Capitel Monte Olmi Riserva
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2042
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Slow-cooked wild game, rich beef braises like Brasato, and mature, aged cheeses such as Parmigiano-Reggiano.
✨ Technical Specifications
The Capitel Monte Olmi Riserva is a landmark in the history of Valpolicella, representing one of the region's very first single-vineyard cru Amarones, first crafted by Renzo Tedeschi in 1964. Sourced from the iconic, steeply terraced Monte Olmi vineyard in Pedemonte, this wine is rooted in clay-limestone soils rich in rock fragments. The Tedeschi family employs the traditional appassimento method, drying a blend of Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella, and Oseleta grapes on bamboo racks for several months to concentrate their sugars, acids, and flavors. Following a slow fermentation, the wine undergoes extensive aging in Slavonian oak casks for up to four years. This patient process yields a majestic, full-bodied red characterized by intense aromas of dried dark cherries, plums, cocoa, tobacco, and balsamic undertones, balanced by a robust structure and vibrant acidity.
🍾 About the Producer
Tracing its viticultural heritage back to 1630, Agricola Fratelli Tedeschi is a cornerstone of the Valpolicella Classica region. Based in Pedemonte, the estate is directed by siblings Antonietta, Sabrina, and winemaker Riccardo Tedeschi, who carry forward a multi-generational legacy refined by their father Lorenzo. Lorenzo pioneered single-vineyard bottlings in Valpolicella in the 1960s with the legendary Capitel Monte Olmi. The Tedeschi vineyards—spanning prominent crus including Monte Olmi, La Fabriseria, and Maternigo—occupy terraced limestone, marl, and calcareous clay soils ranging from 130 to over 400 meters in elevation. Employing precise micro-zonation and certified sustainable practices through Equalitas and Biodiversity Friend, Tedeschi champions indigenous Corvina, Corvinone, and Rondinella alongside historic varieties like Oseleta. Winemaking centers on measured, climate-controlled appassimento, extended fermentations, and disciplined aging in large Slavonian oak casks. The resulting Amarone della Valpolicella and Valpolicella Superiore wines are internationally acclaimed for their crystalline aromatic purity, structural tension, and age-worthy elegance.
🍇 Grapes
Corvina (45-95%), Corvinone, Rondinella