Structure

Bodyfull
Tanninfirm
Acidityhigh
Sweetnessdry
Finishlong
Oakoak 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-bodiedFirm tanninHigh acidityDryLong finish

Aroma: sour cherry in spirit, graphite, chocolate

Palate: excellent freshness, decisive velvety tannin

Dark garnet red, with sour cherries in spirit, graphite and chocolate on the nose, then excellent freshness and a decisive but velvety tannin, from a September hand selection into crates and six years in the estate cellar.

What it pairs with

  • Risotto all'Amarone
    The estate names this as its recommended typical dish.
  • Roast and grilled red meats
    Tezza lists carni rosse arrosto e alla griglia first.
  • Cured meats and aged cheese
    The producer names salumi and formaggi stagionati.

History

Brolo delle Giare is the Tezza Riserva, made from the best bunches selected into crates in September, dried in a fruttaio at low temperature and controlled humidity, and given six full years in the estate's own cellar. Oseleta joins Corvina and Rondinella in the blend.

Facts

Producer
Tezza · visiting guide
Grapes
Corvina, Rondinella, Oseleta
Classification
Amarone della Valpolicella Valpantena Riserva DOCG
Oak
Seventy-two months in the estate's own cellar
Price
€100-170 at retail
Drinking window
8-30 from vintage

Frequently asked about Tezza Brolo delle Giare Amarone della Valpolicella Valpantena Riserva

What does Tezza Brolo delle Giare taste like?

The estate reports a dark garnet red, a nose of sour cherries in spirit, graphite and chocolate, and excellent freshness with a decisive, velvety tannin. It advises serving at 17 degrees Celsius.

How long is Brolo delle Giare aged?

Seventy-two months in the estate's own cellar, six full years, after a September hand selection into crates and a controlled drying in the fruttaio.

What grapes are in it?

Corvina, Rondinella and Oseleta, the last adding colour and tannic grip.

Tags

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

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