Amarone della Valpolicella, Classico
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2040
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Slow-braised beef or venison, aged cheeses such as Parmigiano-Reggiano or Pecorino, and hearty mushroom risotto.
✨ Technical Specifications
Founded in 1902 by Pietro Tommasi, the Tommasi estate has grown from a tiny vineyard plot into one of the most influential and respected families in the Veneto region of northern Italy. This classic red wine captures the soul of the Valpolicella Classica zone, where the family has spent over a century perfecting their craft. Drawing from hillside vineyards rich in limestone and clay, the wine is typically crafted from a traditional blend of indigenous grapes, including Corvina, Corvinone, and Rondinella. For their flagship red styles, Tommasi utilizes the ancient 'appassimento' technique, drying the hand-selected grapes on bamboo racks for several months before fermentation. This patient process, followed by aging in large Slavonian oak casks, yields a deeply concentrated, velvety red that embodies the rich cultural heritage and winemaking folklore of Verona.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1902 by Giacomo Battista Tommasi, Tommasi is an esteemed historic wine estate based in Pedemonte in the heart of the Valpolicella Classica zone of Veneto, Italy. Still owned and meticulously managed by the fourth generation of the Tommasi family, the estate has established itself as an international benchmark for authentic Northern Italian viticulture. The winery is renowned for its mastery of traditional regional winemaking techniques, particularly the native appassimento grape-drying method used to craft their powerful, long-lived Amarone della Valpolicella Classico and prestigious single-vineyard bottlings like Ca' Florian and Rafael. Alongside their iconic Valpolicella red wines, Tommasi produces refined Lugana whites, elegant Chiaretto rosés, and characterful dessert wines that celebrate indigenous varietals and historic terroirs.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Corvina (45-95%), Corvinone, Rondinella