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Amarone Classico 2000
G. Quintarelli
different importers
Bottle (12)

The La Donna Cellar. All wines stored professionally in NJ area wine storage facility.

"The 2000 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico is a thing of beauty. This mid-weight, delicate red offers up a gorgeous array of crushed flowers, red berries and sweet spices in an ethereal style. As it sits in the glass the wine acquires concentration and richness. The wine possesses the grace of a ballerina, phenomenal balance and impeccable pedigree. In this vintage the Amarone shows suggestions of slightly newer barrels, and that may be why this is the first non-Riserva Amarone I can recall in at least a few years that doesn’t show the excess volatile acidity that has marred some previous wines. To be sure, this is a super-traditional, cask-aged Amarone, and it may not appeal to all palates, but readers in search of fine old-school Amarone won’t find a better wine among this year’s new releases. In time this score may very well go up...quite a bit." (96+ pts. Antonio Galloni, Wine Advocate, Oct. 2009).

“Bright ruby-red. Deep aromas of roasted plum, blackberry jam and red cherry, with complicating notes of raisin, fresh herbs and dark coffee. Soft and rich in the mouth, with an unctuous, almost syrupy texture and broad flavors of sweet raspberry, plum jam, orange peel and fruitcake. Finishes thick and long, with a sweet suggestion of spicy red cherry jam. Pure, almost elegant Amarone from the master.” (95 pts. Ian D'Agata, Vinous, March 2012)


Estimate: $4,000 - $5,000.

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