Structure

Bodyfull
Tanninfirm
Acidityhigh
Sweetnessdry
Finishlong
Oaklarge or old casks

Drinking window

Best 8 to 25 years from vintage.
vintage8 yrs25 yrs27 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: dried grape, refined spice, balsamic notes

Palate: fleshy dried fruit, enveloping length

Intense red with wide legs in the glass from the higher alcohols, recalling dried grapes on the nose with shifting, articulated scents closing on refined spice and balsamic notes, then fleshy, enveloping and extremely persistent in the mouth.

What it pairs with

  • Aged cheese
    The estate names formaggi stagionati first for this Amarone.
  • Game
    Monte Dall'Ora lists selvaggina among the complex dishes it recommends.
  • Brasato
    The producer names braises, which meet the wine's fleshy weight.

History

Stropa is named for the willow shoot the estate still uses to tie the canes, tougher and more flexible against the winter winds on the Castelrotto hill. The vineyard is Veronese pergola in the old vite maritata style, with the vines growing up mulberry, almond, ash and field maple trees. Annual production is 5,000 bottles and 200 magnums.

Facts

Producer
Monte Dall'Ora · visiting guide
Grapes
Corvina (50%), Corvinone (20%), Rondinella (20%), Molinara (4%), Croatina (3%), Dindarella (3%)
Classification
Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG
Oak
Four years in 25hl oak casks and a minimum of thirty-six months in bottle
Price
€75-120 at retail
Drinking window
8-25 from vintage
Biodynamic
Biodynamic Practicing
Organic
ORGANIC CERTIFIED

Frequently asked about Monte Dall'Ora Stropa Amarone della Valpolicella Classico

Why is it called Stropa?

Stropa is the willow shoot the estate still uses to tie the vine canes, which it says is tougher and more flexible against the strong winter winds that run across the Castelrotto hill.

What does Monte Dall'Ora Stropa taste like?

The estate describes an intense red that draws wide arcs in the glass from its higher alcohols, a nose recalling dried grapes with articulated and shifting scents closing on integrated, refined spice and balsamic notes, and a fleshy, enveloping palate of very long persistence.

How long is Stropa aged?

Four years in 25 hectolitre oak casks and a minimum of thirty-six months in bottle, after three months of natural drying and about thirty days of spontaneous fermentation in open vats with hand punch-downs.

Tags

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