Red
Amarone della Valpolicella
Veneto · Italy
Fact sheet
- Type
- Red
- Grape
- Corvina · Rondinella · Corvinone · Oseleta
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Veneto
- Appellation
- Amarone della Valpolicella
- Alcohol
- 15%
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- medium
- Tannin
- high
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
red meats · aged cheeses · game · stews · dark chocolate
Rated vintages
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2014
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2013
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2012
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2011
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2010
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2009
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2008
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2007
This opens with funky but not unpleasant aromas that soon burn off to reveal earthy notes and mature black fruit. The palate shows a very ripe—almost overripe—blackberry flavor, with mushroom and tobacco leaf accents. While the ripe fruit still has immediate appeal, this is gett…
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2006
Dark, thick and syrupy, this savory Amarone delivers notes of Indian spice, Teriyaki, molasses, plum and dark berry fruit. It has a noticeably sweet finish with plump flavors of cherry and strawberry jam.
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2005