Structure

Bodyfull
Tanninfirm
Aciditymedium
Sweetnessdry
Finishlong
Oaklarge or old casks

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: sour cherry, plum, spice

Palate: complex enveloping fruit, dry close

Force and balance together: ruby with garnet reflections, sour cherry, plum and spice on the nose, complex, enveloping and dry on the palate, harmonious and elegant and made to age.

What it pairs with

  • Brasato
    The estate names braised red meats first for this wine.
  • Roast pheasant
    Secondo Marco recommends game, matched by the wine's ninety days of skin fermentation.
  • Aged cheese
    The producer lists mature cheeses, which soften the sixteen percent alcohol.

History

Secondo Marco's Amarone is made from a hand selection of bunches rested about 120 days, then given a cold pre-maceration and a spontaneous fermentation on the skins with no added yeast for more than ninety days, before four years in large Slavonian casks.

Facts

Producer
Secondo Marco · visiting guide
Grapes
Corvinone (45%), Corvina (40%), Rondinella (15%)
Classification
Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG
Oak
Forty-eight months in 50hl Slavonian oak casks and twenty-four months in bottle
ABV
16.0%
Price
€60-95 at retail
Drinking window
6-25 from vintage

Frequently asked about Secondo Marco Amarone della Valpolicella Classico

What does Secondo Marco Amarone taste like?

The estate reports a wine of force and balance, ruby red with garnet reflections, bringing sour cherry, plum and spice to the nose and showing complex, enveloping and dry on the palate. It is described as harmonious and elegant and suited to ageing.

How long is Secondo Marco Amarone aged?

Forty-eight months in 50 hectolitre Slavonian oak casks followed by twenty-four months in bottle, after a spontaneous fermentation on the skins lasting more than ninety days.

What food pairs with Secondo Marco Amarone?

The producer names braised red meats and game as the main matches, and calls it excellent with aged cheeses.

Tags

cellar worthy corvina corvinone dessert passito dry firm tannin full body iconic 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 premium rondinella

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