DOCG Red

Sartori Reius Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG

Casa Vinicola Sartori

Grapes
Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Croatina
Denomination
Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG
Region
Veneto
ABV
15%

Sartori's Reius is an Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG of hillside Corvina, Corvinone and Rondinella air-dried for three months. Three years in oak give a velvety 15% red of dried fig, plum and chocolate for braises and aged cheese.

Best price
£27.50

2020 · 75cl · checked 27 Oct · Delivery charged at checkout

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Where to buy Casa Vinicola Sartori Reius

£27.50 best price · 5 retailers in stock · checked 28 Oct 2026

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8wines Best price 2020 · 75cl · checked 27 Oct · Delivery charged at checkout Code NEWCUST8J: Enter NEWCUST8J to get £8 off with the minimum wine order of £88. Valid only for new customers, until 31 Dec 2027
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£27.50 £36.67/L
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XtraWine Best price 2020 · 75cl · checked 28 Oct · Delivery charge shown at checkout
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£33.00 £44.00/L
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Great Wines Direct Best price 2020 · 75cl · checked 27 Oct · Delivery £7.95, min 6 bottles
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£33.44 £44.59/L
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Great Wines Direct Best price 2021 · 75cl · checked 27 Oct · Delivery £7.95, min 6 bottles
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The Great Wine Co. Best price 2020 · 75cl · checked 25 Oct · Delivery £8, free on 3 bottles
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£35.00 £46.67/L
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Vino.com Best price Save 10% 2019 · 75cl · checked 27 Oct · Delivery usually £16.90, free on 4 bottles Code WINE6R8T: £17 off your first wine order with £180 minimum spend, until 13 Jan 2028
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The Great Wine Co. Best price 2021 · 75cl · checked 25 Oct · Delivery £8, free on 3 bottles
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£40.00 £53.33/L
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Vino.com Best price Save 20% 2020 · Magnum 150cl · checked 27 Oct · Delivery usually £16.90, free on 2 bottles Code WINE6R8T: £17 off your first wine order with £180 minimum spend, until 13 Jan 2028
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Tasting Notes

How Sartori's Reius Amarone tastes

Built from Corvina, Corvinone and Rondinella air-dried for three months, Reius shows dried fig, plum and chocolate over a velvety 15% frame. Oak, vanilla and dark fruit lead.

Tasted by
Style guidance
Source
Style guidance · confidence Medium
Typical of Corvina
Body Light / Full
Tannins Smooth / Grippy
Sweetness Dry / Sweet
Acidity Soft / Crisp
Typical flavours for this style (Corvina)

The flavours below are the signature of Corvina in this style, shown here as shared reference. Tasting notes specific to this bottle are added when we research it.

Black cherryBlack cherry
BlackberryBlackberry
PlumPlum
PrunePrune
RaisinRaisin
LeatherLeather
Black pepperBlack pepper
VanillaVanilla
ChocolateChocolate
Live UK pricing

Buying Sartori Reius Amarone in the UK

Three UK retailers list the 2020 Reius from about £33.38 to £40 a bottle, under the usual £40-plus band for Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG.

Best price · 75 cl · 2020 £27.50 at 8wines
Price spread · 75cl · 2020 £27.50 - £35.00 Across 4 UK retailers with 75cl · 2020 in stock
Retailers · 75cl · 2020 4UK 4 in stock
Vintages live 2021 · 2020 · 2019 Current release: 2021
Per-litre (75cl · 2020 basis) £36.67 Lowest current 75cl · 2020 offer
Last checked 28 Oct 2026 Refreshed once every 24 hours
Other vintages and formats: 3 price lines

75cl · 2019: £39.60, 1 UK retailer

75cl · 2021: £33.44 - £40.00, 2 UK retailers

Magnum 150cl · 2020: £80.90, 1 UK retailer

Wine fit score

Where Reius Amarone fits

Reius scores high for special-occasion drinking and cellaring, and as strong value under £40. Its 15% power makes it an occasion red rather than an everyday pour.

Best for cellar 8.5/10

DOCG Amarone with about three years in large oak casks, 15% alcohol and the firm 2020 acidity; built to hold and deepen into the mid-2030s.

Best for an occasion 8.5/10

A premium Classico-zone Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG with dried-grape weight and oak depth, made for a special table.

Best value 8.4/10

Lowest live price £33.38 sits below the usual £40-plus UK band for Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG. Strong value for a 15% dried-grape wine with three years in oak.

Best with food 7.8/10

Full-bodied with ripe tannin and the fresh 2020 acidity; superb with rich braises, game and aged cheese, but the 15% power narrows its everyday range.

