Amarone della Valpolicella Riserva 2006
Score: 94
Release Price: $70
Country: Italy
Region: Veneto
Issue: Aug 31, 2011
A lovely wine, displaying overall style and elegance, as well as a core of intriguing spice flavours that are wrapped in layers of cherry compote, damson plum preserves, dark chocolate shavings and spicy tobacco notes. There’s fine integration here, with an overall vibrancy. The long, spicy finish shows just a hint of tannins. Drink now through 2026. 200 cases imported.
Valpolicella Superiore Vigne Nuove 2009
Score: 90
Release Price: $20
Country: Italy
Region: Veneto
Issue: Sep 30, 2011
A more traditional style, with a tarry note running through flavours of spiced cherry, plum and tea leaf, all framed by well-meshed tannins and subtle acidity, resulting in a wine more powerful than the first sip suggests. Drink now through 2018. 600 cases imported.
Amarone della Valpolicella 2006
Score: 90
Release Price: $NA
Country: Italy
Region: Veneto
Issue: Web Only – 2010
Offers raisin and spices on the nose, with light prune notes. Full-bodied and chewy, with lots of fruit and a long finish. Needs time to open. A solid Amarone. Best after 2011. 1,200 cases made.
Amarone della Valpolicella 2007
Score: 91
Release Price: $41
Country: Italy
Region: Veneto
Issue: Aug 31, 2011
Shows more freshness-and less of a ripe, syrupy quality-than some of its peers, with a fine balance between juicy currant and tangy black cherry fruit and notes of tar, chocolate shavings and spice box. Features a fresh linen weight instead of the more typical Amarone velvet, and lightly chalky tannins show on the firm finish. Best from 2013 through 2023. 1,000 cases imported.
