Valpolicella. Today, the Cantina Valpolicella directs and coordinates the production of approximately 200 grape-growers with vineyards covering a total of 450 hectares. All these are located in the classic Valpolicella hillside zone. All have the same dedication and passion as the original founders. They work together and in their mutual interests to turn member producer's grapes into high quality wines, performing activities that improve winemaking and grape-growing knowledge and culture. The vineyards are situated on about 450 hectares in the classical Valpolicella Hills area Northwest of Verona, which are mostly concentrated in the town of Negrar. The most used system of cultivation is the traditional Pergola system, with about 2,500-3,000 plants per hectare, while the average age of the vines is 20 years. The cultivation of the vineyard has among its primary objectives the maximum possible degree of respect for nature: for this reason, biological techniques are used, and pesticides are used as little as possible. The harvest is done entirely by hand, with many selections for special wines, such as the Amarone, produced from single vineyards to exalt its characteristics. It is a blend of 70% Corvina, 15% Corvinone and 15% Rondinella while the blend is left in both in 225 liter barriques made of French Allier and Never oak and in 50 hl barrels for 18 months. Refinement continues in the bottle for 12 months. A fantastic wine with a garnet red dense and compact colour, the bouquet is strong and persistent, ethereal and fruity with hint of black cherries and dry prunes. The palate is well structured, smooth with velvety tannin. (6 x 75 cl)

Lots of rich, deep, black-cherry fruit, intense, with lots of style on the finish. (6 x 75 cl)

Speri Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Veneto from Italy, Veneto, Valpolicella Classico by Speri Light & Fruity Reds (12 x 75 cl)

The Wine: deep and bright garnet red; the nose is intense, deep with dominance of dry grapes and plums and hints of spices , cherry jam and iris; taste is hot, full and vigorous, austere with an elegant peach's stone and toasted almonds aftertaste. Vinification: the selection of the healthiest grapes takes place around five days before the beginning of the harvest in October ; the grapes are hand picked and placed in plateaux of 7 Kg where they are left to dry naturally for 4 months in dry and well ventilated rooms. The natural drying enriches the sugar in the grapes able to produce up to 15º in alcohol. In February the dried grapes are pressed and vinified in red with a long maceration. The yield is limited to 40%. Ageing: three years in Slavonian oak; six months refinement in bottle before consumption. Area: Areas of Negrar, Fumane and Marano Vine: Corvina, Rondinella and Molinara Grapes. The Vineyard: particularly vocated vineyards situated in the historical areas of Negrar, Fumane and Marano. The training system is spur cordon exposed South West on a stony, clay and limestone soil. (6 x 75 cl)