2015 Casa Vinicola Bennati Amarone della Valpolicella

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 90.3 points

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  3/17/2023 - El_Dougo Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Medium ruby in glass. Decanted for 1+ hours as wine slowly opened to release dried red cherry, red currant changing to black currant, blackberry chocolate. Plenty going on here.
  Palate is dry, med+ acidity, high alc, med+ body, high tannins. Palate follows the nose, along with some vanilla and oak. A sweetness in the back of the palate but med- finish, disappointing. Intensity med. This a good amarone that you could drink now but should hopefully get better with age - it certainly has the alc, tannin, and acidity. However the intensity of the fruit is lacking, perhaps simply an evolution issue and likely related to the alc sitting on top and not yet integrating. I would try this again in a few years. One bottle left.
  
  Bumping up final score to 91 from 89 after a fat better session on night number two. Everything seem to come alive, acidity more vibrant, fruit stepped up alongside the alcohol and allowed for a longer finish. Chocolate!
  
  Lesson learned not to judge too quickly. A food wine, or a nice cocktail if that’s what you’re in the mood for. Drink now or drink later. Recommend to decant

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  11/11/2020 - WineTally Likes this wine:

  Blend: Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara
  from hillside in Val Tramingna with alcareous/limestone soils
  and 4000 vines/hectare.
  Grapes picked in September and dried in airy rooms through
  December/January. De-stemmed, crushed and fermented with
  innoculated yeast in special wine tanks with frequent pump-over.
  Aged in 5000 L botti and barriques.
  15% Abv.
  History: founded by Antonio Bennati in 1920.
  4th Generation: Brothers Paolo and Giorgio, and cousin Claudio Bennati.
  
  A(ccuracy)=2: Deep purple. Stewed and jammy fruit.
  B(alance)=2: Sweet ripe fruit forward with adequate structure.
  C(omplexity)=2: Berry preserve, licorice, tobacco, tar.
  D(epth)=2: Round mouthfeel. Full length and finish.
  
  Wine Tally Score [2,2,2,2] = 8/10
  
  Modulated authenticity.
  
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  6/10/2019 - heyjon Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Earthy, herbaceous nose of red cherry compote, red bell pepper & baking spices, sweet, well-balanced palate of ripe red cherry & fig Newton, caramel, molasses, chocolate sauce, hints of pepper & leather, round, soft tannins, long, lingering finish. Wow.

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  9/26/2018 - pdev wrote: 89 Points

  Solid Amarone, good weight and flavor complexity, finishes dusty and dry. Good solid effort for the price.

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