{"product_id":"amarone-della-valpolicella-ernesto-ruffo","title":"Amarone della Valpolicella - Ernesto Ruffo","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"standard-markdown grid-cols-1 grid [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;_*]:min-w-0 gap-3\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eErnesto Ruffo's Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG is one of those wines that tell the story of Valpolicella as it once was — before the appellation became synonymous with industrial production and standardized styles. Ernesto Ruffo is a small artisanal producer from Verona who works with traditional methods, favoring time and patience over production efficiency.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe Corvina, Corvinone, and Rondinella grapes are selected by hand in the vineyard and dried in drying rooms for over 90 days, losing up to 40% of their weight and naturally concentrating sugars, polyphenols, and aromas. Fermentation is slow — it can last several weeks — and aging takes place in large Slavonian oak casks, which lend the wine structure and gradual oxygenation without masking the varietal aromas with notes of new wood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"standard-markdown grid-cols-1 grid [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;_*]:min-w-0 gap-3\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe Riserva version undergoes additional months of aging both in wood and in the bottle before release, achieving even greater complexity and depth. On the nose, it is monumental: black cherry jam, dark chocolate, dried plum, Kentucky tobacco, leather, oriental spices, and a ferrous mineral undertone that evokes the basaltic soils of Valpolicella Classica. On the palate, it is enveloping and warm, with silky, dense tannins, a glyceric sweetness that balances the alcoholic power, and an exceptionally long, persistent finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"standard-markdown grid-cols-1 grid [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;_*]:min-w-0 gap-3\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eAn Amarone for special occasions, produced by those who chose to stay small in order to remain great\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Emporio Divino","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58268038267254,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1004\/2717\/0166\/files\/Nuovoprogetto-2.jpg?v=1788885013","url":"https:\/\/emporiodivino.com\/en\/products\/amarone-della-valpolicella-ernesto-ruffo","provider":"Emporio diVino","version":"1.0","type":"link"}