2013 Zenato Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Sergio Zenato Riserva

Community Tasting Notes (14) Avg Score: 94.7 points

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  6/30/2023 - Coachron13 wrote:

  Don’t understand all the high scores and glowing reviews for this one. Nose is muted, nowhere near the complexity of other Amarones we’ve had. It’s not bad, but no wow. Not providing a score since our assessment is so different.

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  1/29/2023 - Poisey wrote: 94 Points

  Decanted an hour. Dark chocolate, ripe stewed cherry and plumbs with black coffee and wood smoke. Lush and velvety smooth. Seamless balance with a fine integrated ripe tannin. Lingering finish with hazelnuts, raisin and dates. Drink now-2032.

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  9/17/2022 - JGO1959 wrote:

  Gave to Bernie for his 60 birthday

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  6/27/2022 - Fabes55 wrote: 93 Points

  Very fruit forward w note of blackberry dark ripe cherry and a hint of leather. Soft finish but mid palate has the ABV spike.

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  6/12/2022 - RGCM Gananda Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Black raspberry, black cherry, plum and spices on the very aromatic nose. Full bodied (16.5% ABV) with black cherry upfront, showing a good mix of more rounded notes and more tart, high-toned qualities. Mid-body brings in a lot of additional depth along with a lot of darker black cherry, dark plum and dark black raspberry. On the backside shows an impressive spice mix to go along with tart blackfruit (especially plums). Plenty of tannins as well as structural acidity provide the backbone and not only stand up to the fruit, but promise significant future potential. Leaving aside the depth of fruit, the complexity it already shows and the impressive nose, what really sets this wine apart is it's balance. This is young for an Amarone and the great depth of blackfruit is already quite expressive but with enough structure to promise even more in the future. I think waiting for June/July 2024 at the earliest for my next bottle is highly recommended and this wine has many, many years in front of it.

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