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Amarone della Valpolicella Classico
Amarone della Valpolicella Classico · Italy
Fact sheet
- Type
- Other
- Grape
- Corvina · Rondinella · Molinara
- Country
- Italy
- Appellation
- Amarone della Valpolicella Classico
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- medium
- Tannin
- high
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
aged cheeses · roasted meats · game meats · mushroom risotto
Rated vintages
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200888 pts
Bixio offers a tight, compact expression of Amarone that seems bursting at the seams with fresh fruit, cherry and berry aromas. The wine is syrupy and thick in the mouth with a refreshing touch of acidity at the close.
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200486 pts
The wine opens with a luminous ruby color and delivers good density and extraction overall. The nose, however, is slightly confused because of the contrasting aromas of red apple, old oak barrel and earth. Ultimately it performs better in the mouth than it does on the nose.