In the glass
Aroma: dried cherry, tobacco, cedar, dark chocolate, earthiness, dried herbs
Palate: dried plum, tobacco leaf, cedar, espresso, mineral iron, dried herb
Domaso is the cooperative's flagship single-vineyard Amarone from the 14-hectare Maternigo hill parcel, showing appreciably greater concentration and mineral precision than the estate-level wine; the earthy, tobacco-cedar style reflects the Maternigo terroir's calcareous character.
What it pairs with
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Brasato con polenta taragna
The signature Veronese pairing; Domaso's earthy mineral character anchors the starchy buckwheat polenta. -
Aged Asiago Stravecchio
Sharp, crystalline aged Asiago from the Lessini hills is the quintessential local cheese pairing.
History
The cooperative identified the Maternigo hill parcel as capable of producing single-vineyard quality and established Domaso as their flagship bottling from this 14-hectare block. The name references the ancient Roman settlement that once occupied the Maternigo hilltop.
- 1998 — First Domaso single-vineyard Amarone Classico release from Maternigo parcel
Facts
- Producer
- Cantina Valpolicella Negrar
- Grapes
- Corvina (60%), Corvinone (25%), Rondinella (15%)
- Classification
- Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG
- Oak
- Aged 3 years in large Slavonian oak; fruit exclusively from the 14-hectare Maternigo hill parcel
- ABV
- 15.5%
- Price
- €60-90 at retail
- Drinking window
- 8-25 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1998