Venturini

The Venturini brothers’ winery avails itself of about 16 hectares in the heart of Valpolicella’s Classico zone, old vineyards lying on the western side of the hill that acts as a watershed between the Negrar Valley and the wide plains of San Pietro. Today, alongside Giuseppina, Daniele and Mirco, the new generation is stepping up, bringing energy and a desire to face new challenges. Theirs are wines obtained using only local grapes, making for a traditional style marked by complexity and harmony. The Amarone ’16 is exemplary, emitting aromas that are slow to unfurl: first super-ripe fruit, then spices, finally a curious note of Mediterranean scrub. In the mouth it expresses a buoyant, generous, powerful character supported by pleasantly rough tannins. The Riserva ’09 plays on the more alluring, decadent side of the typology, with a warm, pervasive palate.