Grape - Corvina
Alcohol - 15%
Available from - thewinesociety.com
Price - £23
Appearance - Clear, deep, ruby. Legs observed
Nose - Clean, medium+ intensity, youthful. Black fruit (blackberry, black cherry, plums)
Palate - Dry, medium acid, medium+ tannin, medium+ intensity, high alcohol, full body, long length. Black fruit (plums, cherry) sweet spice (vanilla), pungent spice (pepper).
Oustanding quality, can drink now but potential for ageing.
Having blind-tasted a dozen wines today, this was my favourite and I managed to grab the remaining half-bottle to take home. I know it is pricey but it is sensational. So super-smooth and full in your mouth. It has a big score on the alcohol but you wouldn't know, as the alcohol on the palate is in great balance with everything else. A bit of time out of the bottle the black cherry flavour comes through so wonderfully. The grapes were clearly nicely ripened as the tannins, although significant, are smooth rather than bitter. Being an Italian wine it is a good food wine but I just sat with the bottle and a glass, and savoured the delicious flavours and long length.
I will be buying an Amarone again soon.
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