Tomasso Bussola - Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2019 (750ml)
Price: $88.99
| Producer | Tomasso Bussola |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Veneto |
| Varietal | Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella |
| Vintage | 2019 |
| Sku | 205026 |
| Size | 750ml |
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Tomasso Bussola Description
When Veneto legend Giuseppe Quintarelli was asked years ago to name the region’s next superstar, he didn’t hesitate: Tommaso Bussola.
Originally trained as a stone mason, Tommaso took over over his uncle's Valpolicella estate—with its prized old vineyards in the heart of the Classico zone—in the mid-1980's. At that time, most growers sold their grapes, and—just like Champagne or Rioja in that era—very little emphasis was placed on fastidious viticulture.
The inquisitive Bussola started prune his vines shorter, to work his soils more thoughtfully, and to focus on the health and balance of his vines. For, while many producers concentrated on the process of making wine there, Bussola reasoned that raising better fruit would result in better wines (whatever the winemaking and élevage to follow).
Tommaso experimented relentlessly, and absorbed information and ideas from every source available. With each passing vintage, his wines came to show more polish, finesse, intensity, and personality. By the late nineties, Tommaso's style had matured, and his wines had become world-famous for their incredible intensity of fruit.
Amarone Classico — The estate's first goal every year is to make the best Amarone Classico possible. It's the rare Amarone made from all estate fruit, and an incredible value in the category.
Vinous: 95 Points
The 2019 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico entices with mentholated freshness that gives way to balsamic-laced black cherries and shavings of dark chocolate. It is rich in style with velvety textures and depths of mineral-inflected red berry fruits, yet all energized by a core of zesty acidity as cedary spices swirl throughout. Energetic despite its sheer size, the 2019 leaves a resonance of tart blackberry and rosy inner florals that linger incredibly long.
