Tommasi Amarone della Valpolicella 2020 SF Chronicle or of course in a

or of course in a margarita

light mouthfeel

Hints of mixed herbs and cedar wood

this Alban-clone Syrah from Santa Lucia Highlands has matured into something extraordinary

Tommasi Amarone della Valpolicella 2020 SF Chronicle or of course in aAmarone starts with patience: after harvest the grapes are laid out on traditional bamboo racks and left to dry for around 100 days, shriveling until everything in them is concentrated. The Tommasi family have been doing this in Valpolicella since 1902, when Giacomo Tommasi bought his first vineyard, and they released their first Amarone in 1959. Four generations later this remains their calling card, a Corvina led red built for the cold months. It is