Hit all the right Amarone notes for both me and my spouse, who probably enjoys Amarone more than me. Its 16.5% was (thankfully) not a distraction from its well-balanced structure and flavors. Just the right amount of raisin-y pleasure on the palate.
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Nice tasting on its own, especially after opening up for a bit. However, with dinner the taste was still good but the food tended to accentuate the high alcohol content (16.5%) which we hadn't really notice before hand.
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rich and complex Amarone in its prime time, with deep notes of ripe red fruit, some marasca and gentle oak. Round and refined, juicy and elegant at the same time. Best paired with a risotto with sausage and red radish, with M and C at the table after a worried week
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2007 was a top year for Amarone in general and that is true for this classic. Deep ruby in color, with a garnet hue on the rim. The nose is clean, intense, with aromas of black fruit, blue fruit, dried figs, dark chocolate and sweet baking spices. The palate is dry but certainly has some residual sugar. It seems even more sweet due to the very ripe fruit in the fore-palate. The alcohol is high, but does not taste as hot as the 16.5% abv. would indicate. The tannins are medium to medium (+ and nicely polished. The acidity is medium (+), but appears a little lower as it is having to compensate for the sugar and alcohol. This wine is very extracted and rich, resulting in a creamy mouthfeel. This is full-bodied, with medium (+) flavor intensity and a long, mouth-coating finish. I believe this wine will become even more complex and nuanced with several more years of aging. As it is, it is a perfect wine for an assortment of aged cheeses, or possibly a dark chocolate dessert, or just by itself as dessert. I can't really see trying to pair it with any kind of dish, other than an exotically spiced, braised meat dish. I would put this vintage in the same category as the classic 1995, 1997, 2001 and 2005 vintages.
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Concentrated and lightly translucent reddish figgy color with a hint of bricking. The nose feels big, powerful and somewhat developed with intense aromas of raisins, dried dates, some alcohol, a little bit of christmas spices, light savory chocolatey notes, a subtly solvent-y hint of VA and a touch of mocha. The wine is rich, very full-bodied and slightly sweet-toned on the palate with very dense and chewy mouthfeel along with bold flavors of sweet raisins, some pruney dark fruit, a little bit of Amaro bitterness, light sanguine notes of blood, a hint of mocha oak and a touch of brighter red fruit. The wine is pretty structured with its bright acidity and ample, moderately grippy tannins. The alcohol lends some obvious warmth to the palate. The finish is dense, juicy and moderately grippy with some alcohol warmth and rich flavors of boysenberry jam, some raisiny tones, a little bit of dried figs, light chocolatey oak notes, a hint of amaro bitterness and a touch of savory spices.
A very big, robust and classically built Amarone with quite muscular and concentrated overall feel. The wine is quite monolithic with its extracted, raisiny fruit and high alcohol, but the age has benefited the wine with some additional complexity and relative sense of finesse - it doesn't come across as so massive and bulky as the last time I had it, some 7 years ago. There is still some obvious room for further improvement, so I'd say the wine won't be hittig its peak at least within the next 5-7 years. A great effort for a non-Riserva Amarone and good value at 36,30€.
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Tasted in an Amarone 1997-2007 evening with friends. This was a difficult set, monolithic wines with surprisingly little variation. Nose: chocolate, acetone, closed, palate: big and bold, high on alcohol, a bit one dimensional, not my favourite vintage this wine.
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Nez envoûtant qui projette et en jette... La prune confites, les cerises au marasquin, cacao, chocolat, espresso, le tabac blond, un peu de terre. La bouche volumineuse avec une sucrosité certaine s’allonge interminablement. Pas pour les palais délicat, mais quel vin singulier! Une beauté en son genre. 95 bien sonné!
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J ai vrament aimé cet amarone avec un nez exuberant de confiture de fruits rouges,sauce hoisin et cacao.en bouche decadent,notes de fruits noires poivre et reglisses,acidité faible et tannins velours ,un longueur exeptionel 8-10 minurtes sur la reglisse poivré et fruits noires.semble etre a une belle place dans son evolution.
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Decanted for 2 hours, could have used 4. Beautiful rich ripe fruit. Chocolatey undertones. Velvety tannins and alcohol is non-apparent, very well integrated. Perfect pairing with 45-day dry aged rib-eye.
