Italy's most powerful, concentrated, and internationally celebrated dry red wine DOCG — the Verona hills northwest of the city producing Amarone from Corvina Veronese, Rondinella, and Molinara grapes dried on bamboo mats (appassimento) for 3-4 months before crushing, reducing water content by 30-40% and concentrating sugars, tannins, and flavours to extraordinary levels. The result is a wine of 15-17% natural alcohol, extraordinary concentration of dark fruit, dried fig, chocolate, and leather, with a finish that can last minutes. The finest Amarone — from Dal Forno Romano and Quintarelli — are among Italy's most sought-after and expensive wines.
| Year | Rating | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | — | Broadly considered the greatest Amarone vintage of the modern era; the ideal harvest conditions for appassimento produced wines of legendary concentration and balance. |
| 2017 | — | Outstanding vintage; warm harvest conditions produced well-dried fruit of excellent sugar concentration; wines of unusual approachability with good structure. |
| 2016 | — | Historic Amarone vintage; cool, dry drying conditions produced wines of extraordinary freshness within the typical Amarone power; 25+ year aging potential. |
| 2015 | — | Excellent vintage; generous, sun-blessed harvest produced Amarone of good concentration and the characteristic dark fruit power; developing well. |
| 2012 | — | The 2012 Amarone vintage is being compared to legendary 2001 and 1997; wines of extraordinary complexity now reaching their peak drinking window. |