Marion Amarone della Valpolicella 2018

A singular Amarone with lift, clarity and finely tuned power.

Marion’s 2018 Amarone della Valpolicella reflects the vision of Stefano Campedelli and his family: to coax purity and finesse from one of Italy’s richest red wine styles. Working just outside the Valpolicella Classico zone in the Valle di Marcellise, they focus solely on estate-grown fruit, calcareous soils, and traditional methods elevated by meticulous detail.

The wine is built from Corvina, Corvinone and Rondinella, with every grape hand-picked and dried naturally on racks for up to eight weeks in ventilated rooms. Fermentation in stainless steel is long and ambient, followed by 36 months in large Slavonian oak barrels—only 10% sees smaller oak, keeping the oak imprint in check. The result is an Amarone with real poise: deep, powerful fruit framed by spice, smoke and tension.

On the palate, it’s all dried cranberry, mocha, dark cherry and sweet spice, underpinned by natural acidity and a savoury edge. Rich and concentrated, but never overblown. A wine to sip slowly, ideally with hard cheeses, braised meats or truffled polenta.