Best intro to this style 7.4/10

Smooth, oak-framed and sweet-fruited rather than austere, an approachable first Amarone, though the 15% alcohol and price sit above everyday drinking.

Best everyday bottle 2.8/10

Power, sweetness and a £33-plus price make Reius an occasion red rather than a midweek bottle.

Scoring is rule-based and deterministic. The model and weightings are documented in our Wine Fit Score methodology.

Denomination Compliance Snapshot

Amarone della Valpolicella in five fields

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.

Allowed grapes
3 varieties listed
This bottle: Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Croatina.
Minimum ageing
24 months minimum
No oak ageing required.
Region / area
Verona
Source: Disciplinare.
Style
DOCG · Amarone della Valpolicella
Minimum ABV at this colour: 14.0%.
Classification
DOCG (Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita)
What that means →
Vintages

The 2020 vintage in Valpolicella

2020 was a warm but balanced Valpolicella year with an excellent acid backbone. That gives a Reius that is structured yet fresh, built to hold into the mid-2030s.

2021 Current release
Best price
£33.44
Retailers
2 in stock
2020 Previous release
Best price
£27.50
Retailers
5 in stock
ABV
15.0%
Window
Drink now through 2035

2020 was a warm but balanced Valpolicella vintage with a notably fresh acid backbone, giving a structured Amarone that is approachable now and will hold into the mid-2030s.

2019 Previous release
Best price
£39.60
Retailers
1 in stock
2020 Previous release
Best price
£27.50
Retailers
5 in stock
ABV
15.0%
Window
Drink now through 2035

2020 was a warm but balanced Valpolicella vintage with a notably fresh acid backbone, giving a structured Amarone that is approachable now and will hold into the mid-2030s.

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.

The disciplinare, the place, the label

What sits behind a £33 Sartori Amarone

Grape drying, three years in large oak casks and hand-picked Classico-zone fruit on limestone and marl soils lift Reius above everyday Valpolicella. Sartori's scale keeps it near £33.

01

DOC, DOCG, IGT: what the badges mean

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.

02

The denomination rules, in detail

  • Allowed grapes. 3 varieties listed in the disciplinare
  • Yield ceiling. 12.0 tonnes per hectare
  • Minimum ABV. 14.0% vol
  • Minimum ageing. 24 months total
  • Tasting panel. Mandatory pre-release tasting commission
03

Region and area context

Amarone della Valpolicella falls within Veneto, covering Verona. The denomination is further divided into 2 sub-zones.

Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG zone Wine routes in the zone

Made at Casa Vinicola Sartori, Negrar.

Wine routes in the zone: Valpolicella Classico Loop, Strada del Vino Soave.

04

Reading the label

  • Casa Vinicola SartoriProducer / estate
  • Corvina · Corvinone · Rondinella · Cabernet Franc · Cabernet Sauvignon · CroatinaGrape varieties
  • Amarone della Valpolicella DOCGGeographic indication and quality tier
  • 2021Vintage (year of harvest)
05

What sits behind the price of Casa Vinicola Sartori Reius

Tracked from
£27.50
Direction
Mostly cost up
Drivers
4 up / 1 down
Main factor
Appassimento drying of the picked grapes
  1. 01

    Appassimento drying of the picked grapes

    Cost up

    Sartori air-dries the hand-picked Corvina, Corvinone and Rondinella for about three months. Each bottle of Reius uses far more concentrated fruit than a standard Valpolicella.

  2. 02

    Around three years in oak botti

    Cost up

    After 12 months in cement, Reius spends roughly three years in medium and large oak casks plus six months in bottle. That ties up barrels and cellar space well beyond the everyday Valpolicella cycle.

  3. 03

    Hand-harvested Classico-zone hillside fruit

    Cost up

    Grapes come from hand-picked hillside vineyards on limestone and marl soils in the historic Classico zone northwest of Verona. Those carry a higher price than valley-floor fruit.

  4. 04

    UK duty and VAT

    Cost up

    About £2.67 UK still-wine duty plus 20% VAT (roughly £5.56 on the £33.38 entry price) applies. Around £8.20 of the shelf price is UK tax before the wine itself.

  5. 05

    Sartori's scale and UK distribution

    Cost down

    Sartori is one of Valpolicella's larger houses, and its volume and established UK importer network hold Reius near £33, below boutique single-estate Amarone.

01

Appassimento drying of the picked grapes

Cost up

Sartori air-dries the hand-picked Corvina, Corvinone and Rondinella for about three months. Each bottle of Reius uses far more concentrated fruit than a standard Valpolicella.

Food Pairing

Dishes that match Reius Amarone's weight

At 15% with ripe, rounded tannins and dried-fruit sweetness, Reius wants rich, slow-cooked food: braised beef, ossobuco, porcini risotto and aged pecorino. It overwhelms delicate fish.

