Community Tasting Note

Sotto325 wrote:

Monday, July 29, 2019 - A real contender! As a Quintarelli amarone devotee, I have always benchmarked all amarone by that style and standard. Most others are too sweet , too CA like or just not complex.

DFR Valpolicelli are, on the other hand, the best around. My past DFR amarone ( since his first in 1983) experiences were of a very high quality but less rich evocation of his mentor’s wines.

The 2008 is a winner. It requires every bit of 4 hrs decanting as it is young still shows acid and lack of balance after 2-3 hours. Masterfully woven elements of dark cherry, tart cherry, dark oak, moist briar, tobacco, fig and only a hint of the chocolate and tar that Q provides. As others note, there is elegance in this huge wine, and as the 5 th hour arrives the viscosity doubles, the acids recede and it becomes truly terrific, especially with meat.

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