Structure

Bodyfull
Tanninhigh
Aciditymedium
Sweetnessdry
Finishlong
Oakbarrel aged

Drinking window

Best 8 to 30 years from vintage.
vintage8 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-bodiedHigh tanninMedium acidityDryLong finish

Aroma: berry fruit, jam, cherries in spirit

Palate: vanilla, spice, liquorice, bitter almond

The barrique-only Riserva, deep ruby tending to garnet with very clean scents of berry fruit, jam and cherries in spirit, delivering vanilla, spice, liquorice and bitter almond.

What it pairs with

  • Braised game
    The Riserva's extra weight suits the longest-cooked dishes.
  • Roast beef
    Barrique tannin needs meat with fat and char.
  • Very mature cheese
    Salt is the counterweight to sixteen percent alcohol.

History

The Riserva takes the same fruit as the estate's Amarone, from Mandolari, Tondin, Bosco and La Costa, and differs in its ageing: 350-litre barriques alone rather than barrique plus large cask, followed by longer bottle time.

Facts

Producer
Scriani · visiting guide
Grapes
Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella
Classification
Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva DOCG
Oak
350-litre barriques and finally bottle, after fermentation in 50hl oak truncated-cone vats
ABV
16.0%
Price
€100-160 at retail
Drinking window
8-30 from vintage

Frequently asked about Scriani Riserva Amarone della Valpolicella Classico

How is the Scriani Riserva different from the standard Amarone?

The fruit and the drying are the same, ninety to one hundred and ten days in the fruttaio and a spontaneous thirty to forty day fermentation, but the Riserva is aged in 350-litre barriques alone before bottle, where the standard Amarone also passes through 26 hectolitre casks.

What does Scriani Riserva Amarone taste like?

The estate reports 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, at 16 percent alcohol.

Which vineyards go into the Scriani Riserva?

Mandolari, Tondin, Bosco and La Costa, all in the Fumane valley.

Tags

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

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