2017 Bolla Le Origini Amarone Valpolicella Classico Riserva

Bolla is one of the oldest Amarone houses and more than 130 years later, the Bolla winery has grown into a world-famous winery with a wide range of wines. What has remained is the unique taste of the Bolla wines resulting from the special climate and terroir of the Veneto area. Oenologist Christian Zulian has been a winemaker at Bolla since 2015. Before joining Bolla, he worked for thirteen years at Marchesi Antinori and several years at Domaine Baron de Rothschild.

In 1950, the grandchildren of the founder of Pedemonte Cellar in Valpolicella bottled their grandfather's favorite wine to celebrate his 80th birthday. That was the Amarone. And so began the commercial history of this wine. The very first Amarone ever made, launched by Bolla, and now loved all over the world. With this Amarone, Bolla rediscovers the origin of wine and produces with dedication and respect for tradition. This first Amarone ever made has a complex aroma of black cherry, vanilla, licorice and cedar wood. Full of flavour, powerful, with pure notes of cocoa and spices. The Le Origini Amarone della Valpolicella is made from 75% Corvina and Corvinone; 25% Rondinella and only comes on the market in the absolute top years such as this 2016

“Think of sweet cherries, milk chocolate, nuts, liqueur, currants, fried mushrooms, a hint of tobacco, figs and raisins, and you're well on your way. So is the wine itself. Putting it away for a long time is not recommended”. Harold Hamersma in De Grote Hamersma, rated with an 8.5.

“Amarone. Blockbuster wine for gourmets. Connoisseurs who love a game of mats. Don't get me wrong: the late-harvest grapes of the corvina and rondinella type are left to dry on mats until the end of March, eventually making a wine with more concentration, strength and, as you can see, alcohol. Lots of smell and taste. Think sweet cherries, milk chocolate, nuts, liqueur, currants, figs and raisins, and you're well on your way.”