2005 Igino Accordini Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Le Bessole

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 86.4 points

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  5/16/2023 - WojteG Likes this wine: 91 Points

  And it goes like this: an hour in decanter. First sniff, first sip... weird medicine notes! On the other hand, the wine absolutely did not look like its best days were long behind it. The wine went to the decanter again for 90 minutes and now I'm drinking a whole different beast now. It's not typical Amarone with big loads of prune and raisin. Matter of fact I didn't detect any of them. Nevertheless the wine is delicious and unique.
  Smell - black cherry, mint ( I would never guess it could be in an Amarone), earth, milk chocolate, cedar, herbs.
  Taste - black cherry, blackberry, chocolate, herbs ( a lot of it), vanilla.
  Nice soft finish with fine tannins, acidity and cinnamon.
  The longer I drink this wine the more I like it!
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  Second day of drinking - milk texture, milk chocolate, but fruits are subdued. Softer tannins.
  Yesterday the wine was much better.

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  4/11/2012 - Genghis88 wrote: 85 Points

  Deep purple, quite viscous
  Meaty, high alcohol traits off the nose
  Initial sip began thin, ended as a medium bodied, medium finish
  Stewed prunes, "cooked vegetative" hints
  
  This bottle falls short after having had some really good comparables recently.

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  1/7/2012 - BobStroz wrote: 89 Points

  Bold, plum & prune, thick.

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