Pasqua
Villa Borghetti Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Corvina Blend
Valpolicella, Verona, Veneto, Italy
Tasted blind. Older (guessed 12 to 15 years) late harvest zin? Prune, sweet raisins, slight burned caramel like tar, but in a good way. Amarone!
Tasted blind. Older (guessed 12 to 15 years) late harvest zin? Prune, sweet raisins, slight burned caramel like tar, but in a good way. Amarone!
Nov 28th, 2015
Recall this being an entry level offering and it ended up pretty good: squid ink color, huge nose of cherry Jolly Rancher mingled with damp Earth, incense, spice and dusty brambly currants. Broad rich fat on palate, sluggish with raisiny red fruit, vanillin & kirsch liqueur. Abrupt finish disappointed a bit but not bad overall. This has more time but likely not improving.
Recall this being an entry level offering and it ended up pretty good: squid ink color, huge nose of cherry Jolly Rancher mingled with damp Earth, incense, spice and dusty brambly currants. Broad rich fat on palate, sluggish with raisiny red fruit, vanillin & kirsch liqueur. Abrupt finish disappointed a bit but not bad overall. This has more time but likely not improving.
Jul 30th, 2021
The nose is *very* powerful : small red berries, tea leaves, caramel and vanilla. A hinch of raspberry too. A bit of warmth as well, and a bit of plum too. Very strong. The palate is powerful too. It starts with a very acid slide that goes down for ever, small red berries all along, layers of complexity : caramel here, soft silky touches there on the sides, franc tannins in the end and a blast of a finish with plum and small red berries dancing in a firework with a nice bitterness and a soft touch that never ends. After yesterday's amarone I wanted some more. This one is more muscular, yesterday's was more subtile and gracious.
Not cheap though, around 45€
The nose is *very* powerful : small red berries, tea leaves, caramel and vanilla. A hinch of raspberry too. A bit of warmth as well, and a bit of plum too. Very strong. The palate is powerful too. It starts with a very acid slide that goes down for ever, small red berries all along, layers of complexity : caramel here, soft silky touches there on the sides, franc tannins in the end and a blast of a finish with plum and small red berries dancing in a firework with a nice bitterness and a soft touch that never ends. After yesterday's amarone I wanted some more. This one is more muscular, yesterday's was more subtile and gracious.
Not cheap though, around 45€
It opened up beautifully after 30 minutes in decanter , a solid 91 rating for this classic Italian Amarone
It opened up beautifully after 30 minutes in decanter , a solid 91 rating for this classic Italian Amarone
Jul 8th, 2017
Deep red. Clear. Prunes. Vanilla. Dark red berries. Cherries. Blackberries. Nice length.
Deep red. Clear. Prunes. Vanilla. Dark red berries. Cherries. Blackberries. Nice length.
Jun 22nd, 2016
Most excellent vintage; however , very overpriced in SVG
Most excellent vintage; however , very overpriced in SVG
Mar 28th, 2015