Community Tasting Notes 5

• geneswine wrote: 94 points

  September 18, 2017 - I drank the first bottle of this in 2007 and thought it very good but a little overwhelming. This bottle just now was very different. Very smooth, nicely balanced and complex. If only I had more of this old Amarone I would love to see what's it's like in 5 years.

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• aChave wrote: 89 points

  May 4, 2015 - Dense ruby. Flamboyant big, raisony character with dense mouth-filling fruit and grape extract. Currently a bit overwhelming. Will the fruit soften sufficiently to reveal underlying character? 5-7+ years will tell.... Drink sooner if you want the dense fruit character; drink later if you're curious. I'll opt for 7 years + . Seems to have the overall structure to age for some time.

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• Employee500 wrote: 89 points

  September 15, 2007 - Wow, this has really gone into a shell since I last had it....before it was silky, rich and opulent. Now it's just relatively uninteresting Amarone showing classic Amarone flavors but no particular character....Hopefully it'll come around with some more years of age, but right now it's just not a special Amarone....

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• AtlantaBill wrote: 92 points

  June 8, 2006 - Dark, dark ruby. Aromas of black pepper, earth, and mocha. Flavor of tobacco, dark fruit, and black pepper with hints of chocolate. Wonderful long finish.

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• Employee500 wrote: 94 points

  June 5, 2006 - Terrific Amarone, relatively modern-styled, fantastic silky mouthfeel, plush fruit, structure to age but drinkable now.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1999
• Type Red
• Producer L'Arco
• Varietal Corvina Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Italy
• Region Veneto
• SubRegion Valpolicella
• Appellation Amarone della Valpolicella Classico
• UPC Code 858368000053

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• In Cellars 21 (32%)
• Consumed 44 (68%)

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