1993 Masi Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Campolongo di Torbe

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  3/11/2020 - forceberry wrote: 96 Points

  Total production 13900 bottles. 16% alcohol.
  
  Deep, very slightly translucent pomegranate color with a hint of developed rusty maroon and an almost colorless rim. The sweet nose feels concentrated, wonderfully developed and very complex with intense aromas of black cherries, plum liqueur, some wizened strawberries, a little bit of dusty, earthy spice, light sweeter spice notes of cloves and allspice, a hint of balsamic VA and a touch of raisiny dark fruit. The wine is full-bodied, rather concentrated and slightly sweet-toned on the palate with bold, complex flavors of cherry marmalade, some meaty umami, a little bit of wizened dark fruit, light blackcurrant jam tones, a sweet hint of volatile lift and a touch of coffee liqueur. The high alcohol remains surprisingly well-hidden and the wine feels very balanced with its moderately high acidity, although the ripe tannins feel quite fully resolved and silky. The finish is long, dry and gently grippy with complex, mature flavors of black cherries, some dried figs, a little bit of wizened forest fruits, light bitter notes of sour cherries, developed hints of raisins and meaty umami and a lifted touch of balsamic VA.
  
  For me, Campolongo di Torbe has been consistently the most exquisite Amarone in the Masi range and even this aged vintage managed to impress: although starting to feel quite aged, the wine still retains remarkable intensity and sense of balance. Its firm tannic grip has softened quite a bit over the years, but otherwise it is still packing quite a punch. Most likely the wine is sitting firmly on its plateau of maturity and it won't develop any further from here, but I doubt it will fall apart anytime soon either. An outstanding Amarone by all means and a fine developed red wine. Very highly recommended.

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  3/11/2020 - Lype Likes this wine:

  Convincing velvety power, depth and attraction, elegant salty licorice flauvors and good fruit, extremely good and holding well, has many years left in it, my short TN does not do justice to this one.

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  12/29/2015 - hm$ wrote: 95 Points

  Excellent

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  12/13/2011 - igaf wrote:

  Very deep red with orange rim, beautifully aged. Quite intense, complex, suave nose, red and dark cherry, minerals, mushrooms, savoury, prosciutto, asphalt. Med+ to full body, very mineral, resolved, but grippy tannins, very nicely balanced, very long, velvety. Pronounced finish, balanced bitterness and spice. Outstanding!

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  4/10/2011 - Winevestor wrote:

  I made a mistake in creating a pairing of this and a good Vin Santo. The sweetness of the other wine just killed this one. Big mistake, so I'm not scoring it.

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