Masi Campolongo di Torbe Amarone della Valpolicella Classico

In the glass

Aroma: dried cherry, tobacco, chocolate, orange peel, dried rose, earthiness

Palate: dark cherry, espresso, dried fig, cedar, tobacco leaf, leather

From the single Torbe hillside vineyard in the Negrar valley, Campolongo di Torbe is characterised by spicy, tobacco-inflected dried fruit with earthier notes than Masi's more opulent Mazzano bottling.

What it pairs with

• Venison stew with root vegetables
  The earthier, tobacco-inflected style matches game stew's complexity.
• Braised beef with Amarone reduction
  The classic pairing for Amarone: reduction with the same wine creates flavour echo.
• Monte Veronese d'Allevo cheese
  Local aged cheese from the Lessini hills provides complementary mineral depth.

History

Campolongo di Torbe was one of the first single-vineyard Amarone designations released by Masi, in response to the producer's philosophy that the Classico zone's individual hills produce distinct expressions. The Torbe vineyard on calcareous soils in the Negrar valley produces a characteristically earthy, tobacco-driven style.

1. 1964 — First Campolongo di Torbe single-vineyard Amarone release
2. 1988 — Production shifted to strict single-vintage bottling from the Torbe hillside

Facts

Producer

Masi Agricola

Grapes

Corvina (80%), Molinara (10%), Rondinella (10%)

Classification

Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG

Oak

Aged 4 years in large Slavonian oak 50HL casks

ABV

15.5%

Price

€120-200 at retail

Drinking window

10-35 from vintage

First vintage

1964

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