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The Tommasi Amarone
undergoes a period of aging of at least three years in
oak barrels before being placed in bottles for a further
period of aging of at least anther 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". They seem to
be still but within them there are changes taking place
that enrich them, giving them new aromas and a deep full
flavor. In managing the drying and vinification process
it is essentially that the winemakers ( Mr. Dario and
Giancarlo Tommasi ) have clearly in mind the wine which
he seeks to create. TOMMASI Amarone is a wine which one
can proudly serve on special occasions, particularly
with red meat roasts, game and ripe cheeses. But it can
also be sipped after dinner, before a fireplace, or
anywhere as and ideal companion to enjoyable
conversation. |
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BOTTLE
SIZE |
750 ml |
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PRODUCING AREA |
Hillside
vineyard in the historical Valpolicella Classica zone |
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VINES |
Corvina
Veronese 50%
Corvinone 15%
Rondinella 30%
Molinara 5% |
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ALCOHOL CONTENT |
15
% by vol. |
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BARREL AGING |
3 years in
Slavonian oak
barrels of 35 hectoliters |
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COLOR |
Intense ruby red
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FRAGRANCE |
Warm, ripe on the nose,
intense and of great refinement |
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TASTE |
Complex, smooth, full bodied,
characteristic with clear shades of dried grapes |
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RECOMMENDED TO
ACCOMPANY |
Red
meat, game, mature cheeses. Excellent after-dinner wine |
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SERVING TEMPERATURE |
18°-20° C. |
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VINTAGE
CLASSIFICATION |
2003: ****
Very Good |
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AWARDS
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Gambero
Rosso: 2 glasses
Wine Enthusiast: 90 points
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