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Wine Advocate Robert Parker:
The Michele Castellani 2017 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Colle Cristi shows a darkly saturated color with some crimson highlights and a dark brick red color. You feel the heat and the intensity of this scorching hot and dry vintage (and the wine's 15.5% alcohol content). The bouquet reveals dry fruit, prune and dark fig. There is some sweetness on the close, with a gritty structure and some of the loosely knit texture that comes to an evolved wine from a hot vintage. The blend is 70% Corvina and Corvinone, 25% Rondinella and 5% Molinara.
Wine | Red wine |
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Appellation | Amarone della Valpolicella |
Grapes | Corvina Veronese and Corvinone 70%, Rondinella 25%, Molinara 5% |
James Suckling | 93 |
Wine Enthusiast | 89 |
Wine certification | DOCG |
Alcohol | 16.0% Vol |
Producer | Castellani Michele & Figli |
Characteristics |
Color: Intense garnet red. Bouquet: Intense and elegant with some notes of ripe fruit and spices. Flavor: Smooth and full bodied with lots of dried fruit |
Pairing | Roasts, game, grilled meat and seasoned cheeses |