Tommasi Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG 2020
(Veneto, Italy) - [VM 94] [JS 93]

About Tommasi:
Tommasi has proudly presided over Italy’s Veneto region for over 120 years, with wines that are both renowned for their superior quality and consistently regarded as reference points for their respective appellations. As one of the single most influential producers in Italy, the winery is committed to sustainable practices and continues to craft each wine from 100% estate-owned vineyards.

About this Wine:
Tommasi’s Amarone Classico is a benchmark for the traditional style of this iconic wine, emphasizing elegance, balance, and earthy complexity over sheer weight. Grapes from top plots in the Valpolicella Classica zone are dried naturally until February, concentrating their flavors. Tommasi’s dedication to quality has made them a global ambassador for Amarone. The wine shows rich, dried red fruits layered with spice and a savory, earthy character, offering a classic, food-friendly expression that highlights the beauty of tradition.

Technical Information:
Variety: 50% Corvina, 30% Corvinone, 15% Rondinella, 5% Oseleta
Vineyard: From the prestigious La Groletta and Conca d’Oro crus, in the hilly Valpolicella Classica zone.
Winemaking: Grapes dried until February following harvest, losing 50% of their weight and concentrating the natural sugars. 20-day fermentation.
Vintage: High summer temperatures allowed for early ripening, with harvest right at the beginning of September.
Fruit displayed high polyphenols and great acidity levels.
Aging: 36 months in large 35-hectoliter Slavonian oak casks
ABV: 15%

Ratings & Reviews

94 Points - Vinous Media:
"The 2020 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico wafts up with a rich blend of cherry sauce and dusty sage, elevated by nuances of cocoa and split pine. It is soothingly round yet lifted in feel, with crisp red berry fruits offset by a bitter tinge of dark chocolate. The finish is structured and long yet fresh, leaving a tart wild berry saturation that adds a chewy sensation as a resonance of clove fades slowly." - Eric Guido (Sep 2025)

93 Points - James Suckling:
"Lots of licorice, bark, pine cones and red peppers. Full- bodied and juicy, with a subtle yet firm tannin structure, delineated fruit and a dry, cedary finish that should expand with some time. It would be wise to wait a few years. Drink or hold." - Jacobo García Andrade (Sep 2024)