Jay Kline

9.3

Presented double-blind at Tasting Group. The wine pours a deep garnet color with a near opaque core; medium+ viscosity with moderate staining of the tears and no obvious signs of sediment. On the nose, the wine is developing with powerful notes of ripe and some dried fruits: bramble berries, slightly stewed black cherry, dried herbs, stony earth, baking spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long. The alcohol is high.

Initial conclusions: this could be a Grenache-based blend, Corvina-based blend or Sangiovese-based blend from France or Italy. I felt the combination of slightly stewed cherry and spices ruled out what I would want from a Sangiovese blend. Which, left me to decide between Southern Rhône or Valpolicella. I liked this wine…the oak treatment was interesting. I was getting a French barrique. Hmmm…

So, for my final conclusion: I’m calling this a Grenache-based blend, from France, from Southern Rhône, from Chateauneuf-du-Pape, 2017, from a more modern leaning producer using a good portion of barrique. I’ll be damned! I don’t hate my call but I gotta get better at distinguishing these wines from Southern Rhône. I probably just need to drink more of both, lol. Tasty stuff! Drink now through 2039. — 9 days ago

Heidi McLain

8.9

Our final wine of the evening. A first Amarone for several in the group. Balanced, rich, dark and silky. A young wine that will benefit from a few years of aging. #BacchusWineSocial #march2018 #Amarone — 8 years ago

with Mac

Heather Radano

8.9

With cheese course at wine group dinner. — 11 years ago

JKT

9.1

Wine dinner with big group including Butch neighbor Art, Philip and Bewan. Pino brought it for himself, given the Cab lineup. Another of his lively dare I say relatively light on its feet Amarone. Balanced profile, actually a good food wine. — 2 years ago

Aaron Rankin

9.1

Delightful with a variety of traditional and non- Italian food. Keeping the review short on account of being out with a group. — 8 years ago

Lasa Wenner

8.9

Great Pino for a group! Not expensive but good flavor. — 9 years ago

Dawn Schwartz

9.2

Creamy, cream soda of persecco...the best one of this group — 11 years ago

Stuart Pollack

9.3

Classic Amarone with strong cherry flavor, perfect with chocolate or alone. A powerful and intense wine bursting with flavor and likely to please any group. — 4 years ago

bharat

9.1

Really enjoyed this wine. Heather picked it up for me in SF. Low tannins with a slight peppery taste. Definitely fruit forward but not overpowering. Would buy again and enjoy with the wine group — 6 years ago

Marshall Todd Herron DPM

9.5

Palazzo Della Torre 2013 Veronese, Allegrini - wow. The production of this wine is impressive. Corvina and Rondinella grapes are fermented in September and a second group are dried until January when they are pressed and added to the September juice. I have decanted it and it is wonderful!!!!! For a restaurant wine I am very very impressed. I am at DePalmas in Athens GA the downtown restaurant. The bouquet is a bit jammy with chocolate and cherries. Like a chocolate covered cherry!! The initial palate is dark cherry, blackberry, and tart raspberry. The mid palate comes quick with notes of chocolate and spice. The finish is wonderful. It is very dry with hints of coffee and nutmeg. What a complex wine. Its the best Italian wine Ive had yet!!!!! — 8 years ago