Casa Vinicola Sartori
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.
Built from Corvina, Corvinone and Rondinella air-dried for three months, Reius shows dried fig, plum and chocolate over a velvety 15% frame. Vivino's 483 reviewers most often flag its oak, vanilla and dark fruit.
Three to four months of appassimento show first: dried fig and raisin over plum and blackberry, with the spicy, ethereal lift Sartori describes on the Reius sheet. Twelve months in cement and three years in oak botti fold in vanilla and a whisper of cocoa, the oak and vanilla notes Vivino drinkers log most.
Black cherry
Blackberry
Plum
Prune
Raisin
Leather
Black pepper
Vanilla
ChocolateFull and velvety, as the producer has it, the 15% alcohol of a Classico Amarone carried by the bright acid backbone the 2020 vintage gave Valpolicella. Plum, blackcurrant and black cherry sit against leather and sweet oak, and the tannins are ripe and rounded rather than grippy, the smooth profile Vivino's 483 reviews echo.
Long and warming, closing on dried fruit, chocolate and a savoury leather-and-pepper edge from the Corvina-led blend.
Reius is Sartori's mid-weight Amarone Classico, smooth and oak-framed rather than austere, which is why Vivino drinkers settle it at 4.3 and reach for it with rich, slow-cooked food. The balanced 2020 drinks well now and will hold into the mid-2030s.
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.
Reius scores high for special-occasion drinking and cellaring and as strong value under £40, but its 15% power makes it an occasion red rather than an everyday pour.
DOCG Amarone with about three years in oak botti, 15% alcohol and the firm 2020 acidity; built to hold and deepen into the mid-2030s.
A premium Classico-zone Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG with appassimento weight and oak depth, made for a special table.
Lowest live price £33.38 sits below the usual £40-plus UK band for Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG, strong value for a 15% appassimento wine with three years in oak.
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.
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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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2020 was a warm but balanced Valpolicella year with, in the Consorzio's words, an excellent acid backbone, giving a Reius that is structured yet fresh and built to hold into the mid-2030s.
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.
Appassimento drying, three years in oak botti and hand-picked Classico-zone fruit on calcareous-marl soils lift Reius above everyday Valpolicella, while Sartori's scale keeps it near £33.
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.
Sartori air-dries the hand-picked Corvina, Corvinone and Rondinella for about three months, so each bottle of Reius uses far more concentrated fruit than a standard Valpolicella.
After 12 months in cement, Reius spends roughly three years in medium and large oak casks plus six months in bottle, tying up barrels and cellar space well beyond the everyday Valpolicella cycle.
Grapes come from hand-picked hillside vineyards on calcareous-marl soils in the historic Classico zone northwest of Verona, which carry a higher price than valley-floor fruit.
About £2.67 UK still-wine duty plus 20% VAT (roughly £5.56 on the £33.38 entry price) means around £8.20 of the shelf price is UK tax before the wine itself.
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.
Dishes that complement this wine
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.
The 15% body and dried-fruit sweetness of Reius match the richness of long-braised meat, while 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 →
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 →
The leather, smoke and dried-fruit notes of Reius bridge the umami of porcini and truffle, so the wine and the rice meet on savoury, autumnal ground.
Try with: Porcini mushroom risotto · Truffle risotto · Radicchio risotto · More pairings →
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 →
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 →
The 15% alcohol, sweet oak and dried-fruit weight of Reius flatten delicate fish and 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 →
With three years of oak already behind it and the firm 2020 acidity, Reius can rest into the mid-2030s, deepening towards leather, dried fig and tobacco.
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.
DOCG Amarone with about three years in oak botti, 15% alcohol and the firm 2020 acidity; built to hold and deepen into the mid-2030s.
£28.00 is the lowest tracked offer for the current vintage and we have no signal of further discounting.
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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 · MediumReius 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 calcareous-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 appassimento, plum and black cherry, and vanilla, chocolate and leather from three years in oak. Vivino drinkers most often note its oak, vanilla and dark-fruit character.
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, below the usual £40-plus shelf price for Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG.
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