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Amarone della Valpolicella Fieramonte Riserva 2016 75cl

Amarone della Valpolicella | Veneto | Italy
CHF 189.20
Critics scores
97 Vinous
95 Wine Spectator
Brings a sense of finesse to an otherwise rich and concentrated, full-bodied red. Offers taut, fine-grained tannins as a firm frame, wrapped with a silky texture and flavors of mulled black cherry, cured tobacco, dried fig, cocoa powder and a zesty touch of cracked pink peppercorn. Long, fragrant finish. Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella and Oseleta. Drink now through 2039.
95 James Suckling
A cooler year in a recent context. This cuvee (single vineyard) was made from 1965 to 1985, before the vineyard was infected with esca. The vineyard was then rejuvenated and the Fieramonte was revived from 2011. A rich, avuncular, throaty wine after four-years in 225L barriques. The grapes are dried for 130-140 days which is very long, even in the context of the region. Loads of residual sugar at the initial, spontaneous fermentation, before inoculation drags it to a palate-staining dryness. A big wine loaded with extract, dark fruits, menthol and anise. Very impressive. Drink or hold.
95 James Suckling
A cooler year in a recent context. This cuvee (single vineyard) was made from 1965 to 1985, before the vineyard was infected with esca. The vineyard was then rejuvenated and the Fieramonte was revived from 2011. A rich, avuncular, throaty wine after four-years in 225L barriques. The grapes are dried for 130-140 days which is very long, even in the context of the region. Loads of residual sugar at the initial, spontaneous fermentation, before inoculation drags it to a palate-staining dryness. A big wine loaded with extract, dark fruits, menthol and anise. Very impressive. Drink or hold.
Producer
Allegrini
In an appellation with over 6,000 hectares of vines, Allegrini is one of Valpolicella’s top producers. Located in Italy’s north east, the Allegrini property comprises of 90 hectares of vineyards, right in the center of the region. The Allegrini family has been been making wines with genuine character, tradition, and spirited innovation since the 16th century. The estate has been very successful in the introduction of new ideas: from the use of barriques to age their Amarone, to creating a single-vineyard wine, like the French cru with pure Corvina. Until recently, vintner Franco Allegrini, was the driving force at the winery, but today his lovely sister, Marilisa has become the face of the brand. Thanks to her diligent, globe-trotting publicity efforts, she has easily risen to the elite top of ambassadors coming from Valpolicella. The company has in turn also become the largest and one of the most highly-regarded, not to mention, award-winning Italian wineries in the world. While the estate is best known from their Amarone, they offer a wide range of labels, from the traditional Vapolicella styles, to the new-age, almost experimental wines.