“3 Cru” Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG 2019

Guerrieri Rizzardi | Veneto
Guerreri Rizzardi Az. Agr. | Strada Campazzi 2 | IT 37011 Bardolino | Italien

03242319 · 0,75 l · 42,65 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shipping< 24 units available

Three vineyards, one name: Calcarole, Pojega and Rovereti – the cru centres of the Guerrieri Rizzardi estate in the heart of Negrar. In the centuries-old fruttai of Pojega, the hand-picked grapes dry for three to five months, without any technical control, following the rhythm of the seasons alone. The result is an Amarone of warm-hearted generosity that only 2019 could give: A cool spring slowed down the yields, while a long, consistently warm autumn drove ripening into the depths.

After 36 months in small and large oak barrels, the wine is a rich ruby-garnet colour with aromas of dried cherry, bitter chocolate and Mediterranean herbs, underpinned by warm pepper and a hint of tobacco. Dense and enveloping on the palate, with a ripe, velvety tannin structure and a lively acid wire that gives the wine vigour. Ian D'Agata awarded 92 points and praised the tart depth of chocolate and herbs; the Club Oenologique awarded 93 points. An Amarone that is accessible earlier than the Riserve Villa Rizzardi and Calcarole – and yet never tastes like complacency, but so typically Negrar. SUPERIORE.DE