2012 Secoli Amarone della Valpolicella

Community Tasting Notes (11) Avg Score: 89.4 points

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  3/21/2022 - Josch48 Likes this wine: 91 Points

  An only bottle, well extracted dark black cherry color with a nose of sweet slightly dusty cherry and blackberry in the aroma and bouquet attributes of pencil shavings and vanilla.
  Immediately poured after opening with no appreciable sediment, with a silky mouthfeel, a ruby port-like flavor profile without any cloying sweetness, and the 14.1% alcohol was supportive and not intrusive as the acidity and residual tannin perfectly balanced the lovely well-developed fruit flavor throughout the three palate stages. A wonderful wine to enjoy with creamy and savory Chicken Tetrazzini.
  These wines, with patience given for evolution and allowance for consequent complexity, will reward one with a diversely complementary addition to all but the most brashly unidimensional and overwhelmingly seasoned food pairings.

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  5/5/2021 - smcisaac wrote: 93 Points

  Well, I was wrong in my 12/8/19 note when I said it wasn't likely to improve with age. Last night we tapped a couple of glasses from another bottle with a Coravin and aerator, and they were delicious with tagliatelle and ragu. Where it was thin and tart before, it is now medium-bodied, fruity and well integrated. Not the richest and most powerful Amarone out there, but a lovely expression of the type nevertheless.

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  12/8/2019 - smcisaac wrote: 87 Points

  A bit thin, especially for an Amarone. Took a couple of hours to open up. Not likely to get better with age.

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  12/31/2018 - Mtnmd1 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Understated amarone

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  9/28/2018 - The Analog Kid Likes this wine: 84 Points

  Certainly not a "classic" amarone. Very thin. Pleasant nose, but nothing distinct. A bit muddled. Predominantly cherry on the palate with faint notes of raisin, possibly fig - but, again, not like the typical amarones. Finish is very short. Paired well with a smoky pepperoni and a milk chocolate with hazenlut.

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