The Stefano Accordini 2016 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Acinatico is bold and ripe with a hint of old leather and horse saddle that makes a brief prelude before the wine opens onto a wider window of Amarone aromas such as pressed blackberry, plum, spice and tarry earth. The blend is 75% Corvina, 20% Rondinella and 5% Molinara that sees 120 days of appassimento. The focus and the sharpness of the vintage comes through, and those leathery aromas we saw at the beginning take a back seat to the more powerful dried fruit aromas that are the clear protagonist here. The wine weighs in with 16.5% alcohol. 40,000 bottles were released.