Damoli Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2018

by Damoli

Grape variety

Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella

Region

Valpolicella Classico, Veneto, Italy

Style

red

Alcohol

15.5%

Vintage

2018

Price: CHF 49 In stock

About this wine

Amarone is grown in the vineyard and made in the drying loft. At Damoli, the grapes — equal parts Corvina, Corvinone and Rondinella, all from the volcanic-limestone and slate slopes of Negrar between 200 and 500 metres — are picked slightly overripe in October and then laid out for 90 to 100 days of appassimento, slowly losing water and concentrating everything they have. Only then are they pressed, fermented on the skins for 30 to 40 days in stainless steel with daily pump-overs and hand-mixing, and matured four to five years in old French barriques and large Slovenian casks. Daniele Damoli grew up watching his father and grandfather work these same rows; the family estate is small, the yields are modest, and quality is the only metric. This is Amarone made for those who notice the difference.

Tasting notes

Deep garnet, with a ruby flash at the rim. The nose is layered and unhurried: plum and dark cherry at the core, then black pepper, clove, coffee, cocoa, dried-fruit conserve and a thread of balsamic running through. For all its intensity, the palate is the surprise — opulent but refined, never heavy, with tannins that frame the fruit instead of fighting it. A long, glowing finish. A wine for the evening, not the moment.

Food pairings

Braised beef short rib, Aged Amarone-washed cheese, Wild boar stew, Dark chocolate with 85% cocoa

Best for

A special occasion

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