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Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Corvina Blend
Valpolicella, Verona, Veneto, Italy
Dinner with friends, yummy dark chocolate and cherries, many years to go on this one!
Dinner with friends, yummy dark chocolate and cherries, many years to go on this one!
Dec 28th, 2019
This is still my favourite bang-for-your-buck Amarone. What a monster. Especially 10 years old.
This is still my favourite bang-for-your-buck Amarone. What a monster. Especially 10 years old.
Dec 24th, 2019
Cherry powerhouse. Impresive full nose. Milk chocolate, raisins, plum. Still some dry tanine. Sweet fruity with italian tang.
Cherry powerhouse. Impresive full nose. Milk chocolate, raisins, plum. Still some dry tanine. Sweet fruity with italian tang.
Nov 15th, 2019
Always treat yourself to a good birthday wine from your rack!
A huge nose of raisin and prune, as to be expected with both an aged wine, and one of this method.
Huge body, with hints of mint, touches of older, dried herbs. The fruit in this is dark cherry, roast peach, olive oil.
Totally worth aging these. Yum!
Light, gritty tannin all the way through, with the perfect pitch of acidity to counteract the fruit.
Always treat yourself to a good birthday wine from your rack!
A huge nose of raisin and prune, as to be expected with both an aged wine, and one of this method.
Huge body, with hints of mint, touches of older, dried herbs. The fruit in this is dark cherry, roast peach, olive oil.
Totally worth aging these. Yum!
Light, gritty tannin all the way through, with the perfect pitch of acidity to counteract the fruit.
Nose has blackberry, burnt toast, blueberry jam, milk chocolate, warm dark chocolate cake, voilets, ripe plum and wet leather.
Palate has blueberry/blackberry jam, toasty oak, dark chocolate, rehydrated raisin, ripe blueberry and ripe plum. Tannins are mild, but resilient.
This bottle will drink easily past its 10th birthday without concern, and then some. I really love this style of wine, the concentration of flavors is second to none.
Nose has blackberry, burnt toast, blueberry jam, milk chocolate, warm dark chocolate cake, voilets, ripe plum and wet leather.
Palate has blueberry/blackberry jam, toasty oak, dark chocolate, rehydrated raisin, ripe blueberry and ripe plum. Tannins are mild, but resilient.
This bottle will drink easily past its 10th birthday without concern, and then some. I really love this style of wine, the concentration of flavors is second to none.
When a well-made amarone is at its prime, there is little else that rivals it. Such a good wine.
When a well-made amarone is at its prime, there is little else that rivals it. Such a good wine.
Dec 29th, 2018
These are monster wines that demand food. Everything here is turned up to 11 (except the alcohol which is turned up to 16.5!!!) from the viscous texture to the rich pruney fruit. These are beastly wines built to go the distance. Approaching a drinking window on this 2007 but I’ll hold my other one for 5 more years.
These are monster wines that demand food. Everything here is turned up to 11 (except the alcohol which is turned up to 16.5!!!) from the viscous texture to the rich pruney fruit. These are beastly wines built to go the distance. Approaching a drinking window on this 2007 but I’ll hold my other one for 5 more years.
Sep 16th, 2018
Could have used more time in the bottle but had good potential
Could have used more time in the bottle but had good potential
Jun 3rd, 2018
Vintage 2005 - Almost black colour, austere smell, sweetness in taste. #amarone #amaronedivalpolicella
Vintage 2005 - Almost black colour, austere smell, sweetness in taste. #amarone #amaronedivalpolicella
Apr 10th, 2018