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Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG

Amarone della Valpolicella is one of Italy's most distinctive and powerful wines, produced by drying Corvina, Corvinone, and Rondinella grapes for 90–120 days before pressing. The appassimento (drying) process concentrates sugars, flavours, and colour, producing wines of extraordinary richness, complexity, and ageing potential — 15%+ alcohol, intense dark fruit, bitter chocolate, leather, and tobacco. The Valpolicella Classica zone's limestone and clay hillside vineyards produce the finest expressions.

Year Rating Notes
2020 Fine conditions; Amarone showing typical richness with good freshness from cooler sites.
2019 One of the finest recent Amarone vintages — wines of benchmark complexity and ageing potential.
2017 Good vintage with excellent fruit concentration; warm year suited the appassimento process.
2016 Outstanding year; particularly successful for the Classico Superiore wines from historic estates.
2015 A legendary Amarone vintage — wines of extraordinary concentration and perfect structure.