Bertani Amarone della Valpolicella Villa Novare

In the glass

Aroma: dried cherry concentrate, tobacco, cedar, dried herbs, leather, orange peel

Palate: dried fig, tobacco leaf, cedar, leather, dried cherry, old leather, spice

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.

What it pairs with

• Stufato di manzo con tartufo nero
  Braised beef with black truffle is the ultimate luxury pairing for the most aged traditional Amarone.
• Aged Pecorino Sardo 24 months
  Sardinian aged pecorino's mineral sharpness is the ideal complement to very old-style Amarone.

History

Bertani's Villa Novare Amarone is the prestige selection from the historic Novare cellars, given six years in large Slavonian casks rather than the standard eight or more. It represents Bertani's most concentrated single-estate expression and is released only in the best vintages.

1. 2004 — First Villa Novare prestige Amarone release from Bertani

Facts

Producer

Bertani

Grapes

Corvina (70%), Rondinella (30%)

Classification

Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG

Oak

Aged 6 years in large Slavonian oak casks; from the Villa Novare estate plots

ABV

16.0%

Price

€180-300 at retail

Drinking window

15-50 from vintage

First vintage

2004

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