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BDay Wine Dinner (Annex Fresno): 90-91 Agree with others that this is too young, would sit on these for a while. Very big plummy and pruney nose/palate, felt a touch heavy for me but I imagine that will improve with time.
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Decanted for two hours; minimal sediment. Inky ruby color. Nice nose of raisins and prunes. Mouth-filling, full-bodied palate of jammy prunes and other dark fruit, with acids and tannins less prominent. The high (16.5%) alcohol comes through on an otherwise very good and lengthy finish. Overall, I'm guessing that this wine's best days are still ahead and it should still be drinking well 8-10 years from now. There are better Amarones, but at a recent $31 auction price, it's a good value.
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This wine was knock your socks off good. I enjoyed it with a friend who drinks a lot more Italian wine than I do, and we were both speechless after our first taste Rich, with high alcohol, it fills your mouth with flavors that fit together without a false note.
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Very nice nose, red fruits. Nevertheless too alcoholic. Therefore warm in mouth and alcohol in nose which distracts the beautiful taste and depth. 90 pts.
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Seattle Offline IV - Italian Wines (Henry's House (Seattle)): Very intense. Nose of almond, prune, plums, raisins. Palate was full of fig, raisins; very fruity. Nice wine, but seemed very alcoholic - if a wine is going to be this overpowering, it had better be absolutely mind-bogglingly delicious. This doesn't meet that criteria.
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Was tempted to open this bottle, although it was way too early to do so. There is certainly a ton of unbridled potential at the moment, but it hasn't all come together yet. Great depth of fruit, with appetizing spicy characteristics and a touch of oak. This is a powerful wine (hey, it's 16.5% abv on the label) that will be quite glorious given another 5-15 years in bottle.
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Délectable! Long, riche, complexe et tout un RQP! Plusieurs belles années devant lui, mais pourquoi attendre? Le vin évolu dans le verre tout au long de la soirée pour passer de la cerise chocolatée à un registre épicé du genre girofle, poivre et muscade. Un mot: Amour.
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Woah! Super young Amarone, not even woken up. Prior to early drinking window. Things to come include integration of bitter woody tannins and opening up of the dark fruits in to a fairground of extravagant nuances. The over 1000 btls with CT'ers today, will see this gonna-be-beauty flourish. Keep your cool and keep your patience! This will over deliver beautifully! With Suda and Umino sensei at La Verdura (Yokohama). No scores tonight, only pleassure drinking-eating-discourse.
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Wonderful, wonderful...probably needs a full hour rather than just 30 min., but being at a restaurant, we just couldn't resist any longer! Hard to find a better Amarone for the buck, I'd venture.
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On the nose quite a lo of alcohol. Lots of red berries, blackberry. On the tongue. Leather, coffe, lots of blackberries, currant. Decanted for 3 hours. Needed to open up at This point. Will gold rest for a couple of years. Will evolve. Some nicely balanced acid and tannins.
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Dark red, intense nose of plums, dried cherries, mocca, chocolate and spices eg bay leaves. High in alcohol, but not dominant, high acids, medium tannins, long length. A mouthfilling, big wine
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A beautiful wine. Dark in color with a nose of ripe fruit (dry prunes or raisins) which can also be noticed of the palate. It is a big wine which goes well with some big cheeses.
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Beautiful nose. Had this wine twice now with similar results. Dark in color, prune, raisin, iron hit you first. This wine completely surprised me with structure and is very well balanced. The finish lasted for days. The only negative for me was the alcohol at 16.5%. You taste it as a pop and pour but it burns off a bit after a few hours. Drinking well right now.
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Decanted for an hour. Like Brunello in colour, with a translucent garnet and sanguine rim. The palate and nose are matrimonial with blueberry, cayenne pepper, saddle leather, Ethiopian Coffee, tar and white ginger. Sensuous and evoking, showing a very layered and complex palate, with silky and bright tannins. Finesse and flamboyance, there is nothing oblique here. Agility and pure drinkability, there's no reason to wait. Drink now - 2025.
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Pop and pour, but needed to be decanted. This got better over the course of the evening. Upon opening, rustic nose of iron, red raspberry and some charcoal. In the mouth, medium scaled offering with plenty of structure. Tasty effort at the end of the night, rich red raspberry and a touch of licorice. Gained intensity, richness and complexity as the evening wore on.
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Delicious from start to finish. Allowed to open in glass for 45 minutes. Balanced with nice fruit, mouth-coating, silky finish. Paired extremely well with Spanish dishes at Vizcaya in Tampa, FL.
