Ettore Amarone della Valpolicella 2019Ettore Righetti is a man who knows Amarone through and through for almost 30 years he has been the President and Director of the Catina di Negar, a cooperative of small growers throughout the commune Negar in Valpolicella, Italy. It is here that Ettore makes Valpolicellas famous vino da meditazione meditation wine: Amarone. Now cooperatives are generally not thought of as amazing wine producers (there are a few famous exceptions). And while Ettore

Before creating Waterford Wine

a cooperative of small growers throughout the commune Negar in Valpolicella

we cultivate about one hectare

25% of the 2008 and 10% of the 2007

Herbal notes build with air — rosemary

and Italian parsley

plush tannins and a finish that lingers with mineral clarity and freshness

topography

Very impressive

And indeed

and tension over weight or richness

And instead of a tour