De Buris Amarone Riserva 2010

Category:
 
Red Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
Red Wines
Producer:
 
De Buris
Label Name:
 
Amarone Riserva
Vintage:
 
2010
Country:
 
Italy
Region:
 
Valpolicella Classica (La Groletta), Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella, Veneto.
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
15.9%
Grape(s):
 
Corvina 65%, Corvinone 24%, Rondinella 5%, Oseleta 6%.
Acidity:
 
3
Tannins:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
5
Length:
 
5
Aroma Intensity:
 
5
Best Temperature:
 
18-20°C

Awards/Ratings
Major scores: Wine Advocate 96, Vinous 96, Wine Spectator 93, James Suckling 92; Gambero Rosso: 3 Bicchieri; Merano Platinum and other Italian guide awards

Tasting Note
Concentrated dried cherry and black-plum fruit with dark chocolate, sweet tobacco, liquorice and warm spice; powerful yet elegant, silky tannins and bright acidity lead to an expansive, mineral-driven finish.

Food Pairing
Western: braised short rib, osso buco, roast venison, aged Parmigiano-Reggiano, bitter chocolate desserts. Asian: Peking duck, Chinese red-braised pork (hong shao rou), Korean BBQ, mushroom hot pot, char siu.

Production Method
Hand-harvested, appassimento ~110 days on bamboo racks (arele), cryomaceration ~10 days, 30-day fermentation with indigenous yeasts, malolactic in year one, 5 years in Slavonian oak (15–30 hl).

Vineyard Info
De Buris is Tommasi Family Estates' ultra-premium single-vineyard Riserva from La Groletta (c.1.9–2.4 ha) near Villa De Buris; limited production, luxury project emphasizing time and terroir.