Color: Dark Ruby Nose: Dark fruits, cherries, raisins which made our noses very happy Palate: Full bodied, cherry notes, plum and raisins Finish: Smooth long great finish with a wonderful balance of tannins Thoughts: This wine was a wonderful Amarone will get and keep more in our cellar. Not sure about drink by 2013 it did not taste like it was near the end of it drinking period. The wine was properly stored so was probably a big factor.
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Went perfectly with cep risotto. Nice, well balanced, certainly fairly unique, wears its alcohol well. Above all, enjoyable and well made. Haven't a clue how long the other bottles will last mind.
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Very deep, practically opaque color. Very expressive, rich nose with aromas of milk chocolate, sweet dark cherry, prune, leather, some raisin and a hint of savory wood. Dry taste with very full body. Flavors of sweet dates, milk chocolate, baking spice and leather. Acidity is low-ish, but the grainy tannins give the wine some nice density and structure. Long and astringent finish with flacors of wood, leather and chocolate in the finish.
Nicely developed Amarone that has shed some of its sweet fruit baby fat. Nice, savory spiciness and astringency to counterbalance the sweet, dark fruit lying underneath. Definitely a lot better now at 7 years of age than when consumed young; most likely will also get better for several years to come. A good wine, but still, 27€ for a 0,375 bottle seems a bit too much.
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Testet several Amarone della Valpolicella: - Tinazzi 2007: did not have the typical Amarone taste, could have also been from Australia, taste was also stil a little bit young. - Tommasi 2005: Classical Amarone Taste: full body, a little of bitter, a little bit of sweet, just what you would have expected. Well aged, already optimal to drink, good value for its price. (15 percent Alkohol) - Classico, Gli Archi 2003: Also typical Amarone taste, similar to the Tommasi, but had more of the the alcoholic smell (16 Perzent Alkohol) - Classico, Guiseppe Quintarello 2000: also typical Amarone Taste, but was a touch too sweet and too alcoholic (16,5 percent Alkohol). Considering that this wine costs about 200 Euro per bottle, its too pricey
So the winner was the Tommasi.
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Nose: Dark berries, sage, mint, maybe some tomato. A hint of vinegar. Taste: It has a tomato and liqueur-y kind of note. The slightest hint of sweetness with some brandy notes on the back. My friend who enjoys Amarone gives this an 89... I'm not enjoying the style but lets go with her thoughts.
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First impression: Tomato juice. Not very impressed to start with, and only half of the bottle was drunk first night. After 24 hours in the fridge and a quick heating in the micro-wave a quite new experience with softness, balance and integrated tannins. The disturbing tomato-smell was also gone. My guess it that this wine will develop positively over the years.
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Inetersting nose of fruits berries and mint. Not that interesting in the mouth, but with sweet tanins and long finish. No doubt this is a good well balanced wine that is ready for frinking right now.
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Coloy is Violet with lovely nose comprised of raisin, ginger & hint of mint. 15% alcohol but well-balance. Big wine & go perfectly with aged cheese (I had it with Swiss gruyere cave-aged cheese cube). Would benefit with more bottle age.
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O - mörk röd m transp kanter D - tunnare doft än övriga - floral, körsbär, körsbärskärna, järn S - floral, körsbär, körsbärskärna, järn Tunn och metallisk 8p
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Deep brick red color. Slightly sweet cherry nose. Black cherry, spice, and light chocolate notes on the medium-bodied palate. Solid fresh tannic structure. Medium length finish. Will clearly benefit from more age, not currently drinking close to its full potential.
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We had this together with a '97, and the differences were very pronounced, while at the same time retaining a lot of similarities. Lots of tannins and powerful and rough red fruits mixed with leather tones and cocoa beans. For all it's roughness, it is still a balanced wine that is excellent now. Judging from the 1997, however, this should really be a keeper for another 5-10 years.
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11/22/2023 - MrD Likes this wine:
Enjoyed with putanesca and Caesar salad.
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2/16/2023 - MrD Likes this wine:
Yum!
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3/5/2022 - ondevall wrote: 88 Points
Mature terracotta. Big nose with cherry, bramble and earthy notes. Fading colourful fruit on a leather canvas. Interesting.
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12/31/2018 - Bennis Likes this wine: 93 Points
Very rich body, lots of tannines with taste of liqourice, chocolate and raisins.
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10/26/2016 - Tannatastic Likes this wine: 91 Points
Drinking perfectly.
Lots of raisin and dried fruit flavours and textures. Such a smooth wine, the alcohol is almost unnoticeable.
No rush to drink, but I'm guessing it's peaking right now. Very enjoyable drop.
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10/26/2013 - RKBergman Likes this wine: 90 Points
Color: Dark Ruby
Nose: Dark fruits, cherries, raisins which made our noses very happy
Palate: Full bodied, cherry notes, plum and raisins
Finish: Smooth long great finish with a wonderful balance of tannins
Thoughts: This wine was a wonderful Amarone will get and keep more in our cellar. Not sure about drink by 2013 it did not taste like it was near the end of it drinking period. The wine was properly stored so was probably a big factor.
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3/10/2013 - Tannatastic Likes this wine: 90 Points
Went perfectly with cep risotto. Nice, well balanced, certainly fairly unique, wears its alcohol well. Above all, enjoyable and well made. Haven't a clue how long the other bottles will last mind.
