A touch of pungent apple skin, orange zest and white licorice open the bouquet and need a few minutes to blow off before this wine can really strut its stuff. The mouth is where this Amarone performs best thanks to dark, rich intensity and a long, powerful finish. ——M.L.(12/1/2011)—— 89

With 17.5% alcohol, this is a big, brawny Amarone that should be paired with an appropriately dense and wintery meat dish (like beef or game stew). The vineyard-designate wine is sweet and very succulent with loads of ripe and candied fruit flavors on the chewy, soft finish. ——M.L.(2/1/2011)—— 89

Opulent, harmonious and confident in its typicity, this Amarone’s pretty nose is bolstered by dried red currant berries, tea leaf, coffee and chocolate nuances. It imparts ripe fruit flavors and noticeable sweetness in the mouth and also delivers clean freshness and firm structure.——M.L.(12/1/2007)—— 93