Turns out super well made Amarone is ideal match for Texas smoked brisket and ribs. Dense, layered and oh, so smooth. No clue where itβs hiding 17% alcohol. In a sweet spot with 30 minute decant. π @Michael Aronovici β 9 months ago
Wonderful soft palate with notes of plum and blackberry. Some cherry on the front end with a hint of asphalt. Full mouthful of peach and grapefruit with undertones of almond, tobacco, pine, licorice, cardamom, red velvet, turmeric, oatmeal, cayenne, newspaper, Oreos, bicycle chain, chitlins, camembert, burnt umber, huckleberry, Ripple, plain yogurt, lemongrass, kohlrabe, anise, eggplant, kohlrabi, everything bagel, paczki, aspartame, caramel, coconut, latte, beef carpaccio, pine nuts, Wonder Bread, calamari, watermelon radish Jolly Rancher, aglet, sawdust, gnocchi and red grape. Finish is definitely Bruno Kirby. Pretty complex. β 7 years ago
Excellent!!! β 9 years ago
Bold. Nice bold and so smooth. β 10 years ago
Viking cruise wine tasting. Bold and lingering. β 9 months ago
First bottle was aged, second was good. It may have been the cork. β 5 years ago
Rich, sweet, over ripe cherries, jam, light amaretto, low in tannins, berry forward β 8 years ago
JL Bertani Amarone tasting 12/7/17. More brown color in Ruby. Interesting nose with oxidative notes with leather and some aromatics. Secondary and tertiary notes and long finish. Yum. A lovely still with fruit old wine! Great condition. $374. β 8 years ago
Awesome if you can find it. β 10 years ago
Bye, bye Zonin. β 10 years ago
Took a flyer buying this from Benchmark. Bottle was in perfect condition, but sadly past its peak. Nose was outstanding - huge - chocolate, spice box. Had lost any acidity to balance the huge fruit. And at 17%, it kicked our ass. Would love to try a slightly younger rendition. β 8 months ago
Things that stood out: raisinated stone fruit and leather. 2017 vintage, very much enjoyed with a spaghetti bolognese. β 4 years ago
I reccomend this wine for a great experience β 7 years ago
Took a while for this wine to open up after decanting. Once it did, chocolate flavors, muted cherry, with slight taste of baking spices. The Acidity helps smooth the hefty 16.5% alcohol content, but this is still a powerful wine. Burnt red color along the rim faded into deep crimson towards the middle of the glass. β 8 years ago
Cherry red. Dry-sour fruits on the nose. Medium plus body, no or little oak, very fruity, high acidity. Good Rippasso. β 9 years ago
Great amarone, and actually not overpowering or overpowered. Had with steak at Chicago cut. β 10 years ago
Smooth with notes of raisins. Wonderful bottle! β 11 years ago
Michael Amoruso
Consistenly good every vintage β 7 months ago