In the glass
Aroma: dried cherry, dried violet, tobacco, leather, cedar, volcanic mineral
Palate: sour cherry, dried herbs, tobacco, cedar, iron, graphite
Ca' La Bionda's Amarone reflects the volcanic and calcareous soils of the Marano valley top: a mineral, iron-inflected style with high acidity and a savoury character quite distinct from estates lower in the valley.
What it pairs with
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Lamb chops with rosemary and olive oil
The wine's high acidity and mineral spine cut cleanly through grilled lamb fat. -
Aged Monte Veronese d'Allevo
The local mountain cheese from the Lessini hills is the quintessential regional pairing for Valpolicella wine.
History
The Castellani family has farmed the upper Marano valley since 1902, producing Amarone and Valpolicella from volcanic and calcareous soils at elevation that confer distinctive mineral freshness to their wines.
- 1902 — Ca' La Bionda estate established by the Castellani family
- 1978 — First commercial Amarone Classico bottling
Facts
- Producer
- Ca' La Bionda
- Grapes
- Corvina (60%), Corvinone (30%), Rondinella (10%)
- Classification
- Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG
- Oak
- Aged 3 years in large Slavonian oak casks
- ABV
- 15.5%
- Price
- €55-85 at retail
- Drinking window
- 8-25 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1978