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
Established in 1902 by Giacomo Tommasi in the hillside hamlet of Pedemonte di Valpolicella, Tommasi has evolved across four generations into one of the most prominent family-owned wine estates in northeastern Italy. While anchored in the classic calcareous-limestone hills of Valpolicella Classica, the estate has expanded its viticultural footprint across prominent northeastern denominations, including the mineral-rich, glacial clay terraces of Lugana on the southern shores of Lake Garda, as well as classic terroirs across Delle Venezie. Led winemaking-wise by Giancarlo Tommasi, the house operates under strict sustainability protocols certified via Equalitas. Vinification balances regional heritage with precision oenology, championing extended wood aging in large Slavonian oak casks for its iconic Amarone della Valpolicella and the ultra-prestige single-vineyard De Buris Riserva, while delivering vibrancy and saline minerality through stainless-steel vinifications in white expressions such as Le Fornaci Lugana and Le Volpare Soave Classico.
🍇 Grapes
Corvina (45-95%), Corvinone, Rondinella