LE TOBELE AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA DOC 2004 Grapes:Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara Characteristics: After being picked into small, 2.5 kg trays, the grapes are cleaned and placed on drying mats for 4 months in dry, well-ventilated rooms. In January they are finally crushed, then very slowly fermented on the skins; the wine goes into 300-litre French barrels and Slavonia oak barrels for maturation, followed by a year’s ageing in bottle before release. A wine of superb richness and majestic flavours. Alcohol:  13.5 % by volume Serving: 18°-20°C/ 65°-68° F, Ideally savored with: roast, game, seasoned cheeses

LE TOBELE VALPOLICELLA RIPASSO DOC 2005 Grapes: Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara Characteristics: As soon as the fermentation is completed of the dried grapes for the Amarone, selected lots of Valpolicella are then “re-passed” on the Amarone pomace, thus initiating a second fermentation which increases slightly the alcoholic content and gives the wine deeper colour, increased extract, and more complex aromas. After 6 months’ bottle-ageing, the result is a rounded, velvet-textured wine with rich, complex aromas of berries and an impressively lengthy finish that seems to linger forever. Alcohol:  13.5 % by volume Serving: 18°-20°C/ 65°-68° F, Ideally savored with: Red meat, roast, seasoned cheeses.