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Veel alcohol in de neus. 16.5%! Heeft echt een paar uurnodig om bij te komen. Smaak is vol, xzacht en lang. Erg lange afdronk. Bij onvoldoende decantatie is er minder balans.
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bu en soirée avec des amis après carafage de 3h assez dense, rouge cerise, nez sur les fruits confit, mentholé, beau boisé avec du cuir. très longue finale, la bouteille est jeune encore.
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Dark, bold, sweet cherry paste, dates/almond, classic amarone bitterness, lively acidity but unfortunately noticeably high in alcohol, short/medium finish. I am very skeptical it will improve substantially, because of the high alcohol and low tannin.
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Very smooth and well balanced with notes of black licorice, raisins and well focused fruit. 16.5%abv is very well hidden and as a result, polishing off this bottle can leave you a little silly.
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très bien, belle couleur rouge cerise assez dense, aux reflets cerise. Nez de fruits noirs confiturés, un beau boisé avec du musc.. En bouche une belle acidité qui soutient la montagne d'alcool, une belle prise tannique qui enveloppe la bouche de façon veloûtée voir grasse!!
belle longeur qui persiste longuement attendre encore 3-4 ans
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Very dark and deep yet not that opaque ruby color. Big and bold nose of ripe dark fruits, faint woodsy oak and a touch of smokiness. On the palate the wine is powerful and robust, yet surprisingly fresh and focused. One could expect a lot more heaviness due to high alc (16,5%!), yet the wine is balanced with nice acidity reminding me of fresh red berries. In addition to these red berries, there is a lot of ripe, dark fruitiness and medicinal herbaceousness. The usual suspects - cherry notes of Valpolicella - come in both tart Morello cherry form and sweet, almost jammy cherry form. Tannins are young, grainy and powerful; the wine is big, chewy and robust.
The wine finishes with fruity intensity and some alcoholic heat. The hefty tannins give the finish a bitter and astringent touch whereas the herbal notes render a piquant taste reminiscent of Jägermeister to the lengthy aftertaste. Incredible stuff.
Very powerful, classy and balanced Amarone, which combines elegance and robust power with admirable ease. Easily one of the best non-Riserva Amarones here in Finland. Can be enjoyed now (with carafage of several hours, preferably +5h) but gives great potential for lengthy aging. Probably peaking somewhere around 10 years after vintage. Price is high (36,90€), but still the wine is of excellent QPR. I like this very much.
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16,5% d'alcool!! Pas de notes détaillées. Généreux, intense, capiteux, confit, beaucoup de matière... mais pas assez pour soutenir le taux d'alcool qui transcende l'ensemble. Déception. Très bon quand même, mais à ce prix, l'équilibre fait défaut. Le petit frère (Ripassa 2007) servi en même temps offrait beaucoup plus de plaisir, d'équilibre et de fraîcheur... pour la moitié du prix!
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5/25/2022 - SeaWine wrote:
Hit all the right Amarone notes for both me and my spouse, who probably enjoys Amarone more than me. Its 16.5% was (thankfully) not a distraction from its well-balanced structure and flavors. Just the right amount of raisin-y pleasure on the palate.
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1/16/2022 - frisbeedog Likes this wine: 90 Points
Nice tasting on its own, especially after opening up for a bit. However, with dinner the taste was still good but the food tended to accentuate the high alcohol content (16.5%) which we hadn't really notice before hand.
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6/27/2021 - guido23 Likes this wine:
Acidic at first then mellowed with a beautiful nose and more balanced palate.
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3/21/2021 - MikaK Likes this wine: 92 Points
Nicely developed, maybe on the peak at the moment but still some years do go.
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2/15/2021 - brianakrin wrote: 91 Points
Rich round ready!
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12/24/2020 - Arvidien wrote: 92 Points
Excellent.
