Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
AllegriniValpolicella€€€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
The single-vineyard Fieramonte takes Allegrini's Amarone to the highest level: a single hill block in the Classico zone with extreme concentration, the Oseleta component adding signature pepper warmth to the cedar-espresso complex.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
BrigaldaraValpolicella€€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Intense ruby, with red and forest fruits, floral violet and rose, hints of aromatic herbs and a fine mineral thread, then enveloping and velvety but held up by live freshness, closing long on citrus and saline echoes that turn towards liquorice and earth with age.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Funky
Corte Sant'AldaValpolicella€€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Made by Demeter-certified biodynamic winemaker Marinella Camerani, Mithas reflects Demeter estate viticulture in its earthy complexity, mineral precision and high acidity, evolving with bottle age.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Cà la BiondaValpolicella€€€€€€€€Still Red
A Valpolicella Superiore held ten years in 1000-litre oak vats before release, with clear spice and small undergrowth fruits on the nose and a palate that has kept remarkable freshness through the long ageing.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Falezze di Luca AnselmiValpolicella€€€€€€€Still Red
From vines over sixty years old on south-west to north-east exposed calcareous soils rich in skeleton and well drained, giving distinct perceptions of forest fruits, wild strawberry and blueberry, sour cherry and ripe marasca, and a well-structured, flowing palate with the minerality the estate calls typical of the Falezze terroir.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury · Elegant
NovaiaValpolicella€€€€€€€Still Red
A deep ruby cru Superiore from a volcanic parcel at 400 metres, clear and intense in red fruit with spice notes, and full-bodied, sapid and persistent on the palate with medium tannin and good roundness.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Speri ViticoltoriValpolicella€€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Monte Sant'Urbano is Speri's flagship single-vineyard Amarone from the historic cru on the Fumane hillside; traditional large-cask ageing preserves freshness alongside the dried-fruit concentration, producing one of the Classico zone's most elegant and age-worthy Amarone.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Funky
ZymeValpolicella€€€€€€€€€Still Red
A 15-variety blend in the Veronese IGT classification, Harlequin is Gaspari's conceptual statement: every grape variety grown across Zyme's vineyards co-fermented after partial drying, producing a complex, layered wine with extraordinary aromatic diversity.