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Corte Figaretto 'Brolo del Figaretto' Amarone della Valpolicella 2020, Veneto, Italy
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REGION
Valpantena, Veneto, Italy
VARIETAL
Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara, Oseleta, Corvinone & Croatina
Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara, Oseleta, Corvinone & Croatina
TASTING NOTES
Corte Figaretto’s Amarone della Valpolicella “Brolo del Figaretto” is drawn from the family’s hillside estate between Poiano and Quinto in Valpantena grown on clay-limestone soils. The Valpantena valley itself is cooler and higher in elevation than the main Classico zone to the west, giving naturally fresher acidity and finer aromatics, an equilibrium that makes Figaretto’s fruit stand apart in a region often marked by overripe or heavy styles. The grapes of this Amarone dry for 120 days in the estate’s airy fruttaio, losing more than half their weight before being crushed. After 24 months in French oak and six months in bottle, the wine emerges as a benchmark of Valpantena’s tensioned elegance, deep ruby with notes of dried cherry, plum skin, cocoa, leather, and sweet tobacco, framed by chalky minerality and effortless balance. Full-bodied yet poised, it’s an Amarone built more on resonance than sweetness, a natural fit for slow-cooked venison, roasted squab with Amarena jus, or aged Gorgonzola with figs and crushed walnuts. -Importer's Notes
92pts - Vinous
"The 2020 Amarone della Valpolicella Valpantena Brolo del Figaretto is intense, with a slightly alcoholic warmth on the nose complicating its mentholated black cherry and clove-riddled bouquet. Silken in feel with a pretty inner sweetness, it quickly firms up through a tart blackberry and sour citrus core. Pleasantly chewy and long, the 2020 leaves a saturation of cocoa and allspice that lingers."
(Organic)
Corte Figaretto 'Brolo del Figaretto' Amarone della Valpolicella 2020, Veneto, Italy
