Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
AllegriniVeneto€€€€€€€€€€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 · Contemplative · Elegant
BertaniVeneto€€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Bertani's Villa Novare is the prestige Amarone from their historic Novare estate, given six years in Slavonian oak producing a wine of extraordinary complexity and longevity; perhaps the most authentically traditional Amarone Riserva-style bottling in the appellation.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Funky
Corte Sant'AldaVeneto€€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Made by Demeter-certified biodynamic winemaker Marinella Camerani, Mithas is among the most distinctive Amarone: Demeter-certified estate viticulture produces a wine of unusual earthy complexity, mineral precision and high acidity that evolves beautifully with bottle age.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Inama Azienda AgricolaVeneto€€€€€€€€Still White
Bradisismo (Italian for seismic land subsidence) is Inama's prestige selection from the oldest basalt-grown Garganega vines, aged 18-24 months in French barriques; arguably the most complex Soave available, with extraordinary tension between rich oak ageing and the grape's saline mineral core.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
PieropanVeneto€€€€€€€€Still White
La Rocca is 100% Garganega from the volcanic tufa hillside above Soave castle, barrel-fermented and aged; arguably Italy's most cellar-worthy white wine, developing hazelnut-honey complexity over 10-plus years while retaining the grape's almond-mineral core.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Speri ViticoltoriVeneto€€€€€€€€€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 · Contemplative · Elegant
ZenatoVeneto€€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
The Riserva Sergio Zenato is the estate's memorial bottling to its founder, made only in exceptional vintages and aged five years in oak; the highest Oseleta proportion and extended ageing produce Zenato's most structured and concentrated wine, with extraordinary longevity.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Funky
ZymeVeneto€€€€€€€€€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.