Bertani
Bertani's youthful Amarone from Valpantena: 80% Corvina, 20% Rondinella, dried by appassimento and aged two years in Slavonian oak. Ripe cherry, raisin and warm spice at 15.5%, with soft, meaty tannins. A rich Veneto red for braised meat.
Drinker consensus on Vivino and Bertani's own notes agree on ripe cherry, raisin and sweet spice from grapes dried by appassimento, with soft tannins at 15.5% alcohol.
The nose leads with ripe cherry, blackberry and the raisin and dried-fig note appassimento drying gives Corvina, lifted by cinnamon and black pepper. Vivino drinkers repeatedly flag oak, chocolate and tobacco from two years in large Slavonian oak, with leather and earth on the edges.
Black cherry
Blackberry
Plum
Raisin
Tobacco
Leather
Black pepper
Cinnamon
ChocolateFull and mouth-filling at 15.5% alcohol, it stays soft and creamy rather than heavy, the dried-grape sweetness of ripe cherry and plum balanced by Bertani's dense but gentle tannins. The Valpantena fruit reads riper and rounder than a cool-vintage Classico.
The finish is long and warm, closing on spice, dried fruit and the savoury, leathery edge that marks Bertani's Valpantena, with the 15.5% alcohol held in check.
A ripe, approachable Amarone from the warm 2022 vintage, true to Bertani's billing as the youthful side of the appellation. Vivino's crowd rates it 4.2 across more than 15,000 ratings, praising its rich dried-fruit depth and value among named-house Amarone.
Two UK retailers list the 2022 between about GBP 45 and GBP 53 a bottle, around the going rate for an entry Amarone from a Valpolicella house trading since 1857.
Scores below weigh Bertani's Valpantena Amarone for food, value, ageing and occasion against its GBP 45 to 53 price and full, soft, dried-fruit style.
Full body, ripe dried-fruit depth and soft tannin make it a natural with braised meat, game and aged cheese, though its 15.5% warmth limits lighter dishes.
A generous, high-alcohol DOCG Amarone from a historic Valpolicella name: a confident choice for a dinner, a roast or a cold-weather celebration.
At GBP 45 to 53 it sits mid-pack for DOCG Amarone; Vivino rates it fair value for a historic Valpolicella house, though smaller estates undercut it.
Soft tannins and ripe, almost sweet dried-fruit flavour make it an approachable big red, but 15.5% alcohol, the appassimento style and the price sit beyond a first Italian red.
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A compact view of what the Amarone della Valpolicella denomination actually requires, and how this bottle sits inside it. Pulled from the official Italian disciplinare.
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2022 brought a hot, dry summer to the Verona hills with late-season rain before the mid-September harvest, giving a ripe, concentrated Amarone built for earlier drinking than a cool year.
The 2022 growing season in the Verona hills was hot and dry, with summer drought broken by rescue rain before the mid-September harvest. The result is a ripe, concentrated Amarone with soft tannins that drinks well young.
Drink-now / hold guidance reflects general style cues for this wine, not a forecast for a specific bottle. Where vintage-level editorial notes exist, they appear above.
Bertani has made Amarone in the Verona hills since 1857 and bottles this wine from the Valpantena valley, one of Valpolicella's named sub-zones, under the Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG.
Italian wine law sorts bottles into a pyramid. DOCG sits at the top: tightly drawn boundaries, prescribed grapes, mandatory ageing, government tasting before release. DOC is the same idea with looser thresholds. IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica) is broader still, requiring only that 85% of the grapes come from the named territory.
Amarone della Valpolicella is in the DOCG tier. That is not a quality verdict, it is a description of how much freedom the producer has at vinification and ageing.
Amarone della Valpolicella falls within Veneto , covering Veneto. The denomination is further divided into 2 sub-zones.
Bertani air-dries the hand-picked Corvina and Rondinella for months before fermentation; the grapes shed well over a third of their weight, so far more fruit goes into each bottle than a standard Valpolicella.
The producer holds the wine about 24 months in 30-, 54- and 75-hectolitre Slavonian oak barrels and a further six months in bottle, tying up cellar space and stock for years before any sale.
Fruit is picked by hand from mid-September on the steep Verona hillsides, costlier than the machine-picked flatland fruit behind sub-GBP 15 Italian reds.
A Valpolicella house trading since 1857 and the Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG guarantee both add brand and certification value, supporting the GBP 45 to 53 UK price.
