Cuvées

Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold

Guerrieri RizzardiVeneto€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito

Guerrieri Rizzardi's Amarone expresses the Classico zone from an estate with over 350 years of Valpolicella history. The extended appassimento (drying) of Corvina and Corvinone grapes concentrates flavour into a wine of great intensity. Three years in Slavonian botti soften the tannins while preserving the dried-fruit character.

Italo Cescon Raboso Piave DOC

4.3

Dry · Medium-bodied · High tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Bold

Italo CesconVeneto€€€€€Still Red

Raboso Piave is one of Italy's most ancient and austere red grapes, native to the Piave river plains in Treviso province. Italo Cescon has championed its rehabilitation since the 1960s. High tannin and acid give the wine its characteristic austerity, but serious age-worthiness.

Maculan Fratta Breganze Rosso

4.7

Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold

MaculanVeneto€€€€€€€€Still Red

Fratta is Maculan's Bordeaux-inspired flagship red, one of northeastern Italy's landmark wines. A Cabernet-Merlot blend aged 18 months in new French oak, it rivals top Veneto reds in complexity and ageing potential. Fausto Maculan was among the first producers in the Veneto to vinify Bordeaux varieties at serious quality levels.