Description:

“Amarone della Valpolicella 'Villa Rizzardi' belongs to the absolute top! The grapes come from the “Primus Inter Pares” vineyard and dried for at least 31 ½ months. Subsequently, the wine goes into 225 liter foeders for a year and then again in large 2500 liters. This results in a powerful, complex, mineral wine with buttery tannins. Suitable for many years in the cellar.| The annals of winery Guerrieri Rizzardi, which spans centuries, show that it was created from a union of two counts: Guerrieri and Rizzardi. The vineyards are located in the mountains east of Lake Garda, near Bardolino. The domain has now been in the hands of the Rizzardi family for years and beautiful Veronese wines are produced on the four 'Classico' vineyards.”

Winemaker’s Notes:

“Our Amarone Villa Rizzardi Riserva is aged 36 months in barrels, mostly French oak and can be stored for several years. It is an elegant wine that can be paired with roasted or braised meat, game emat, for example venison, curry dishes and aged cheeses such as Pecorino di Pienza.”

“Amarone represents a unique winemaking method that uses grapes grown in Valpolicella which, once harvested, are dried in boxes. The grapes for this Amarone grow in the Pojega vineyard, where the average age of the vines is at least 30 years. Amarone wine has a high alcohol content thanks to the fermentation of sugar that derives from drying. From the 2015 vintage onwards Villa Rizzardi is officially a Riserva Amarone and will only be made in limited quantities in the better vintages.”