Michele Castellani

Collezione Ca' Del Pipa Colle Cristi Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Corvina Blend

9.043 ratings
9.13 pro ratings
Valpolicella, Verona, Veneto, Italy
Corvina Blend
Tomato-Based, Asian Cuisine, Mushrooms, Pork, Fish, Salads & Greens
Top Notes For
Andrew Lampasone

Owner Wine Watch Selections

9.1

These grapes are dried 45 days

These grapes are dried 45 days

Jan 15th, 2014
Kapyrick Wine

v12. This is really good! Soft, smoked, candied Black Cherry nose. Juicy, rich, dark black cherry and a touch of tar fruit. Long, slightly dry, pepper and mocha finish. Very good!

v12. This is really good! Soft, smoked, candied Black Cherry nose. Juicy, rich, dark black cherry and a touch of tar fruit. Long, slightly dry, pepper and mocha finish. Very good!

Apr 13th, 2024
Kapyrick Wine

v15. Nice. Soft smoked cedar and candied cherry nose. Deep black cherry and cherry fruit. Dry, mocha and soft leather finish.

v15. Nice. Soft smoked cedar and candied cherry nose. Deep black cherry and cherry fruit. Dry, mocha and soft leather finish.

Nov 10th, 2023
Colin Cahoon

Huge nose of plum, lavender, strawberry jam, raspberry jam, vanilla, almond extract, and cranberry. Big red fruit on the palate of dark cherry, fresh raspberry, cranberry, as well as black tea, licorice, menthol, black pepper, cinnamon, clove, leather, white pepper, sage, oak, and blackberry. Medium plus tannins, high alcohol, and high acid.

Huge nose of plum, lavender, strawberry jam, raspberry jam, vanilla, almond extract, and cranberry. Big red fruit on the palate of dark cherry, fresh raspberry, cranberry, as well as black tea, licorice, menthol, black pepper, cinnamon, clove, leather, white pepper, sage, oak, and blackberry. Medium plus tannins, high alcohol, and high acid.

Oct 6th, 2020
Ryan Anderson

Overall disappointing. Heavy, lacked the complexity of other amarone. Flabby after an hour decant.

Overall disappointing. Heavy, lacked the complexity of other amarone. Flabby after an hour decant.

Apr 4th, 2020
Jennifer Bryk

Tastes like Christmas

Tastes like Christmas

Jun 21st, 2018
Michael Gustafson

2014 at jazz bar in Smyrna

2014 at jazz bar in Smyrna

Mar 3rd, 2018
Paul Pilch

Unique almost sweet taste, very dark and worth another bottle or three.

Unique almost sweet taste, very dark and worth another bottle or three.

Dec 27th, 2015
Michelle Brummell

Delicious unique flavor probably due to the unique harvesting technique

Delicious unique flavor probably due to the unique harvesting technique

Mar 17th, 2015
Tripp Gibson

Average. Storage temp was too high. Needed to be cooler. Disappointing but I would try it again.

Average. Storage temp was too high. Needed to be cooler. Disappointing but I would try it again.

Jul 20th, 2014