Amarone della Valpolicella Classico TB 2012

TOMMASO BUSSOLA

Amarone della Valpolicella Classico TB
2012

$237.75

* Retail price including taxes and service fees if applicable
Service fees
$ 0.00
Product code
14213120
Format
6 x 750ml
Listing type
SAQ Signature
Status
Store Only
Type of product
Still wine
Licensee price
$206.84
Country
Italy
Regulated designation
Denominazione di origine controllata (DOC)
Region
Veneto
Appellation
Amarone della Valpolicella
Classification
Classico riserva
Varietal(s)
Corvina 75 %
Rondinella 20 %
Cabernet Franc 5 %
Alcohol percentage
17%
Colour
Red
Sugar
Dry
Closure type
Cork
Producer's website

About this winery

For Tommaso Bussola, it all started in 1977, the year he began working in the small wine estate of his uncle Giuseppe in the Valpolicella region. In the first years of his activity, Tommaso faithfully followed the footsteps of the traditionalists, respecting the time-honoured practices of barrel aging – barrels which, in those times, were used and re-used many times over the years. The wines of this style of production carry the logo "bg", the initials of his uncle, Bussola Giuseppe. But in...

See the TOMMASO BUSSOLA detail page for more information on this brand

Product notes

The grapes already harvested and selected in our vineyards indicated a crop of exceptional quality. Laid to dry on mats in the middle of September until the middle of January, the fruit underwent a major drying process, arriving at a sugar level of 27/28 degrees Babo, some 50% higher than undried grapes (around 300 g/l of sugars). Following a fermentation of 55 days with frequent pumpings over the wine was racked and placed in a stainless steel tank for 10 days.