Tommasi, Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva Ca'Florian 2015 (OWC of 6 bottles)

This original wooden case includes:
6 x Tommasi, Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva Ca'Florian 2015  750ml

French barriques are used for the single vineyards here, but only for the maximum of one year, 'to fix the colour'. Thereafter, there is a transition to Slavonian oak to complete the mandatory four years. Yet one cannot escape the cinnamon-cedar-nutmeg tannin profile of the barriques. Lovely material behind. Sweet cherry, mint, amaro and sassafras, amidst a swirl of glycerol that coats the mouth. The drive is long, firm and powerful, without extraneous sweetness or obvious excess. A style that defines the philosophy here. A very good wine.