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Buy OnlineFounded in 1935 by Gerardo Cesari and considered one of the pioneers of the Veneto region. Cesari has played a leading role in raising the profile of Amarone around the world and Gerardo’s son Franco brought Cesari Amarone to shelves and cellars on five continents and is one of the first Italian wineries to achieve this feat. Sourced from the boroughs of Negrar, Marano, Sant'Ambrogio, Fumane, and San Pietro in Cariano in the historic area of Valpolicella Classico production.
The hand-harvested grapes are dried on recks until mid-January and the grapes lose 30-40% of their weight concentrating flavours and sugars. Maceration is carried out on contact with the skins for a period of 30 days and native yeast strains create a wine of 15% alcohol that’s aged 3 years in a combination of large Slavonian oak with 30% in small French oak casks together with a long period of rest in bottles. Perfect with rich red meat casseroles, risotto or as a ‘conversation wine’ with hard cheese
Winery notes (2017 Vintage)
"Deep red colour with purple tones. Typical aromas of ripe fruit, fruit preserve and cherry are immediately perceived on first olfactory examination. Particularly striking is the incredibly long length that lingers on the palate, when the wine displays all its strength through a warm and elegant body."
91/100 JamesSuckling.com (2017 Vintage)
"An elegant Amarone with some spiced cherries, tile and roasted Mediterranean herbs that follow through to a juicy, medium-bodied palate. Fresh and drinkable with fine-grained tannins. It could do with a tad more mid-palate concentration. A very good Amarone for early drinking."
