Tenuta Sant'Antonio Amarone della Valpolicella Campo dei Gigli

In the glass

Aroma: dried cherry, dark chocolate, tobacco, spice, dried violet, iron

Palate: dried plum, espresso, tobacco, pepper, cedar, dark cherry

The 20% Oseleta in Campo dei Gigli adds a peppery, dark-spice dimension to the Corvina-Corvinone dried fruit base; from the Mezzane valley outside the Classico zone, the wine shows an earthier, more structured style than comparable Classico Amarone.

What it pairs with

• Wild boar with juniper and rosemary
  Peppery Oseleta and earthy tobacco in the wine match gamey, resinous juniper boar perfectly.
• Aged Asiago Stravecchio
  The most aged Asiago's sharp crystalline texture cuts through the wine's density.

History

The Castagnedi brothers established Campo dei Gigli as the single-vineyard flagship from their most prized parcel in the Mezzane valley, planting significant Oseleta to add complexity alongside the Corvina dominant in this non-Classico zone.

1. 1995 — First Campo dei Gigli Amarone from the Mezzane single vineyard

Facts

Producer

Tenuta Sant'Antonio

Grapes

Corvina (50%), Corvinone (30%), Oseleta (20%)

Classification

Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG

Oak

Aged 3 years in large Slavonian oak casks and French barriques

ABV

16.0%

Price

€80-130 at retail

Drinking window

8-30 from vintage

First vintage

1995

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