Structure

Bodyfull
Tanninfirm
Aciditymedium
Sweetnessdry
Finishlong
Oakbarrel aged

Drinking window

Best 6 to 25 years from vintage.
vintage6 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 tanninMedium acidityDryLong finish

Aroma: berry fruit, jam, cherries in spirit

Palate: vanilla, spice, liquorice, bitter almond

Deep ruby tending to garnet, with very clean scents of berry fruit, jam and cherries in spirit, and flavours of vanilla, spice, liquorice and bitter almonds.

What it pairs with

  • Game
    The estate names selvaggina first among robust dishes.
  • Roast meats
    Scriani lists arrosti for this Amarone.
  • Very mature cheese
    The producer recommends formaggi molto stagionati.

History

Grapes for the Amarone come from Mandolari, Tondin, Bosco and La Costa, hand-picked in the third ten days of September with the best sun-exposed bunches selected, then dried in the fruttaio for ninety to one hundred and ten days and fermented without added yeasts for thirty to forty days on the skins.

Facts

Producer
Scriani · visiting guide
Grapes
Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella
Classification
Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG
Oak
350-litre barriques, 26hl oak casks and finally bottle, after fermentation in 50hl oak truncated-cone vats
ABV
16.0%
Price
€55-90 at retail
Drinking window
6-25 from vintage

Frequently asked about Scriani Amarone della Valpolicella Classico

What does Scriani Amarone taste like?

The estate describes a deep ruby red tending to garnet, very clean scents of berry fruit, jam and cherries in spirit, and flavours of vanilla, spices, liquorice and bitter almonds. It is 16 percent alcohol.

How long are the grapes dried?

Ninety to one hundred and ten days of natural over-ripening in the fruttaio, after a hand harvest in the third ten days of September that selects the best sun-exposed bunches.

How should Scriani Amarone be served?

At 18 to 20 degrees Celsius, uncorked at least two hours before serving, according to the estate.

Tags

cellar worthy corvina corvinone dessert passito dry firm tannin full body medium acid mood bold mood contemplative occasion cellar occasion special occasion winter old world pairs with aged cheese pairs with digestif pairs with game pairs with red meat price premium rondinella

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