At 15.5% the wine sits above the duty easement, so UK duty runs about GBP 3.31 a bottle (GBP 28.50 per litre of pure alcohol) plus 20% VAT, together roughly GBP 11 to 12 of a GBP 50 price.
Bertani designs the Valpantena as the youthful side of Amarone, released earlier than its Classico, which shortens the ageing bill and keeps it well below the GBP 100-plus Classico and Riserva bottlings.
Dishes that complement this wine
Amarone's body, warmth and gentle tannin lean toward braised and roasted meat and hard aged cheese; Bertani points to elaborate dishes, aged cheeses and tasty meats.
Amarone's full body, 15.5% alcohol and dried-fruit sweetness stand up to long-braised beef and match the dish's deep, savoury reduction. Bertani's soft tannins keep it from turning austere against the meat.
Try with: Brasato al Barolo · Ossobuco alla Milanese · beef stew · short rib · More pairings →
The wine's raisined fruit and gentle tannins flatter the salty, crystalline bite of long-aged hard cheese, a pairing Bertani itself recommends. Its sweetness echoes the nutty depth of the rind.
Try with: Pecorino sardo e pan carasau · Parmigiano Reggiano · aged Monte Veronese · Grana Padano · More pairings →
Venison, duck and other dark, gamey meat meets the wine's warmth and dried-cherry depth head-on; the savoury, leathery edge Vivino drinkers note bridges to roasted, well-browned flavours.
Try with: Venison stew · roast duck · roast pheasant · duck breast · More pairings →
Earthy porcini and truffle pick up the wine's leather, tobacco and dried-fruit aromatics, while the creamy rice softens its 15.5% warmth. A regional match, as risotto all'Amarone shows.
Try with: Porcini mushroom risotto · Risotto alla Milanese · truffle risotto · Polenta alla Valdostana · More pairings →
A charred Fiorentina or a Sunday roast carries enough fat and char to take the wine's body and ripe tannin, while the dried-fruit sweetness lifts the seared crust.
Try with: Fiorentina steak · ribeye steak · Sunday roast beef · leg of lamb · More pairings →
At 15.5% the alcohol amplifies chilli burn, so vindaloo or hot Sichuan turns harsh, and the wine's weight and tannin flatten light white fish and raw shellfish.
Skip with: lamb vindaloo · Szechuan beef · sushi · oysters · Pairing guide →
The youthful Valpantena style is made to drink sooner than the Classico, but the 2022's ripe structure and 15.5% alcohol let it hold in a cool cellar into the early 2030s.
Peak around 2029. Best in the years above; holds without falling over either side.
A short splash decant softens the first-pour edge and opens the aromatics.
Built as the youthful side of Amarone and from a ripe, immediate 2022, it holds into the early 2030s but lacks the structure of a Classico or Riserva made for long ageing.
£45.17 is the lowest tracked offer for the current vintage and we have no signal of further discounting.
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Confidence · HighDrawn from what drinkers consistently report on Vivino and Wine-Searcher, summarised in our own words. A crowd read across many tasters, not a single critic.
Confidence · MediumFrom the official Italian disciplinare for this denomination, cross-checked against the Ministry of Agriculture register.
Confidence · HighOur reading of the price, drawn from the disciplinare, public UK duty rates, and typical landed-cost benchmarks. Not a quote from the producer or a retailer.
Confidence · MediumStyle guidance for this kind of wine at this price point. Treat it as advice, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand.
Confidence · MediumIt is a blend of 80% Corvina Veronese and 20% Rondinella, grown in the Valpantena valley north of Verona and dried by appassimento before fermentation.
The hand-picked grapes are dried for months to concentrate sugar, fermented dry, then aged about 24 months in 30-, 54- and 75-hectolitre oak barrels and at least 6 months in bottle.
Expect ripe cherry, blackberry and raisin with cinnamon and pepper, a full, soft, creamy palate at 15.5% alcohol, and dense but gentle tannins on a long finish.
Its weight and dried-fruit sweetness suit braised and roasted red meat, game and hard aged cheese; classic Veneto matches include brasato, ossobuco and Parmigiano.
Yes. The warm, dry 2022 vintage made a ripe, approachable Amarone that drinks well from release through about 2035, with a sweet spot around 2028 to 2030.
Valpantena is a single valley east of the Classico zone; Bertani treats it as a more immediate, fruit-forward style, while its Classico bottling is built for longer ageing.
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