Amarone della Valpolcella Classico 2006/07 - Fratelli Farina, Veneto, Italy

With its unique wine making process, using only the best grapes from the best vineyards, this wine is always produced in very limited quantities. Oozing with fruit purity and aromas of liquorice and truffles, this powerful wine is fabulously concentrated.

Awarded 91/100 in the 'Wine Enthusiast' magazine December 2009

Only the ripest grapes are used, which are left to dry on wooden slats, then the very concentrated juice is matured in large wooden vats.

The origins of this noble and unassuming family lie in the classic Valpolicella region. Remo Farina has been a grower of high quality grapes all his life and he produces and selects only the very best quality grapes, transforming them into wine using the latest technological innovations, yet always with a strict respect for ancient and time tested wine-making procedures, such as ‘Ripasso’.

Ripasso refers to a Veneto tradition of ‘passing back’ the normal wine. This means re-fermenting it on the skins and lees of the Amarone or Recioto wines. This process adds richness and great concentration to the finished wine.

Bottle Size: 75cl

ABV: 15%

Price per bottle: £27.14