The Corte Adami 2017 Amarone della Valpolicella (made with a classic bend of Corvina, Corvinone and Rondinella and aged in oak for two years) was born in an infamously hot vintage, but the fruit is actually more streamlined than expected. The wine shows dried cherry, spice and earth over a mid-weight mouthfeel. The alcohol content measures 15.5%, which is low on the modern Amarone scale. It seems as if the intensity has been intentionally scaled back in this 10,000-bottle release.