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Campo Leòn

Amarone della Valpolicella · Italy

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pork with roasted fennel · steak with creamy mushroom sauce · succulent red meats

200989 pts

This Amarone is well made and boasts dark fruit and spice aromas and flavors. The dominant oak sensations of vanilla, toast and coffee make it a tad anonymous in style.
200891 pts

This doles out multiple layers of cinnamon, red cherry, vanilla, blackberry, espresso and tobacco flavors. It's modern, chewy and bright, with slightly sweet flavors that would pair with pork and roasted fennel or steak with a creamy mushroom sauce.
200588 pts

Campo Leòn is a jammy, chewy wine with raw notes of black cherry, Indian spice, cedar wood and melted chocolate. It's thick, syrupy and it's hard to imagine a balanced food pairing outside succulent red meat.
200388 pts

Campo Leòn has herbal or green aromas that are unusual in Amarone. Those leafy elements are backed by ripe fruit, spice and toasted almond. It's round and full on the close with lingering berry flavors.