2017 Giuseppe Quintarelli Amarone della Valpolicella Classico [JS96]

Producer: Giuseppe Quintarelli 
Region: Amarone della Valpolicella, Veneto, Italy 
Blend: Valpolicella Blend 
Year: 2017

James Suckling, 96 Points 

"Complex aromas of cigar box, incense, black cherry fruit and bay leaves with balsamic notes. The palate is creamy, off-dry and velvety, with a full body and long, refreshing acidity. There is a lot of sucrosity and spices. A generous wine with a lush, well-balanced palate." 

Winemaker Notes: 

"Quintarelli’s dry Amarone is crafted from a selection of their most flawless grapes, picked at the perfect moment, and then left to slowly dehydrate on special racks in a custom-built, ventilated loft above their home. The grapes slowly concentrate their flavors as the water in them evaporates naturally. They are pressed around Christmastime, and the wine is fermented largely dry, then left to age and refine for many years in large Slavonian oak casks. The resulting wine is the grandest expression of these Veronese hills, a full-bodied, kaleidoscopic wine, to be enjoyed with fine roasts and cheeses." 

Alcohol: 16.5% 

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