Source: jamessuckling.com. Issue Date: Tuesday, May 9, 2023 (JS-93)

The quest is for fresher and drier here, as with many contemporary producers. Kirsch, leather, pine and a waft of dried mushroom to tatami straw. This has a mid-weighted feel and is refreshingly savory, yet without, perhaps, the density, sap and prerequisite freshness of top examples. Some oseleta here, serving as a bulwark against the encroaching heat. I’d like to see this in a few more years when my score may come up a notch. Drink or hold.

Source: Winemaker,

The vineyards Groletta and Conca d’Oro located in the historic area of the classic Valpolicella.

Corvina Veronese 50%, Corvinone 15%, Rondinella 30%, 5% Oseleta

Alcohol content: 15% vol.

Winemaking: The grapes are dried for 3 months in the loft and three years aging in Slavonian 35 Hl oak.

Tasting notes: Deep ruby red, with purple reflections, Amarone Tommasi is intense and of great finesse, with hints of ripe cherry and plum. Complex and velvety on the palate is full bodied, with typical characteristics of dried grapes.

Pairings: Red meats, game and aged cheeses.

Service temperature: 18 C.