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10/7/2020 - olracx62 wrote: 91 Points
rich and complex Amarone in its prime time, with deep notes of ripe red fruit, some marasca and gentle oak. Round and refined, juicy and elegant at the same time. Best paired with a risotto with sausage and red radish, with M and C at the table after a worried week
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10/6/2019 - TannicBeast Likes this wine: 94 Points
2007 was a top year for Amarone in general and that is true for this classic. Deep ruby in color, with a garnet hue on the rim. The nose is clean, intense, with aromas of black fruit, blue fruit, dried figs, dark chocolate and sweet baking spices. The palate is dry but certainly has some residual sugar. It seems even more sweet due to the very ripe fruit in the fore-palate. The alcohol is high, but does not taste as hot as the 16.5% abv. would indicate. The tannins are medium to medium (+ and nicely polished. The acidity is medium (+), but appears a little lower as it is having to compensate for the sugar and alcohol. This wine is very extracted and rich, resulting in a creamy mouthfeel. This is full-bodied, with medium (+) flavor intensity and a long, mouth-coating finish. I believe this wine will become even more complex and nuanced with several more years of aging. As it is, it is a perfect wine for an assortment of aged cheeses, or possibly a dark chocolate dessert, or just by itself as dessert. I can't really see trying to pair it with any kind of dish, other than an exotically spiced, braised meat dish. I would put this vintage in the same category as the classic 1995, 1997, 2001 and 2005 vintages.
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11/24/2018 - forceberry wrote: 93 Points
16,5% alcohol.
Concentrated and lightly translucent reddish figgy color with a hint of bricking. The nose feels big, powerful and somewhat developed with intense aromas of raisins, dried dates, some alcohol, a little bit of christmas spices, light savory chocolatey notes, a subtly solvent-y hint of VA and a touch of mocha. The wine is rich, very full-bodied and slightly sweet-toned on the palate with very dense and chewy mouthfeel along with bold flavors of sweet raisins, some pruney dark fruit, a little bit of Amaro bitterness, light sanguine notes of blood, a hint of mocha oak and a touch of brighter red fruit. The wine is pretty structured with its bright acidity and ample, moderately grippy tannins. The alcohol lends some obvious warmth to the palate. The finish is dense, juicy and moderately grippy with some alcohol warmth and rich flavors of boysenberry jam, some raisiny tones, a little bit of dried figs, light chocolatey oak notes, a hint of amaro bitterness and a touch of savory spices.
A very big, robust and classically built Amarone with quite muscular and concentrated overall feel. The wine is quite monolithic with its extracted, raisiny fruit and high alcohol, but the age has benefited the wine with some additional complexity and relative sense of finesse - it doesn't come across as so massive and bulky as the last time I had it, some 7 years ago. There is still some obvious room for further improvement, so I'd say the wine won't be hittig its peak at least within the next 5-7 years. A great effort for a non-Riserva Amarone and good value at 36,30€.
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11/24/2018 - Lype wrote:
Tasted in an Amarone 1997-2007 evening with friends. This was a difficult set, monolithic wines with surprisingly little variation. Nose: chocolate, acetone, closed, palate: big and bold, high on alcohol, a bit one dimensional, not my favourite vintage this wine.
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10/26/2018 - Fantasio Likes this wine: 95 Points
Nez envoûtant qui projette et en jette... La prune confites, les cerises au marasquin, cacao, chocolat, espresso, le tabac blond, un peu de terre. La bouche volumineuse avec une sucrosité certaine s’allonge interminablement. Pas pour les palais délicat, mais quel vin singulier! Une beauté en son genre. 95 bien sonné!
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3/3/2018 - Lord Marc Likes this wine: 95 Points
Excellent Amarone, one of my favourites. Great balance of fruit and tannins. Ready to drink or can use a little decanting.
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4/8/2017 - teemuskogberg wrote: 90 Points
väri alkanut jo saamaan hiukan tiilenpunaista sävyä reunoilta. Edelleen todella tumma ja punainen väri siitä huolimatta.
tuoksu lakritsia, boysenmarjaa, savua, lantaa, tallia, alkoholinen
maku voimakas, hiukan hapan, erittäin tanniininen, tummia marjoja, vadelmaa, nahkaa, boysenmarjaa,
Vasta elämänsä alussa. Liian hyvä juotavaksi näin nuorena
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1/2/2017 - bsouligny Likes this wine: 94 Points
J ai vrament aimé cet amarone avec un nez exuberant de confiture de fruits rouges,sauce hoisin et cacao.en bouche decadent,notes de fruits noires poivre et reglisses,acidité faible et tannins velours ,un longueur exeptionel 8-10 minurtes sur la reglisse poivré et fruits noires.semble etre a une belle place dans son evolution.
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12/19/2016 - filipanadian wrote: 92 Points
Decanted for 2 hours, could have used 4. Beautiful rich ripe fruit. Chocolatey undertones. Velvety tannins and alcohol is non-apparent, very well integrated. Perfect pairing with 45-day dry aged rib-eye.
