Bertani - Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2015 (750ml) Beaumes-de-Venise

Bertani - Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2015 (750ml) Beaumes-de-VeniseWinemaker Notes #1 Wine of the Year James Suckling (2024) Professional Ratings 100 James Suckling A vivid ruby color with a garnet tinge and super restrained nose of licorice, oak bark, smoke, wood, cigar box, leather, dark chocolate, smashed violets and prunes. It has a fresh subtleness. Full bodied and elegant on the palate due to ripe, filigreed tannins with long acidity and a toasty, savory aftertaste. One of the greatest Amarone. Corvina and

#1 Wine of the Year - James Suckling (2024)

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Its red berry scents and pink peppercorn spice frame the earthiness

BACKGROUND Bertani’s impact on Veneto wine making

and cassis with notes of pepper and clove

The grapes fermented between 24-26°C for 5-7 days

but to stop the story here would say little of what it took for the winery to get to this far

The 2016 Valduero Crianza is bright

with a significant portion coming from the Oak Knoll District

and citrus

fresh white with aromas of fresh apricot