Speri Amarone Sant' Urbano Della Valpolicella Classico DOCG 2020 (750ml)

 

Rated 95 Points by Vinous

 

The 2020 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Sant'Urbano seduces with a savory and darkly alluring blend of dried black cherries, mentholated herbs, clove and shavings of citrus laced dark chocolate.  It sweeps across the palate with textures of pure silk, showcasing stunning minerality as crisp red berry fruits cascade across a core of stimulating acidity.  It finishes incredibly long, leaving a salty flourish and a bitter cocoa twang as grippy tannins frame the experience beautifully.  The 2020 possesses an incredibly classic feel.  Eric Guido Vinous, September 2025

 

Rated 94 Points by James Suckling

 

Intense, dark-fruited nose of plum skins, raisins, chocolate and wet stone character.  Full and structured with a rich, succulent mid-palate and firm tannins.  Structured and long, with juiciness and sappiness at the end.  From organically grown grapes.  Drink or hold.

 

Speri Amarone Sant' Urbano

 

Della Valpolicella Classico DOCG 2020

 

An important wine, of rare elegance and complex structure.  Perfect for important gastronomic occasions and ideal for ageing.  After many years of sustainable agriculture the Speri family obtained organic-certification in the 2015.  The certification is for all the vineyard so from vintage 2015 all the wines are organic.

 

Tasting Notes

 

Dark ruby red with notes of dried violets, blueberries, Sichuan pepper, humus, rhubarb, rosewood, walnuts and eucalyptus.  Structured and clean a perfect symmetry of elements.  Slowly leads to balsamic.

 

Food Pairings

 

Perfect with braised meat and game, mature cheeses.

 

Winemaking & Aging

 

Varietal Composition:  70% Corvina Veronese, 25% Rondinella, 5% Molinara

 

Fermentation Container:  Stainless steel tanks

 

Maceration Technique:  pumping 3 times a day

 

Type of aging container:  Oak Barrels 500 L

 

Length of aging:  24 Months Plus 18 Months

 

Length of bottle aging: 12 Months

 

Vineyard & Production Information

 

Vineyard Location:  Monte Sant’Urbano, Fumane

 

Vineyard Size:  22 Ha

 

Green Status:  Organic

 

Soil Composition:  Volcanic, Calcareous, Clay.

 

Training Method:  Inclined open pergola system.

 

Elevation:  280 - 350 asl

 

Vines/Hectare:  4000 vines per Ha

 

Exposure:  South West

 

Vine Age:  40 Years

 

Harvest Time:  Late September Mid October

 

First Vintage:  1958

 

Production:  80.000 Bottles

 

Veneto, Italy Wine Region

 

Veneto is an important wine region in the northeastern corner of Italy.  In terms of geography, culture, and wine styles, it represents a transition between the alpine, Germano-Slavic end of Italy and the warmer, drier, more Roman lands to the south.

 

 

The Speri Winery

   

     Producer Profile

 

Estate owned by:  Speri Family

 

Winemaker:  Alberto Speri & Giuseppe Speri

 

Total acreage of wine:  60 Ha

 

Winery Production:  500,000 Bottles

 

Region:  Veneto

 

The Speri Winery, one of the historical families of Valpolicella, is an authoritative and faithful interpreter of Valpolicella Classica wines that has become, due to its uninterrupted traditions and strong territorial roots, a landmark in Italian winemaking.

 

The Speri Winery, with a story that begins in the first half of the 1800s, has now entered its seventh generation making wine from about 60 hectares of vineyards in the most select Valpolicella Classica areas.

The Winery strength has always been, and still is, a matter of teamwork, today engaging three generations – Carlo, Alberto, Giampaolo, Giampietro, Laura, Chiara, Luca and Giuseppe – that manage all stages of production activities, from the vineyard to the bottle.

 

In 2015, after practicing years of sustainable farming, the Winery achieved organic certification for all of the production.

 

The Speri family, respecting its territorial heritage, has always cultivated exclusively the native grape varieties of the Valpolicella zone (Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella, Molinara and other indigenous varieties), making wine only from grapes coming from its own vineyards and itself overseeing the entire production process.