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10/11/2016 - Vinophiliac559 wrote: 91 Points
BDay Wine Dinner (Annex Fresno): 90-91 Agree with others that this is too young, would sit on these for a while. Very big plummy and pruney nose/palate, felt a touch heavy for me but I imagine that will improve with time.
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9/3/2016 - Juekbox Likes this wine: 86 Points
I hate to say it but this is still too young. I would say atleast two more years in the cellar. Great potential though!
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8/22/2016 - maxima wrote: 85 Points
Pas mal moins réussi que le riserva, c'est leur cuvée générique,
fruits confits, vanille et chauffe. Ordinaire en ce moment.
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6/18/2016 - dollevoet Likes this wine: 91 Points
Nice Amarone, although I think it is still too young. If you have 2007 keep it in the cellar for a few more years.
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5/19/2016 - wculpepper Likes this wine: 91 Points
Decanted for two hours; minimal sediment. Inky ruby color. Nice nose of raisins and prunes. Mouth-filling, full-bodied palate of jammy prunes and other dark fruit, with acids and tannins less prominent. The high (16.5%) alcohol comes through on an otherwise very good and lengthy finish. Overall, I'm guessing that this wine's best days are still ahead and it should still be drinking well 8-10 years from now. There are better Amarones, but at a recent $31 auction price, it's a good value.
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5/1/2016 - sethmill Likes this wine: 91 Points
excellent, jammy and raisiny, did not really notice the alcohol
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3/14/2016 - r2power Likes this wine: 97 Points
This wine was knock your socks off good. I enjoyed it with a friend who drinks a lot more Italian wine than I do, and we were both speechless after our first taste Rich, with high alcohol, it fills your mouth with flavors that fit together without a false note.
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1/26/2016 - Kucci Likes this wine: 83 Points
Opened up nicely. Lots of black fruit & berries!
Still young in my opinion but showing signs of age. Drink now or cellar for another 7-10 years!
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1/3/2016 - pkatz Likes this wine: 94 Points
Stunning flavors with sweet delicious fruit. Mature but youthful.
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12/26/2015 - Bobc7had Likes this wine: 91 Points
Drinking nicely with a few years ahead.
Alcohol has settled down.
Delicious wine
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3/23/2015 - jan erik wrote: 88 Points
- It's somewhat balanced with a medium/full body. Narrow texture with a medium finish.
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11/15/2014 - Pheony Likes this wine: 84 Points
Delicious albeit a tad alcoholic
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10/11/2014 - pbd1978 wrote: 90 Points
Very nice nose, red fruits. Nevertheless too alcoholic. Therefore warm in mouth and alcohol in nose which distracts the beautiful taste and depth. 90 pts.
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9/5/2014 - f22nickell wrote: 90 Points
Seattle Offline IV - Italian Wines (Henry's House (Seattle)): Very intense. Nose of almond, prune, plums, raisins. Palate was full of fig, raisins; very fruity. Nice wine, but seemed very alcoholic - if a wine is going to be this overpowering, it had better be absolutely mind-bogglingly delicious. This doesn't meet that criteria.
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5/1/2014 - Kropsterapeut wrote: 94 Points
Super Amarone
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1/27/2014 - Nojomoschwa Likes this wine:
Was tempted to open this bottle, although it was way too early to do so. There is certainly a ton of unbridled potential at the moment, but it hasn't all come together yet. Great depth of fruit, with appetizing spicy characteristics and a touch of oak. This is a powerful wine (hey, it's 16.5% abv on the label) that will be quite glorious given another 5-15 years in bottle.
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1/24/2014 - Fantasio wrote: 94 Points
Délectable! Long, riche, complexe et tout un RQP! Plusieurs belles années devant lui, mais pourquoi attendre? Le vin évolu dans le verre tout au long de la soirée pour passer de la cerise chocolatée à un registre épicé du genre girofle, poivre et muscade. Un mot: Amour.
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12/26/2013 - maxima wrote: 85 Points
Jeune et capiteux.
Nez sur les dattes, les figues et les prunes.
En bouche, un peu rapeux avec une finale chaude un peu sucrée.
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10/19/2013 - StefanAkiko wrote:
Woah!
Super young Amarone, not even woken up. Prior to early drinking window.
