2013 Amarone della Valpolicella, Brolo Dei Giusti

• Style: Deep, warming, concentrated
• Taste: Cocoa, dark cherry, sweet spice, polished tannins
• Food: BBQ & grilled dishes; stews & braises; game; roast dinners; mushroom & truffle
• Occasion: Date night; gifting; cellar worthy
• Serve: 16–18°C, decant 30 mins

In the Glass — Tasting Notes

Ruby-dark and intensely concentrated, this appassimento Amarone delivers cocoa and sweet spice lifting through dark cherry and red berries, with a palate that builds round and generous. The tannins are soft enough to enjoy now yet structured enough to evolve further in bottle. At 16% ABV, the alcohol warms rather than burns, giving backbone without aggression.

The Winery — Brolo Dei Giusti

The wine draws from three walled vineyard blocks—traditional 'Broli'—totalling 13 hectares across the Valpantena valley and Montorio slopes, north-east of Verona. The 2013 vintage benefited from high summer temperatures and sharp day-night swings that concentrate flavour in ripening fruit. Hand-picked bunches dried for nearly three months (shedding 37% of their weight) before a slow 13-week fermentation at 26°C. The wine then spent three years in oak followed by 12–24 months in tank, allowing the dried-fruit character to deepen and rough edges to smooth. Stefano Casali, head agronomist, manages these vineyards under VIVA Sustainable Viticulture accreditation, minimising sprays, controlling water use, and eliminating herbicides.

At Your Table — Food Pairing & Serving

This Corvina and Corvinone blend with Rondinella sits in a different league from lighter-bodied regional reds: richer, more powerful, and built for serious food and patient cellaring. Serve at 16–18°C with roasted lamb and herbs, aged Grana Padano or Gorgonzola, or slow-braised beef—dishes that benefit from its richness and depth. It's one of the standout bottles we've sourced this season, equally at home on a special date night, as a considered gift, or laid down for years to come. Explore the rest of our Amarone della Valpolicella selection to compare house styles, or browse our broader Italy collection to discover how Veneto's other regions approach similar themes.