Structure

Bodyfull
Tanninfirm
Acidityhigh
Sweetnessdry
Finishlong
Oakbarrel aged

Drinking window

Best 10 to 30 years from vintage.
vintage10 yrs30 yrs32 yrs

Critic scores

No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating in the header is our own.

In the glass

Full-bodiedFirm tanninHigh acidityDryLong finish

Aroma: forest fruits

Palate: oseleta tannin, fullness of aroma, important structure

A deep ruby red of important structure and a fullness of aroma the estate calls immediately recognisable for complexity and elegance, with a share of Oseleta giving forest-fruit aromatics and pronounced tannin.

What it pairs with

  • Game dishes
    The estate names piatti di selvaggina for this Riserva.
  • Aged cheeses
    Falezze recommends assaggi di formaggi stagionati.
  • Chocolate above 80 percent
    The producer names dark chocolate over 80 percent for meditative moments.

History

The Riserva 2012 was released as a numbered collector edition of 400 bottles, each with a different label subject painted by Niko Kherkeladze, in boxes of old spruce and pine reclaimed from Trentino farmhouses. The fruit comes from vines over eighty years old and is dried in October and November for a December or January vinification.

Facts

Producer
Falezze di Luca Anselmi · visiting guide
Grapes
Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella, Oseleta
Classification
Amarone della Valpolicella Riserva DOCG
Oak
Two years in barrique as the appellation rules require
Price
€130-220 at retail
Drinking window
10-30 from vintage

Frequently asked about Falezze Amarone della Valpolicella Riserva

What makes the Falezze Amarone Riserva unusual?

The estate released the 2012 as a limited numbered collection of 400 exclusive bottles, each carrying a different subject on the label, presented in boxes of old spruce and pine reclaimed from Trentino farmhouses. The project came from Luca Anselmi and Sofia Kherkeladze with the painter Niko Kherkeladze.

How old are the vines?

The estate describes a return to the origins of the blend, with bunches selected from vines over eighty years old.

What food pairs with Falezze Amarone Riserva?

Falezze names game dishes and tastings of aged cheeses, and for more meditative moments dark chocolate above 80 percent.

Tags

cellar worthy corvina corvinone cult wine dessert passito dry firm tannin full body high acid library release mood bold mood contemplative occasion cellar occasion gift occasion special old vines old world oseleta pairs with aged cheese pairs with chocolate pairs with game pairs with red meat price fine rondinella

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