The 2011 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Gioé delivers very pronounced ripeness that is a little too much for my tastes. The bouquet offers cherry liqueur and cough drop with baking spice and hot road paving. The alcohol clocks in at 15.5% on fruit (Corvina, Corvinone and Rondinella) dried in the fruttaio for up to 120 days. The wine feels heavy and extracted on the finish.