Structure

Bodyfull
Tanninfirm
Acidityhigh
Sweetnessdry
Finishlong
Oaklarge or old casks

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, blackberry jam, dried rose petal, sweet spice, eucalyptus, liquorice

Palate: chocolate, velvety coffee, English toffee

A luminous ruby Amarone whose nose runs from fleshy sour cherry and blackberry conserve through withered rose petals and sweet spice into eucalyptus, liquorice and chocolate shavings, then turns to noble chocolate and velvety coffee on a palate that is warm, soft and extraordinarily long.

What it pairs with

  • Braised beef in Amarone
    The wine has the sweetness of fruit to meet a long braise and the acid to cut it.
  • Hare pappardelle
    The eucalyptus and liquorice register finds a peer in strongly gamey ragu.
  • Dark chocolate at 70 percent
    The wine already carries chocolate and coffee, so a bitter bar extends the finish rather than fighting it.

History

Casa dei Bepi is Viviani's selection Amarone, made only in the years the estate judges worthy and named for the old house at Mazzano, the hamlet high above the Negrar valley floor where the estate has its vineyards.

Facts

Producer
Viviani · visiting guide
Grapes
Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella
Classification
Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG
Oak
Extended cask ageing, the estate releases the wine only in selected vintages
Price
€110-180 at retail
Drinking window
8-30 from vintage

Frequently asked about Viviani Casa dei Bepi Amarone della Valpolicella Classico

What does Viviani Casa dei Bepi taste like?

The estate's note describes a luminous ruby with warm tints, an elegant nose of fleshy red fruit such as sour cherry and blackberry conserve, withered rose petals and sweet spices, followed by fine notes of eucalyptus, English toffee, liquorice and chocolate shavings. The palate is pervaded by chocolate falling away into a velvety coffee of rare complexity, warm and very soft, with perfect tannin, splendid freshness and an extraordinary length.

When should I drink Viviani Casa dei Bepi?

Between eight and thirty years from the vintage. This is the estate's long-ageing selection and it rewards patience; decant a young bottle for at least ninety minutes.

How is Viviani Casa dei Bepi different from the standard Amarone?

It is a selection bottling released only in vintages Viviani judges worthy, with longer cask ageing and considerably more aromatic detail than the estate's regular Amarone Classico.

Tags

cellar worthy corvina corvinone dessert passito dry firm tannin full body high acid iconic mood contemplative mood elegant occasion cellar occasion gift occasion special old world pairs with chocolate pairs with game pairs with red meat price fine rondinella single vineyard

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