Expect dried cherry, fig, raisin, dark chocolate, vanilla, dried herb, and refined oak with full body, structured ripe tannins, and a long finish. The 2016 Veneto vintage was good.
- Varietal
- Corvina-dominant Amarone della Valpolicella blend
- Region
- Italy / Veneto / Valpolicella
- Body
- Full
- Style
- dry red, structured, age-worthy, modern Amarone
The producer
Tenuta Sant'Antonio is a family producer in Valpolicella run by the Castagnedi brothers. Campo dei Gigli is one of the estate's flagship single-vineyard Amarones.
What critics say
Tenuta Sant'Antonio Campo dei Gigli consistently receives strong reviews and is regarded as one of the more polished, modern-style Amarones, often scoring in the mid- to high-90s.
Pairing
Slow-braised short rib, lamb shank, hard aged cheeses, mushroom-forward dishes