Campolongo
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2038
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Slow-cooked beef stews, roasted wild game, and aged cheeses such as Parmigiano-Reggiano.
✨ Technical Specifications
Masi's Campolongo di Torbe is a magnificent single-vineyard Amarone della Valpolicella Classico that represents the pinnacle of the appassimento technique. The history of the Campolongo vineyard in the commune of San Pietro in Cariano dates back to the 12th century, where historical records first praised its exceptional quality. Crafted from a traditional blend of Corvina, Rondinella, and Molinara, the grapes are dried on traditional bamboo racks during the cold winter months, concentrating the sugars and flavors. The unique terroir of the Torbe vineyard, characterized by volcanic and limestone-rich soils, imparts a distinct minerality and structure to the wine. Following a slow fermentation, it undergoes extensive aging in Slavonian and Allier oak casks, resulting in a complex, full-bodied masterpiece with notes of dark cherry, cocoa, sweet spices, and dried plums.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1772 when the Boscaini family acquired premium vineyards in the small valley named 'Vaio dei Masi', Masi Agricola has grown into one of the most iconic and respected estates in Veneto's Valpolicella Classica zone. Managed for generations by the Boscaini family, the winery has become globally renowned for championing and modernizing the traditional appassimento method, transforming indigenous grapes such as Corvina, Rondinella, and Molinara into rich, age-worthy masterpieces. In addition to creating the revolutionary 'Supervenetian' Campofiorin in the 1960s and collaborating with the historic Serego Alighieri counts, Masi is celebrated worldwide for its benchmark Amarone della Valpolicella expressions, including the prestigious Costasera, Mazzano, and Campolongo di Torbe.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Corvina (45-95%), Corvinone, Rondinella