This superior Amarone was made in February 2006. I called it "I Fondatori" (The Founders) after my grandfather Francesco and my father Sergio who, with their enlightened example, passed on to me and my sons the passion and the indispensable care needed to obtain products of great quality.

Region:

Produced by a careful selection of the above mentioned grapes from the high hills vineyard located in the classic area of the Valpolicella DOC region, in particular around the ancient village of Negrar.

Harvest:

Gathering of the grapes is done by hand in order to allow a more careful and accurate selection of grapes in the vineyard: beginning of October. Following the traditional method of the Valpolicella, grapes are left to dry for about 120 days in aerated rooms

Pressing:

Soft pressing of the dried grapes with a yields in wine of 36%.

Grapes:

30% corvina; 40% corvinone; 25% rondinella; 5% molinara

Tasting Note:

This Amarone is a wine of antique lineage. Its flavour is dry and pleasant with a peculiar perfume and a deep grenade red colour, result of drying followed by long ageing and refinement.

Food Pairing:

Excellent with grilled and roasted meats. Can also be enjoyed at the end of a meal like a “meditation wine”. Open and decant the wine some time before serving it.

About Fabiano

Starting from the 2000s, while the evolving wine and food industry was modifying the consumption model of the wine itself, Fabiano began a rapid growth path in terms of quality and image, concentrating its production efforts towards fine wines, thus renouncing to the volumes to give space to its Amarone, already produced starting from 1966 in its historical packaging kept unchanged until today, and to its other best wines such as the Ripasso and the Lugana. Alessandro Fabiano, the fourth generation, is today producer of Fabiano wines, strong of a name known all over the world thanks to its 106 years of history and its PREMIUM wines, produced in a limited quantity to less than 500.000 bottles. The logistics and bottling of some wines has remained in the Sona headquarters, while production takes place as in the past in the quality vineyards of historical growers that produce for Fabiano since the beginning of the Amarone success.