Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella & more, from a 1500' single vineyard. Decanted 3.5 hrs. It really benefits from air. Deep ruby. Med+ candied cranberries, dried black plum, preserved figs, potpourri & sweet baking spices. 4 yrs in small & large used wooden barrels. Dry, w/ med to med+ acidity med, polished tannins & high alcohol (16.5% but seems more like 14.5%). Full-bodied, complex & rich, yet relatively restrained & balanced, w/ a creamy mouthfeel & a long finish. A "drier" style than other versions. At more than 11 years of age, this Amarone should show well through 2030. WS 92.
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PnP. Drank two bottles with the team in Sirmione. Very pretty mid weight Amarone. Loaded with cherry and some prune notes, long lingering finish and cherry, herbs and pepper in the middle. Of course good with food (pheasant pasta, yum). This Amarone surprised me with its sprightly weight, balance and depth. Not overly complex but delicious. The first bottle was slightly pruny and had some leathery secondary notes. The second was more youthful, energetic precise and engaging. By itself that bottle was a 92.
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Not do long ago i drank a 2009 Casa Vecie, which I found still very harsh and closed. In comparison this 2012 is surprisingly advanced. Still fresh, but sweetness and flavours of raisin and especially plum dominate the tasting. Drink in the coming years.
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Consumed with a lanb red curry, fennel salad, pomegranates, toasted walnuts and Dijon vinegarette. Perfect pairing. Enjoyable 2012 Amarone showing ripe red harvest fruits, strawberry preserves, rhubarb, and baking spices. High alcohol noticeable mid-palate and on long finish. Good to very good wine. Drink now but will improve with more aging.
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Audozed 4 hours. Lovely aromas of fresh fig, cherry, a bit of blackberry. Full bodied, balanced palate that keeps things fresh, fun. The finish seems to be holding back a bit, suggest further cellaring. 16,5% abv. drink thru 2030. highly recommended
Mix of red fruit (especially cherry) and earth on the nose and presented as hotter (noticeable alcohol) and bigger than the Venturini Campomasua which immediately proceeded it. Between med and full bodied (16.5% ABV) with red cherry and red berries upfront with a good mix of brightness and roundness. Gains a bit of concentration in the mid-body where hints of deeper blackfruit start to come out. More spice and structure behind than the Venturini Campomasua. Overall, felt like this was really on the young side and needed a few years for it to integrate and allow the somewhat closed mid-body to open up. (Antica Bottega del Vino; Verona, Italy)
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3/9/2024 - TannicBeast Likes this wine: 94 Points
Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella & more, from a 1500' single vineyard. Decanted 3.5 hrs. It really benefits from air. Deep ruby. Med+ candied cranberries, dried black plum, preserved figs, potpourri & sweet baking spices. 4 yrs in small & large used wooden barrels. Dry, w/ med to med+ acidity med, polished tannins & high alcohol (16.5% but seems more like 14.5%). Full-bodied, complex & rich, yet relatively restrained & balanced, w/ a creamy mouthfeel & a long finish. A "drier" style than other versions. At more than 11 years of age, this Amarone should show well through 2030. WS 92.
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10/15/2022 - Richard P Howden Likes this wine: 91 Points
PnP. Drank two bottles with the team in Sirmione. Very pretty mid weight Amarone. Loaded with cherry and some prune notes, long lingering finish and cherry, herbs and pepper in the middle. Of course good with food (pheasant pasta, yum). This Amarone surprised me with its sprightly weight, balance and depth. Not overly complex but delicious. The first bottle was slightly pruny and had some leathery secondary notes. The second was more youthful, energetic precise and engaging. By itself that bottle was a 92.
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9/11/2022 - vinero Likes this wine: 92 Points
Not do long ago i drank a 2009 Casa Vecie, which I found still very harsh and closed. In comparison this 2012 is surprisingly advanced. Still fresh, but sweetness and flavours of raisin and especially plum dominate the tasting. Drink in the coming years.
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8/6/2022 - bigbass250 Likes this wine:
loved this on my wifes birthday
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4/1/2021 - GraffCellar Likes this wine: 92 Points
Consumed with a lanb red curry, fennel salad, pomegranates, toasted walnuts and Dijon vinegarette.
Perfect pairing.
Enjoyable 2012 Amarone showing ripe red harvest fruits, strawberry preserves, rhubarb, and baking spices. High alcohol noticeable mid-palate and on long finish.
Good to very good wine.
Drink now but will improve with more aging.
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5/28/2020 - Tim Heaton Likes this wine:
Audozed 4 hours. Lovely aromas of fresh fig, cherry, a bit of blackberry. Full bodied, balanced palate that keeps things fresh, fun. The finish seems to be holding back a bit, suggest further cellaring. 16,5% abv. drink thru 2030. highly recommended
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5/8/2018 - RGCM Gananda wrote: 90 Points
Mix of red fruit (especially cherry) and earth on the nose and presented as hotter (noticeable alcohol) and bigger than the Venturini Campomasua which immediately proceeded it. Between med and full bodied (16.5% ABV) with red cherry and red berries upfront with a good mix of brightness and roundness. Gains a bit of concentration in the mid-body where hints of deeper blackfruit start to come out. More spice and structure behind than the Venturini Campomasua. Overall, felt like this was really on the young side and needed a few years for it to integrate and allow the somewhat closed mid-body to open up. (Antica Bottega del Vino; Verona, Italy)
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