Aureum Acinum Amarone 2018 is a richly layered Venetian red from Tenuta Valleselle, the Tinazzi family estate in Valpolicella. Made in the classic Amarone style, it combines ripe fruit, spice, vanilla and elegant structure with impressive depth and award-winning pedigree.
🍷 Tasting Notes: Ripe red fruit, cherry, bitter almond, vanilla, tobacco, black pepper and cinnamon with elegant structure
🍽️ Food Pairings: Beef, lamb, game, blue cheese, braised meats and aged cheeses
🌡️ Serve at: 16–18°C
🍾 Grape: Corvina, Corvinone & Rondinella | Region: Valpolicella, Veneto, Italy | Alcohol: 15% ABV
Tasting Experience
Colour
Deep ruby garnet
Aroma & Palate
The bouquet is complex and intense, showing ripe red fruit, cherry, bitter almond and vanilla, followed by tertiary notes of tobacco, black pepper, cinnamon and sweet spice. The palate is structured and elegant, balancing firm tannins with softness from concentration and glycerol richness.
Body
Full-bodied and generous with polished tannins and Amarone richness.
Finish
Persistent and warming with dried fruit, spice and bitter almond.
Why This Wine Matters
Amarone remains one of Veneto’s most iconic red wine styles. Aureum Acinum showcases the concentration of dried grapes while retaining elegance, balance and drinkability, making it a serious wine for collectors and lovers of powerful Italian reds.
Food Pairings (Expanded)
International
- Beef ribeye
- Roast lamb
- Game meats
- Blue cheese
- Braised short ribs
Singapore / Regional
- Beef rendang
- Wagyu beef
- Lamb biryani
- Black pepper beef
- Oxtail stew
Technical Details
| Wine | Aureum Acinum Amarone della Valpolicella |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Producer | Tenuta Valleselle - Tinazzi |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Valpolicella, Veneto |
| Wine Style | Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG |
| Grape Variety | Corvina, Corvinone & Rondinella |
| Alcohol | 15% ABV |
| Winemaking | Traditional Amarone from dried grapes |
| Maturation | Oak aged before bottle release |
| Colour | Deep ruby garnet |
| Primary Flavours | Ripe red fruit, Cherry, Dried plum |
| Secondary Flavours | Bitter almond, Vanilla, Tobacco, Black pepper, Cinnamon |
| Acidity | Medium+ |
| Wine Body | Full-bodied |
| Dryness | Dry |
| Serving Temperature | 16–18°C |
| Aging Potential | Drink now – 2036 |
| Delivery | Singapore islandwide |
Closing Line
Tenuta Valleselle Aureum Acinum Amarone 2018 is an award-winning Italian red with ripe cherry, bitter almond, vanilla, tobacco and refined structure.