2018 Lorenzo Begali Amarone della Valpolicella Classico
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The 2018 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico shows a tapered and traditional side with dark fruit, dried plum, grilled herb, dark licorice and tarry tones of smoke or road paving. The wine is bold and powerful for sure (with a determined 16.5% alcohol content) followed by a mouthfeel that actually feels more streamlined in this vintage. This production of 18,000 bottles is a blend of 65% Corvina, 30% Rondinella and 5% other indigenous grapes planted on limestone soils.
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Monica Larner, Wine Advocate
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The 2018 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico is incredibly pretty and airy, enticing with senses, with crushed black cherries complemented by stone dust and dried flowers. This is velvety-smooth and seamless, with notes of mocha and autumnal spices giving way to tart red berries and balsam herbs toward the close. There’s a pretty inner sweetness here as well, perfectly balanced by brisk acids. It finishes long and staining, lightly structured and with a subtle tinge of alcoholic warmth (16.5%), yet the balance is spot on.