Giuseppe Quintarelli
Rosso del Bepi Veneto Corvina Blend
Veneto, Italy
Imagine something this good not being good enough to call Amarone. Cocky bastards. Lol what a wine.
Imagine something this good not being good enough to call Amarone. Cocky bastards. Lol what a wine.
Jun 24th, 2024
Sooooo you are telling me this is not a good year for Amarone?!
Actually?
Sooooo you are telling me this is not a good year for Amarone?!
Actually?
Basically Amarone, “Rosso del Bepi” is only made when the quality isn’t quite high enough to bottle their Amarone della Valpolicella Classico. If it’s a bad vintage all together, neither wine are made. This bottle was made when “Bepi” was still involved in the winemaking process. Poured into a decanter about an hour before service. Cork was perfect. The nose? Amongst the most fascinating I have ever encountered from a red wine: black desiccated fruit, beef broth, cloves, well conditioned leather, old Christmas candle, Digestive biscuits, like I’m riding in my grandma’s 1979 Buick Regal, potpourri, and just a kiss of VA. It’s no less exciting on the palate. The dark desiccated fruit is confirmed and accompanied by ginger, pomegranate, Montmorency cherry, and spices. The wine is dry and longer than a youth dance recital. This is a killer example of a well-aged wine from Veneto from an absolutely legendary producer. Over the six hours we had this in the decanter, it continued to open and deliver excitement like Patrick Mahomes carving up a defense. I’m so grateful to have more of this wine. Drink now with a short decant. Properly stored examples should drink well over the next 10 years.
Basically Amarone, “Rosso del Bepi” is only made when the quality isn’t quite high enough to bottle their Amarone della Valpolicella Classico. If it’s a bad vintage all together, neither wine are made. This bottle was made when “Bepi” was still involved in the winemaking process. Poured into a decanter about an hour before service. Cork was perfect. The nose? Amongst the most fascinating I have ever encountered from a red wine: black desiccated fruit, beef broth, cloves, well conditioned leather, old Christmas candle, Digestive biscuits, like I’m riding in my grandma’s 1979 Buick Regal, potpourri, and just a kiss of VA. It’s no less exciting on the palate. The dark desiccated fruit is confirmed and accompanied by ginger, pomegranate, Montmorency cherry, and spices. The wine is dry and longer than a youth dance recital. This is a killer example of a well-aged wine from Veneto from an absolutely legendary producer. Over the six hours we had this in the decanter, it continued to open and deliver excitement like Patrick Mahomes carving up a defense. I’m so grateful to have more of this wine. Drink now with a short decant. Properly stored examples should drink well over the next 10 years.
Slight green on the nose but the overall texture was top notch
Slight green on the nose but the overall texture was top notch
Jul 13th, 2019This is the wine that quintarelli makes when he does not make amarone dried cherries mocha dried flowers and exotic spices very smooth and silky texture very nuanced but lighter
This is the wine that quintarelli makes when he does not make amarone dried cherries mocha dried flowers and exotic spices very smooth and silky texture very nuanced but lighter
3 people found it helpfulMay 31st, 2014
Fantastic, Rosso Del Bepi shows up only when its not to the level of the title Amarone. Still, round, ready earlier than Amarone. Flavor of plum, dried black cherry, power, blueberry, full body that matched greatly with gnocchi calabresa
Fantastic, Rosso Del Bepi shows up only when its not to the level of the title Amarone. Still, round, ready earlier than Amarone. Flavor of plum, dried black cherry, power, blueberry, full body that matched greatly with gnocchi calabresa
1 person found it helpfulAug 5th, 2015