2009 Speri Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Monte Sant'Urbano

Community Tasting Notes (14) Avg Score: 88.3 points

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  4/2/2022 - Doug Fir Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Excellent medium bodied amarone. Prominent cherry, toast, moderate smoke, raisin, and a little bit of baking spice. Seems aged just right to me. A bit of acidity which made it go well with food (including strangely enough, chocolate babka - see BARONFREYA note below), but otherwise soft and smooth on the palate. I’m glad Uncle Louie’s turned me on to Speri wines - they’ve consistently been my favorite Venetos.

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  10/24/2020 - wmthzet wrote: 89 Points

  Meroni var krok skadad.

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  6/13/2020 - Baronfreya Likes this wine: 93 Points

  dranknthis out on the deck in front of a fire with friends. Color looked deep but it was dark. Nose was like roobios tea leather and plums and dark fruit. Bit more acid than I expected as it warmed up picked up dates and slight hints of Hershey almond chocolate. Finish was tight. Had this with a chocolate babka with few ash cream. Decent match. Enjoyable way to end a night

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  12/18/2015 - CamWheeler wrote: 89 Points

  Beat your 2015 WOTY Dinner: Licorice, blackberry, ash, plum and tea leaves. Sweet fruit upfront but there is a nice savoury element too. Flows well and drinks nicely.

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  6/19/2015 - Ramberg wrote: 84 Points

  Very much as per previous notes on this wine.
  Modern styled Amarone, a bit over average, but still not my type of wine.
  Too much of everything, and with 2009 being such a warm and (over) ripe vintage, it really reflects in wines like this, when
  I’m not a fan of Veneto wines, especially not passito method made wines, as I miss all transparency, finesse and balance, and find them too much and way overdone, sweet and alcoholic.
  (83– 85?)

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