About this tour
Track Amarone della Valpolicella across twenty years at Cantine Lenotti, tasting three landmark vintages from 1998, 2008 and 2018, plus an unbottled barrique sample. The two-hour session walks you through the winery's production chain—vineyard to cellar to glass—revealing how soil, weather and technique shape this complex wine's character over decades. You'll taste alongside local cold cuts and cheeses in an authentic Valpolicella setting. Maximum six people per group.
Highlights
- Vertical tasting: 1998, 2008, 2018 Amarone releases
- Unbottled barrique sample direct from oak
- Full winery tour from vineyard through bottling
- Regional charcuterie and cheese pairing
- Learn how climate shifts flavour across decades
- Small group experience, six people maximum
What to expect
You'll start in the vineyard rows where the grapes are dried, then move through the cellar to see fermentation tanks and ageing barrels. The tasting happens in the winery's main room. You'll pour four glasses: the three bottled Amarones (starting with the youngest 2018, working back to 1998) and finish with the raw, unfinished wine straight from barrique—this one shows the wine's skeleton before time rounds it out. Between pours, the guide explains what climate conditions that vintage faced and how the winemaking choices evolved. The local meats and cheeses cut through the wine's tannins and keep your palate fresh.
Good to know
Wheelchair accessible throughout. Pregnant travellers and those with heart conditions should skip this—alcohol concentration and tannins aren't ideal. Service animals welcome. Book for up to six; groups larger than that need separate sessions. The unbottled sample is genuinely rough; don't expect it to taste like the aged releases.
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