Montigoli Amarone Della Valpolicella 2022 75cl

Overview

Montigoli Amarone della Valpolicella 2022 is a powerful, full-bodied red wine from the prestigious Valpolicella region in Veneto, Italy — a region long celebrated for producing some of Italy’s most intense and structured red wines. The wine is bottled under the DOCG designation of Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG. 

This 75 cl bottle exemplifies the “Amarone” style: rich, concentrated, and crafted for depth, complexity and power — ideal for aging or for enjoying with hearty, flavourful dishes.

Grapes & Terroir / Production Method

• Grape varieties: The blend for Montigoli Amarone typically includes Corvina (≈70%), Corvinone (≈15%) and Rondinella (≈15%). 

• Vineyards & terroir: Grapes are grown in hillside vineyards around Negrar in Valpolicella. Soils are a mix, often including silt-clay and calcareous marl, contributing to structure and minerality. 

• Appassimento (drying): After hand-harvest (late September / early October), healthy grape bunches are laid on straw mats or in crates to dry for ≈ 120 days. This drying (“appassimento”) concentrates sugars, colour and flavours, fundamental to the Amarone style. Vinification & ageing: After drying, grapes are softly pressed, fermented, then macerated with skins. The wine ages in large Slavonian oak casks (or similar large oak barrels) — about 18 to 24 months according to different sources. Then the wine rests in bottle before release.

• Alcohol & style: The wine is robust, with alcohol around 15% vol. 

Tasting Notes — Nose, Palate & Finish

Color: Deep, dark garnet to purple-black hue — dense and compact in the glass. 

Nose / Aroma:

• Rich and intense aromas of black fruits: ripe black cherries, plums, prunes. 

• Notes of black cherry jam/compote and liquorice, with subtle floral or dried-flower undertones. Additional hints of sweet spices, cocoa or dark chocolate, tobacco, warm baking spice — and sometimes a subtle balsamic or earthy edge. 

Palate / Texture & Flavor:

• Full-bodied and concentrated: the drying process gives depth, density and a generous mouthfeel. 

• Flavours of dark / black fruit (black cherry, blackberry or prune), dried fruit, with supporting layers of liquorice, dark chocolate or cocoa, spice and a touch of bitterness on the finish for balance. Tannins are structured but velvety — smoothing out the richness, giving a balanced yet powerful backbone. 

• The finish is long and complex, with lingering dark fruit, spice, slight bitterness and a warming sensation typical of Amarone wines. 

Overall, Montigoli Amarone 2022 delivers a classic Amarone profile: deeply concentrated dark fruit, spice, complexity, robust structure and a generous, full-bodied palate.