Description / Reviews
// Corvina Veronese 60%, Corvinone 30%, Rondinella 5%, Croatina Veronese 5%
"Amarone is the flagship wine of Valpolicella and represents an exciting challenge for the Pieropan Company. This wine was born from the family's desire to interpret in 'Pieropan style' the unique terroir of Valpolicella, realising the dream of an important wine, rich and structured, but also fine and elegant, a distinctive feature of Pieropan wines. It ages in french oak tonneaux of 500 l for, at least, 36 months, followed by one year of aging in vitrified concrete tanks and one year in bottle before the release. Characterful wine with notes of black cherries, plums and blackberry jam; dark chocolate, leather, toasted coffee, complex spicyness of black pepper, cinnamon, juniper berries and cloves. A refreshing balsamicend. Complex and rounded, with a powerful structure and a lovely freshness on the finish. A wine with plenty of character whit great ageing potential." - Winemaker Notes
"The 2018 Amarone della Valpolicella Riserva Vigna Garzon smolders with an array of rum-soaked cherries, ginger cookie, mint leaf and shavings of dark chocolate. It is lifted in style with a pretty inner sweetness and tart wild berry fruits elevated by crunchy mineral tones and a core of zesty acidity. The finish is medium in length yet impactful, leaving a subtle sour cherry concentration and pleasant chewiness. An excellent effort for the vintage." - 93 Points, Eric Guido, Vinous
