Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG Classico 2009
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Bottle: 750ml
Vintage: 2009
Alcohol: 15%
Grapes: Corvina 50%, Corvinone 30%, Rondinella 15%, Oseleta 5%
Ageing: 3 years’ maturation in 35 and 65 hl Slavonian oak casks.
Aromas: The nose reveals intense and clean scents of very ripe cherry, black cherry, wild berries followed by fresh and slightly spicy tones.
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Vintage 2009
Stars from the Consorzio Tutela Vini Valpolicella, for Amarone della Valpolicella
An excellent year, one of the best of its decade. A hot summer and a small harvest of top grapes.
One of the best years of the decade: a smaller crop of excellent quality.
A cold autumn and winter with plenty of rain refilled the soils. Budbreak came about 7 days earlier than in 2008, and flowering very early. Heavy rain and some hail in early July did no real damage. August was torrid, comparable only to 2003. September brought wide swings between day and night and very little rain, ideal for picking, which began on 9 September.
Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG Classico by Tommasi
The flagship Amarone from renowned masters the Tommasi family. As is true of many of the most classic examples of the Amarone style from the old houses of the region, the priority here is balance as well as heft – to paraphrase Obi-Wan Kenobi, an elegant wine of a more civilised age.
Winemaking: all grapes handpicked before extensive drying (90 days!) in a fruttaio. Nearly a month of fermentation with natural yeasts in stainless steel before ageing in big and half-size Slavonian oak barrels for three years.
Assemblage: corvina 50%, corvinone 50%, rondinella 15%, oseleta 5%.
Soil: from the Conca d’Oro and iconic La Groletta vineyards in the Valpolicella Classico area: the former provides substantial limestone deposits (always good for producing quality wine), while the latter is renowned for its clay and limestone mix, its sun exposure and its proximity to the cooling breezes from Lake Garda.
Alcohol: 15%.
Colour: classic ruby-garnet colour, tending to purple at its most opaque.
Aroma: cherries of course, but also plums and even a raspberry-strawberry edge not common in Amarone, as well as tertiary notes like fresh leather and tobacco leaf.
Palate: all that sweet fruit is there (and more!), but it is brilliantly balanced by drying tannins and refreshing acidity, not to mention persistent but subtle oak touches.
Ageability: expect this to have a fine decade at least remaining.
Pairing: as ever duck or wild boar must be suggested, as well as meditative moments, but my wildcard here is a very rare burger of proper quality
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Tommasi Family Estates began in 1902, when Giacomo Tommasi purchased a small vineyard in Valpolicella Classica. Over four generations, that modest holding developed into a leading winery, most famously marked by the release of its first Amarone Classico in 1959. Today, the Tommasi name stands behind 242 hectares of vineyards in Verona’s historic denominations, where local grapes thrive under careful methods that merge tradition and modern ideas.
The winery’s core, Tommasi Viticoltori, remains at its original home in Valpolicella, managed by nine great-grandchildren of the founder. Natural appassimento, slow grape drying, forms a key part of the approach, shaping the signature style of their red wines. In 2010, the family completed a dedicated Amarone aging cellar, featuring the colossal Magnifica oak cask with a capacity of 33,000 litres.
Beyond Valpolicella, further initiatives include Casisano in Montalcino, Paternoster in Vulture, Caseo in Oltrepò Pavese, Poggio al Tufo in Maremma Toscana, Surani in Manduria, and Ammura on Mount Etna. Each site was selected for its distinctive soil and climate, allowing the Tommasi family to craft wines of place while maintaining a hallmark style.
At the winery, attention centres on every step of the process, from vineyard management to cellar work. Large Slavonian oak barrels, combined with measured time for maturation, preserve fruit-forward and floral profiles in each bottle. The original 1902 casks remain in the historic cellar, a reminder of the family’s modest beginnings and continued devotion to quality across all their wines.
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