97 pts Vinous Media
Drinking Window 2027 – 2040
The 2018 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico slowly evolves with a whimsical mix of dusty dried violets, cedar box, cardamom, stone dust and dried black cherries. It displays textures of pure silk, lifted and feminine in nature, as bright red berry fruits wash across the palate, leaving a tactile staining of minerals and sweet tannins. The 2018 shows incredible length and poise, leaving blue and purple inner florals over notes of licorice and clove through the lightly structured and completely harmonious finale. Bury this radiant beauty deep in the cellar. - By Eric Guido on September 2025

Produced only in exceptional vintages—and elevated to Riserva status in truly extraordinary years through a personal barrel selection by the family—this Amarone represents the pinnacle of the estate’s craft. Grapes are meticulously selected at harvest and laid in wooden boxes or on traditional rush mats, carefully positioned to allow a slow, natural appassimento. Noble rot begins to emerge in November, developing primarily in January, before the grapes are pressed at the end of the month. After a 20-day maceration, fermentation with indigenous yeasts unfolds over 45 days, then continues gradually during an extended seven-year aging in large Slavonian oak, yielding a fully dry wine of remarkable depth and poise. Drawn from 30-year-old vines rooted in limestone and basalt soils across 11 hectares, the blend—dominated by Corvina and Corvinone (55%) with Rondinella (30%) and smaller portions of Cabernet, Nebbiolo, Croatina, and Sangiovese (15% total)—delivers profound concentration, layered complexity, and enduring balance.