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Amarone della Valpolicella 2012 150cl

DOCG | Amarone della Valpolicella | Veneto | Italy
CHF 637.80
Critics scores
94 Vinous
It’s rare that you take in the aromas of an Amarone and the first thing that comes to mind is how wonderfully fresh and perfumed it is, but that’s exactly what you’ll experience from the 2012 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico from Quintarelli. Sour cherries are complicated by notes of rose, sweet spice and hints of cedar and mint. It’s deeply textural yet precise, with a polished and pure display of purple-tinged red fruit contrasted by zesty acids and a slight herbal twang. Remarkably feminine and undeniably elegant, with a slow-mounting structure that sneaks up on you through the finale. This gentle giant tapers off long and floral, only hinting at the depths that further cellaring will bring.
Producer
Azienda Agricola Giuseppe Quintarelli
Arguably the best producer of Amarone della Valpolicella, the Giuseppe Quintarelli estate dates back to 1924. The iconic and late Giuseppe Quintarelli, managed the estate from the 1950s up until 2012, he has had a huge influence on Venetian wines. He established a new standard not only for his exceptional Amarone, but for other Veneto reds as well, Recioto and Valpolicella Superiore. Today, a new generation of Quintarellis take care of the property, they follow in Giuseppe’s meticulous grape selection and traditional vinification methods. Stretching over four appellations, Amarone della Valpolicella, Recioto della Valpolicella, Valpolicella and Veneto IGT, the winery crafts exceptional wines. Quintarelli’s limited-production, artisanal wines with hand-glued labels have received wide appraise, they are unlike any other in the world.