Things to come include integration of bitter woody tannins and opening up of the dark fruits in to a fairground of extravagant nuances. The over 1000 btls with CT'ers today, will see this gonna-be-beauty flourish. Keep your cool and keep your patience!
This will over deliver beautifully!
With Suda and Umino sensei at La Verdura (Yokohama).
No scores tonight, only pleassure drinking-eating-discourse.
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9/28/2013 - neruda11 wrote: 93 Points
Wonderful, wonderful...probably needs a full hour rather than just 30 min., but being at a restaurant, we just couldn't resist any longer! Hard to find a better Amarone for the buck, I'd venture.
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8/28/2013 - mchanin4 Likes this wine: 93 Points
An excellent accompaniment to a fine Italian meal. Rich and flavorful with a pleasant aftertaste. Stayed big throughout a 2 hr. meal.
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5/10/2013 - 1964vintage wrote: 91 Points
Delicious. Nice bouquet, some spice, smooth, medium finish.
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3/1/2013 - danielbleier Likes this wine: 91 Points
spicy, dried fruit nose, very distinctive. Blackberry, plum and raisin are balanced by smokey game notes.
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2/22/2013 - jens.thogersen Likes this wine: 90 Points
On the nose quite a lo of alcohol. Lots of red berries, blackberry.
On the tongue. Leather, coffe, lots of blackberries, currant.
Decanted for 3 hours. Needed to open up at This point.
Will gold rest for a couple of years. Will evolve. Some nicely balanced acid and tannins.
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1/27/2013 - bino wrote: 93 Points
Dark red, intense nose of plums, dried cherries, mocca, chocolate and spices eg bay leaves. High in alcohol, but not dominant, high acids, medium tannins, long length. A mouthfilling, big wine
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1/17/2013 - rdewolff wrote: 90 Points
Amazing youg Valpolicella
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1/12/2013 - uncle al Likes this wine: 93 Points
A beautiful wine. Dark in color with a nose of ripe fruit (dry prunes or raisins) which can also be noticed of the palate. It is a big wine which goes well with some big cheeses.
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1/12/2013 - Lordmichaud wrote: 91 Points
Wow!!! Why are my pants wet?
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12/29/2012 - knothoef wrote: 90 Points
Warm and Intense Sunny. Dried fruits. Smoothe , sweet finish.
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12/26/2012 - aligaray Likes this wine: 92 Points
complex, earthy
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11/25/2012 - RayOB wrote: 92 Points
Drank in Hong Kong
Really nice Amarone with notes of red fruit, leather and vanilla. Rich smooth complex palate. Nice.
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11/17/2012 - Jojala wrote: 90 Points
Big, bold, not very complex. Alcohol level on the edge but manages.
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11/6/2012 - RJurman wrote: 93 Points
Beautiful nose. Had this wine twice now with similar results. Dark in color, prune, raisin, iron hit you first. This wine completely surprised me with structure and is very well balanced. The finish lasted for days.
The only negative for me was the alcohol at 16.5%. You taste it as a pop and pour but it burns off a bit after a few hours. Drinking well right now.
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10/27/2012 - Matt Scott wrote: 94 Points
Decanted for an hour. Like Brunello in colour, with a translucent garnet and sanguine rim. The palate and nose are matrimonial with blueberry, cayenne pepper, saddle leather, Ethiopian Coffee, tar and white ginger. Sensuous and evoking, showing a very layered and complex palate, with silky and bright tannins. Finesse and flamboyance, there is nothing oblique here. Agility and pure drinkability, there's no reason to wait. Drink now - 2025.
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10/22/2012 - Uncorked1956 wrote: 75 Points
An average but good drinking Italian Amarone
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10/20/2012 - bubbachumps wrote: 91 Points
Pop and pour, but needed to be decanted. This got better over the course of the evening. Upon opening, rustic nose of iron, red raspberry and some charcoal. In the mouth, medium scaled offering with plenty of structure. Tasty effort at the end of the night, rich red raspberry and a touch of licorice. Gained intensity, richness and complexity as the evening wore on.
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10/14/2012 - MatthijsVisser Likes this wine: 91 Points
Prune, black cherry, sweet vanilla, and sage. Low acidity, low tannin, and a bit hot. Classic Amarone: ripe, hot, and sweet.