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5/28/2012 - forceberry wrote: 90 Points
Very deep, practically opaque color. Very expressive, rich nose with aromas of milk chocolate, sweet dark cherry, prune, leather, some raisin and a hint of savory wood. Dry taste with very full body. Flavors of sweet dates, milk chocolate, baking spice and leather. Acidity is low-ish, but the grainy tannins give the wine some nice density and structure. Long and astringent finish with flacors of wood, leather and chocolate in the finish.
Nicely developed Amarone that has shed some of its sweet fruit baby fat. Nice, savory spiciness and astringency to counterbalance the sweet, dark fruit lying underneath. Definitely a lot better now at 7 years of age than when consumed young; most likely will also get better for several years to come. A good wine, but still, 27€ for a 0,375 bottle seems a bit too much.
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11/26/2011 - drfischer wrote: 91 Points
Testet several Amarone della Valpolicella:
- Tinazzi 2007: did not have the typical Amarone taste, could have also been from Australia, taste was also stil a little bit young.
- Tommasi 2005: Classical Amarone Taste: full body, a little of bitter, a little bit of sweet, just what you would have expected. Well aged, already optimal to drink, good value for its price. (15 percent Alkohol)
- Classico, Gli Archi 2003: Also typical Amarone taste, similar to the Tommasi, but had more of the the alcoholic smell (16 Perzent Alkohol)
- Classico, Guiseppe Quintarello 2000: also typical Amarone Taste, but was a touch too sweet and too alcoholic (16,5 percent Alkohol). Considering that this wine costs about 200 Euro per bottle, its too pricey
So the winner was the Tommasi.
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8/21/2011 - BuffaloLou wrote: 90 Points
C: dark ruby
N: dark fruits, raisin
P: dark fruits, raisin, hint of licorice, nice tannins, long finish
This was very good, but I was expecting more. More on the nose, more complexity on the palate. That said, it was quite tasty.
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2/19/2011 - wabi47 wrote: 89 Points
cherry, spice, dates, raisin; medium tannins and finish; unremarkable for the price
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1/10/2011 - Dess123 wrote: 88 Points
Manque de complexité et chauffe en fin de bouche. Tout de meme aggreable mais trop cher payé pour ce qu'il offre.
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8/8/2010 - oog wrote: 89 Points
Nose: Dark berries, sage, mint, maybe some tomato. A hint of vinegar. Taste: It has a tomato and liqueur-y kind of note. The slightest hint of sweetness with some brandy notes on the back. My friend who enjoys Amarone gives this an 89... I'm not enjoying the style but lets go with her thoughts.
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7/30/2010 - rexmerlot wrote: 88 Points
Dark ruby red in color. Black cherry on nose. Nice wine.
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6/27/2010 - DrFeelgood wrote: 90 Points
First impression: Tomato juice. Not very impressed to start with, and only half of the bottle was drunk first night. After 24 hours in the fridge and a quick heating in the micro-wave a quite new experience with softness, balance and integrated tannins. The disturbing tomato-smell was also gone. My guess it that this wine will develop positively over the years.
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6/19/2010 - Jpeard3 wrote: 91 Points
At Joe's Stonecrab with Steph, Leza and Eitan
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4/29/2010 - dron_ap wrote: 90 Points
Inetersting nose of fruits berries and mint. Not that interesting in the mouth, but with sweet tanins and long finish. No doubt this is a good well balanced wine that is ready for frinking right now.
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3/19/2010 - lomowest Likes this wine: 91 Points
Coloy is Violet with lovely nose comprised of raisin, ginger & hint of mint. 15% alcohol but well-balance. Big wine & go perfectly with aged cheese (I had it with Swiss gruyere cave-aged cheese cube). Would benefit with more bottle age.
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2/11/2010 - jazzb wrote:
O - mörk röd m transp kanter
D - tunnare doft än övriga - floral, körsbär, körsbärskärna, järn
S - floral, körsbär, körsbärskärna, järn
Tunn och metallisk
8p
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12/16/2009 - BrandrB wrote: 86 Points
Deep brick red color. Slightly sweet cherry nose. Black cherry, spice, and light chocolate notes on the medium-bodied palate. Solid fresh tannic structure. Medium length finish. Will clearly benefit from more age, not currently drinking close to its full potential.
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11/19/2009 - tendring Likes this wine: 85 Points
Wine Education Service - Italy, The North East (Imperial College): Inky opaque.
The nose gets a fascinating, complex blend of fruit and meat.
Delightful sweet fruit, gentle tannin bitterness, smooth on the palate, very, very long.
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7/15/2009 - Fabritius wrote:
Mørke modne bær, rosiner, mørk kakao, masse fylde, men fremdeles noe lukket og mye syre, bedre dagen etter. Positiv overraskelse.
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6/30/2009 - Frederyck wrote:
We had this together with a '97, and the differences were very pronounced, while at the same time retaining a lot of similarities. Lots of tannins and powerful and rough red fruits mixed with leather tones and cocoa beans. For all it's roughness, it is still a balanced wine that is excellent now. Judging from the 1997, however, this should really be a keeper for another 5-10 years.
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