Amarone is a bold red wine, ideal for those who appreciate robust flavors.
Producer
Tenuta Sant'Antonio
Region
Mezzane di Sotto, Valpolicella, Veneto
Country
Italy
Varietal Composition
70% Corvina/Corvinone, 20% Rondinella, 5% Croatina, 5% Oseleta
Specifications
2017
Vintage
2031
Drink By
16
%
ABV
Vinification
Sustainably farmed grapes are harvested from 45 year old vines, fermented and aged in French oak casks for 3 years with monthly bâtonnage for the 1st year, before aging another year in bottle
Occasional wine note
This is a BIG wine! Amarone is not for everyone, but if you like these or you like big red wines and want to try an Amarone, this is an excellent specimen.
What experts say about this wine
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Vinous
The 2017 Amarone della Valpolicella Campo dei Gigli is intense, like cracking open an ashen stone to find a bevy of dried black cherries, cinnamon sticks, incense and dried herbs. This is deeply textural with a balanced inner sweetness elevated by vibrant acidity as depths of tart red fruit balance and slowly saturates the palate in primary concentration. The 2017 finishes structured and dramatically long, begging for further cellaring, as a bitter tinge of currants and clove fade. Maybe splitting hairs, but I didn't believe that Tenuta Sant'Antonio could outdo their 2016 Campo dei Gigli, but over time the 2017 may be up to the task.
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James Suckling
Thick and rather syrupy dried black fruit faces a wall of black-peppery, toasted oak on the nose, then turning more licoricy on the palate. Any subtler, more complex character is for now waiting in the wings for the youthful fruit and oak to vacate the center-stage. And that may take some time. Nevertheless, it’s attractive to drink even now and will continue to give pleasure for many a year.
pairing recommendation
Veal
Pork
Red Meat
Cured Meats
Eggplant
Mushroom
Root Vegetables
Pasta
Soft Cheese
Hard Cheese
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