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Riondo Amarone della Valpolicella

2019

An approachable Amarone, full of rich fruits.

With approximately 2400 growers, covering 6500 hectares, Riondo is not only one of the largest producers in Veneto, but also Italy itself. Whilst this might not sound something to boast about, they have the flexibility to produce a varied portfolio of wines, and always have access to quality fruit. Working with their growers, they’ve asserted their strength in native grape varietals and local wine styles, such as this Amarone della Valpolicella.

Made from a blend of Corvina, Rondinella and Corvinone, after harvest in mid-September, the grapes are stored in drying rooms until January. Drying the grapes gives this incredible fruit concentration, which Is then carried into the wine following fermentation.

There's an abundance of juicy black cherries, plums and prunes, and having spent 24 months in oak, it has a lovely toastiness, as well as a hit of vanilla.

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Wine Type	Red wine
Closure	Natural Cork
Alc. Vol	15
Units	13.2
Region	Veneto
Country	Italy
Grape Varietal	Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella
Food Pairings	Pasta, Red Meat, Game Birds

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Corvina

Widely planted in the Vento region of Italy's north-eastern corner, Corvina is the most important grape variety of Valpolicella. On its own, it produces wines that are low to medium in tannins with high acidity and bright sour cherry flavours, however it is most commonly blended with other native Italian varieties.

Corvina is known to ripen very late, which can be an issue for growers, but thick skins means that it lends itself well to air-drying - the apassimento process. Grapes are picked and dried indoors to concentrate their sugars, acids, tannins and flavours. The result is a full-bodied wine with high alcohol, high tannins and pronounced fruit flavours (both fresh and dried). This is the method employed in the production of Amarone and Recioto della Valpolicella wines, and to a lesser extent the region's Ripasso wines.