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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
game meat · aged cheeses · roasted red meats · dark chocolate
Rated vintages
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201091 pts
Ripe black plum, leather, chocolate and allspice emerge on this big, brooding wine. The densely concentrated palate offers raisin, blackberry extract, licorice, ground pepper and tobacco alongside ripe, velvety tannins and the warmth of alcohol. It closes on a licorice note. Dri…
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200988 pts
Dense and extracted, this offers aromas of black cherry, ground pepper, pine sap and dried herb. The palate delivers blackberry syrup, dried cherry, mocha and clove alongside grainy tannins. Drink through 2019.
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200889 pts
This Amarone has sensations of plum, stewed prune, bitter almond and black licorice. It has a very warm midpalate and is enjoyable now but seemingly fast approaching its ideal drinking window; enjoy over the next few years.