Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | De Buris |
Label Name: | Amarone Riserva |
Vintage: | 2010 |
Country: | Italy |
Region: | Valpolicella Classica (La Groletta), Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella, Veneto. |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 15.9% |
Grape(s): | Corvina 65%, Corvinone 24%, Rondinella 5%, Oseleta 6%. |
Acidity: | 3 |
Tannins: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 5 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 5 |
Best Temperature: | 18-20°C |
Awards/Ratings
Major scores: Wine Advocate 96, Vinous 96, Wine Spectator 93, James Suckling 92; Gambero Rosso: 3 Bicchieri; Merano Platinum and other Italian guide awards
Tasting Note
Concentrated dried cherry and black-plum fruit with dark chocolate, sweet tobacco, liquorice and warm spice; powerful yet elegant, silky tannins and bright acidity lead to an expansive, mineral-driven finish.
Food Pairing
Western: braised short rib, osso buco, roast venison, aged Parmigiano-Reggiano, bitter chocolate desserts. Asian: Peking duck, Chinese red-braised pork (hong shao rou), Korean BBQ, mushroom hot pot, char siu.
Production Method
Hand-harvested, appassimento ~110 days on bamboo racks (arele), cryomaceration ~10 days, 30-day fermentation with indigenous yeasts, malolactic in year one, 5 years in Slavonian oak (15–30 hl).
Vineyard Info
De Buris is Tommasi Family Estates' ultra-premium single-vineyard Riserva from La Groletta (c.1.9–2.4 ha) near Villa De Buris; limited production, luxury project emphasizing time and terroir.