Body matching Strong match

Braised beef and veal

The 15% body and dried-fruit sweetness of Reius match the richness of long-braised meat. Its ripe, rounded tannins echo the gelatinous texture of a slow braise.

Try with: Brasato al Barolo · Ossobuco alla Milanese · Agnello Ragu Lucano · More pairings →

Fat cutting Strong match

Chargrilled red meat

Ripe tannin and the fresh 2020 acidity cut through charred fat and seared crust, and the wine's power stands up to a thick, rare steak.

Try with: Fiorentina steak · Ribeye steak · Sirloin steak · More pairings →

Aromatic bridge Good match

Earthy mushroom and truffle risotto

The leather, smoke and dried-fruit notes of Reius bridge the umami of porcini and truffle. The wine and the rice meet on savoury, autumnal ground.

Try with: Porcini mushroom risotto · Truffle risotto · Radicchio risotto · More pairings →

Salt balance Good match

Aged and blue cheese

Dried-fruit sweetness and 15% alcohol balance the salt of aged pecorino and the piquancy of gorgonzola, a Veneto-style match of sweet wine weight against savoury cheese.

Try with: Pecorino sardo e pan carasau · Gorgonzola, pear, and walnut risotto · Blue cheese · More pairings →

Aromatic bridge Good match

Game and roast wildfowl

Reius answers gamey, faintly sweet meat with its own dried-fig and spice, and its structure carries the richness of venison and pheasant.

Try with: Venison Stew · Roast Pheasant · Duck breast · More pairings →

Avoid Clash

Delicate seafood and fresh acidic dishes

The 15% alcohol, sweet oak and dried-fruit weight of Reius flatten delicate fish. They clash with high-acid raw or citrus-dressed dishes, leaving the wine hot and the food thin.

Skip with: Sushi · Oysters · Ceviche · Lemon-dressed salads · Pairing guide →

Drinking + cellar

Cellaring the 2020 Reius

With three years of oak already behind it and the firm 2020 acidity, Reius can rest into the mid-2030s. It deepens towards leather, dried fig and tobacco.

Decanting
30 minutes

A short splash decant softens the first-pour edge and opens the aromatics.

Serving temperature
16-18°C

Aim for the cooler end on a warm day; warmer end opens up more aromatics.

Cellar potential
High

DOCG Amarone with about three years in large oak casks, 15% alcohol and the firm 2020 acidity; built to hold and deepen into the mid-2030s.

Buy now or wait?
Buy now

£27.50 for a 75cl bottle of the 2020, at 8wines, is the best price we track, and we have no signal of further discounting.

Sources & trust

Sources behind this Reius page

Prices & stock

Read directly from each retailer’s public product page once a day. Last refresh: 28 Oct 2026, 09:05 BST. We do not hold stock and we do not accept payment for placement.

Confidence · High
Tasting notes

A style read drawn from the grape and the appellation, not from this exact bottle. We mark these notes openly so you know what you are reading.

Confidence · Medium
Appellation rules & ageing

From the official Italian disciplinare for this denomination, cross-checked against the Ministry of Agriculture register.

Confidence · High
Why it costs what it costs

Our 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 · Medium
Drink window & cellar potential

Style guidance for this kind of wine at this price point. Treat it as advice, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand.

Confidence · Medium
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Producer
Casa Vinicola Sartori Veneto
Grapes
Corvina Corvinone Rondinella Cabernet Franc
Denomination
Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG
Region
Veneto Region guide

Common Questions

Reius is the Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG of Casa Vinicola Sartori in Negrar di Valpolicella, Veneto. Hillside Corvina, Corvinone and Rondinella are air-dried for about three months before fermentation, then aged around three years in oak.

The blend is 50% Corvina Veronese, 30% Corvinone and 15% Rondinella, with 5% other indigenous varieties, all grown on limestone and marl hillsides in the historic Classico zone northwest of Verona.

It is full and velvety at 15% alcohol, with dried fig and raisin from the drying, plum and black cherry. Vanilla, chocolate and leather come from three years in oak. Oak, vanilla and dark fruit are its signature.

Pour it with rich, slow-cooked food: braised beef such as brasato, ossobuco, chargrilled Fiorentina steak, porcini risotto and aged pecorino. Its weight and 15% alcohol overwhelm delicate fish.

The 2020 is drinking well now thanks to its smooth, oak-framed style, and its fresh 2020 acidity will let it hold and deepen into the mid-2030s.

The 2020 is listed by three UK retailers from about £33.38 to £40 a bottle. That is below the usual £40-plus shelf price for Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG.

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