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10/4/2012 - 1964vintage wrote: 93 Points
Delicious from start to finish. Allowed to open in glass for 45 minutes. Balanced with nice fruit, mouth-coating, silky finish. Paired extremely well with Spanish dishes at Vizcaya in Tampa, FL.
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9/23/2012 - Weston3220 Likes this wine: 91 Points
My type of Amarone balanced not tasting dried and extracted just good wine period, I dont normally like Amarone, but this I would drink and buy
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7/7/2012 - Fantasio wrote: 92 Points
Vraiment bon!!! Viandeux et épais. Long sur la cerise et un brin épicé.
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6/15/2012 - pbd1978 wrote: 90 Points
Veel alcohol in de neus. 16.5%! Heeft echt een paar uurnodig om bij te komen. Smaak is vol, xzacht en lang. Erg lange afdronk. Bij onvoldoende decantatie is er minder balans.
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6/9/2012 - Fantasio wrote: 92 Points
Ample, généreux, viandeux. Long en bouche.
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5/7/2012 - Frank&Steph wrote: 91 Points
bu en soirée avec des amis après carafage de 3h
assez dense, rouge cerise, nez sur les fruits confit, mentholé, beau boisé avec du cuir.
très longue finale, la bouteille est jeune encore.
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5/5/2012 - wtianseter wrote: 89 Points
Wine Spectator's Grand Tour, Las Vegas NV 2012 (Grand Ballroom Mirage Casino, Las Vegas NV): Heavy yet light color--good taste with a heavy biting edge
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5/5/2012 - LelouchViBritannia wrote: 90 Points
Dark, bold, sweet cherry paste, dates/almond, classic amarone bitterness, lively acidity but unfortunately noticeably high in alcohol, short/medium finish. I am very skeptical it will improve substantially, because of the high alcohol and low tannin.
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4/4/2012 - Rob MacKay wrote: 92 Points
Very smooth and well balanced with notes of black licorice, raisins and well focused fruit. 16.5%abv is very well hidden and as a result, polishing off this bottle can leave you a little silly.
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3/31/2012 - Lordmichaud wrote: 90 Points
Un véritable raisin macéré!
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3/19/2012 - Frank&Steph wrote: 91 Points
très bien, belle couleur rouge cerise assez dense, aux reflets cerise. Nez de fruits noirs confiturés, un beau boisé avec du musc..
En bouche une belle acidité qui soutient la montagne d'alcool, une belle prise tannique qui enveloppe la bouche de façon veloûtée voir grasse!!
belle longeur qui persiste longuement
attendre encore 3-4 ans
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2/14/2012 - jerseycj wrote: 94 Points
Silky, well-balanced, will gain more character with time. Looking forward to tasting again!!
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10/21/2011 - forceberry wrote: 92 Points
Very dark and deep yet not that opaque ruby color. Big and bold nose of ripe dark fruits, faint woodsy oak and a touch of smokiness. On the palate the wine is powerful and robust, yet surprisingly fresh and focused. One could expect a lot more heaviness due to high alc (16,5%!), yet the wine is balanced with nice acidity reminding me of fresh red berries. In addition to these red berries, there is a lot of ripe, dark fruitiness and medicinal herbaceousness. The usual suspects - cherry notes of Valpolicella - come in both tart Morello cherry form and sweet, almost jammy cherry form. Tannins are young, grainy and powerful; the wine is big, chewy and robust.
The wine finishes with fruity intensity and some alcoholic heat. The hefty tannins give the finish a bitter and astringent touch whereas the herbal notes render a piquant taste reminiscent of Jägermeister to the lengthy aftertaste. Incredible stuff.
Very powerful, classy and balanced Amarone, which combines elegance and robust power with admirable ease. Easily one of the best non-Riserva Amarones here in Finland. Can be enjoyed now (with carafage of several hours, preferably +5h) but gives great potential for lengthy aging. Probably peaking somewhere around 10 years after vintage. Price is high (36,90€), but still the wine is of excellent QPR. I like this very much.
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5/22/2011 - kosmik wrote: 87 Points
16,5% d'alcool!!
Pas de notes détaillées. Généreux, intense, capiteux, confit, beaucoup de matière... mais pas assez pour soutenir le taux d'alcool qui transcende l'ensemble. Déception. Très bon quand même, mais à ce prix, l'équilibre fait défaut. Le petit frère (Ripassa 2007) servi en même temps offrait beaucoup plus de plaisir, d'équilibre et de fraîcheur... pour la moitié du prix!
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