Marion Amarone Della Valpolicella 2021

Importers thoughts -   Marion doesn’t sit inside the Classico zone and is very lucky to be sat right on top of some wonderful calcareous soils. Photos of these can be found on our website. Elegance, not something that is often associated with red wines from this style and region is a common word used by many critics and trade professionals over the years, all in context of course considering the winemaking process of these wines.

A blend of Corvina, Corvinone and Rondinella, made in 100% appassimento style.

The grapes for Amarone are always the first to be harvested, to retain natural acidity and avoid possible rot further in the growing season. The bunches are stored in plastic trays in the family’s fruttaio, a facility purposedly built to air dry the grapes (using natural currents and sometimes fans) for 8 to 10 weeks.

According to the Amarone disciplinary, it’s the Consorzio (governing appellation body) who decides when the different estates can start pressing the grapes after the drying period.

The Amarone elevage lasts 36 months in 30 hectolitres Slavonian neutral Garbellotto botti. A small part of the wine is kept at rest in smaller 550 litres tonneaux.