Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva DOCG “Teste Dure” – 2010
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Introduction
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Amarone Riserva “Teste Dure” (hard head) is named with love for father and son winery owners Alfredo and Mariano Buglioni. This wine suits their stubborn personality and determination to craft world class Amarone. Made only in exceptional vintages from the oldest single vineyard block on the estate, this limited Riserva offering is only the third ever produced (2000 and 2007 being the others). Each bottle is hand labeled and marked with a unique collectible number. Elegantly packaged in a three bottle laydown wooden case box package.
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Vineyard Profile
- Vineyard Owner: Buglioni
- Grape Source: Top estate vineyards
- Appellation: Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva DOCG
- Vine Age: 15 years
- Soil: Dark, gravelly, high clay content, fertile, deep and drought-resistant
- Density: 5,000 vines/hectare (2,023 vines/acre)
- Training: Guyot, 8 buds per vine, green cover crop between rows
- First Year of Production: 2000
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Vintage Report
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Flowering and fruit set began late after a cold winter and cooler than average spring. Sunny, hot days were experienced in June and July giving way to a sharp, cool and wet August. To close out the growing season, September and October saw a mix of sun and overcast skies. The vintage resulted in wines of elegant style and balance due in part to and extended ripening of the grapes over mild conditions. Those patient enough to cellar the wines of this vintage will be rewarded in the long -term.
- Yields: 15 hl/Ha (1.10 tons/acre)
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Vinification
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Dry, destemmed grapes were crushed and pressed in January. Fermentation was at a controlled temperature of 25˚ C (77˚ F). Extended maceration was for 25 days with daily pump-overs. Malolactic fermentation took place. The wine was aged for 36 months in oak followed by 24 months in stainless steel, and at least another 36 months in the bottle before being released.
- Maceration: 25 days
- Aging: 60 months (36 months in oak followed by 24 months in stainless steel)
- Barrel Aging: 36 months
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Technical Information
- Varietal Composition: 60% Corvina, 15% Corvinone, 10% Rondinella, 10% Oseleta, 5% Croatina
- Production (in cases): 1,190
- Production Case Pack: 3 bottle laydown wooden case
- Cases Imported: 50
- Imported Case Pack: 3 bottle laydown wooden case
- Available Formats: 750ml
- Alcohol: 16.7%
- TA: 5.9 g/l
- p H: 3.5
- RS: 8 g/l
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Tasting Notes
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Intense ruby-red in color with garnet shades. Intense and elegant cherry, ripe fruit and spices aroma, with scents of vanilla, tobacco and licorice. Taste is full and velvety, soft and enveloping. This is a wine for meditation; a leading actor. It is traditionally paired with game and mature cheeses. For a very special sensory experience, try it with bitter chocolate 85%. Serve at 18˚ C (65˚ F). Uncork for at least 4 hours before consuming or leave it for 1 hour and decant back in bottle before serving.
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Reviews
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Buglioni Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva DOCG “Teste Dure” – 2010 – Decanter – 96 Points
It started in 1993, with 3ha of vineyards; now Buglioni has 54ha. This riserva is made only in the best vintages, with the best hand-picked grapes. aged for 30 months in tonneaux, it has tertiary notes of balsam, dry leaves, sweet tobacco and jam. Bramble fruits and summer fruit pudding surround the taste buds. Intense, elegant and poised, with great length and huge structure. Try it with bitter chocolate or enjoy it on its own.
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Buglioni Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva DOCG “Teste Dure” — 2010 – Decanter – 90 Points
A muscular, forceful style of considerable power, volume, and length; a little indigestible for now, needing more time, but magnificent all the same.
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Buglioni Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva DOCG “Teste Dure” — 2010 – James Suckling – 91 Points
Intense soy-sauce and cooked-plum nose that won’t be for everyone, but on the palate this is rich and silky. Good length. Drink now with mature hard cheeses.
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Buglioni Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva DOCG “Teste Dure”— 2010 – Wine Enthusiast – 92 Points
Inviting aromas of ripe dark-skinned berry, new leather, cocoa and forest floor emerge from the glass. The concentrated palate doles out black currant jam, licorice, black pepper and tobacco alongside fine-grained tannins. Drink 2019–2027.