Was 2008 a good year for Amarone?
Excellent vintage. Amarone della Valpolicella wines of the 2012 vintage: Fully among the best vintages of Amarone della Valpolicella, opulent wines with important alcoholic components. Great extract and interesting aging potential.
How long can you keep Amarone wine?
Amarone is a very stable and limpid wine. After fermentation the wine stays for 4-6 months in large steel containers to decant before being put in aging barrels where it remains no less than 2 years, for some producers even 6-8.
Is Amarone an expensive wine?
Amarone will usually run you $50-$60 which isn’t cheap. While some wine prices are artificially inflated, there’s a somewhat practical explanation as to why Amarone is one of Italy’s top red wines.
When should I drink Amarone della Valpolicella?
Whether Amarone is drunk young or old is a matter of taste (or mood). An Amarone from a good vintage and winery can age for 20 years easily and sometimes even longer. But be careful with lesser vintages (like the 2002), these cannot age well and should be drunk when they are still young, which is between 5 and 7 years.
Is Amarone dry or sweet?
Both of these full-bodied Italian red wines can be rich in flavour and have the Corvina grape at their heart, but Amarone is dry, or off-dry in taste, while Recioto della Valpolicella is sweet. Legend has it that Amarone was born after a Recioto fermentation was left too long.
What is special about Amarone wine?
Why Amarone is so expensive, and why it is entirely worth it This red wine from northern Italy is one of the world’s most unique wines, which is why it deserves a price tag to match. The result is a wine that is full-bodied and rich with intense aromas of black cherry, pipe tobacco and chocolate.
Should you age Amarone?
With few exceptions, Amarone doesn’t need to be tucked away. Most are released with at least four to six years of age already. And as Giancarlo Tommasi, winemaker at Tommasi Family Estates points out, “the tannins are less aggressive than other great wines.”
Do I need to decant Amarone?
Amarone is a structured red wine aged for a long time in French oak barrels. It is always advisable to decant it especially if it is from an important year in order to separate any residues and open it to the maximum of its aromantic expression.
What is the difference between Amarone and Valpolicella?
Amarone wine is one of the favorite wines in Italy. It is widely produced in the Valpolicella and Veneto regions. Amarone wine has a stronger alcohol effect than Valpolicella wine. Amarone is regarded as the great, bitter wine whereas Valpolicella wine has a milder alcohol effect among wine connoisseurs.
Do you chill Amarone?
Always make sure to serve Amarone at the right temperature (cool it down for 30 minutes in the fridge when needed). Too hot or too cool wine can really destroy the taste. The best temperature to serve an Amarone is between 18°C and 20°C or 64°F and 68°F.