Ca' Florian Riserva
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2038
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Slow-braised beef cheeks, roasted wild game such as venison, and mature, sharp cheeses like Parmigiano-Reggiano.
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the historic Ca' Florian vineyard in the heart of the Valpolicella Classico zone, this Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva represents the pinnacle of the Tommasi family's winemaking heritage, which began in 1902. The vineyard itself is a prestigious site characterized by ancient, traditional pergola-trained vines rooted in limestone and clay soils. Crafted from a classic blend of Corvina, Corvinone, and Rondinella, the hand-harvested grapes undergo the ancient appassimento process, drying in specialized fruit-drying rooms for over three months to concentrate their sugars, aromas, and structural elements. Following a slow fermentation, the wine is aged for four years—first in French oak tonneaux and then in large Slavonian oak casks—yielding a complex, deeply structured masterpiece rich with notes of dried plums, dark cocoa, wild spices, and earthy undertones.
🍾 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