Ca La Bionda, Amarone Della Valpolicella, Classico, Ravazzol, Veneto, Italy

This classic Amarone from Ca La Bionda, is made from grapes on one particular hill in the vineyard – Ravazzol and is kept in oak vats for 42 months. Its a fabulous wine, rich and valopuous, full of black cherry and plums, dried raisins, vanilla poking though with a little chocolate in the background. This only issue is the price, at Eur70 a bottle it’s not cheap. Its like buying a top of the range Mercedes but wondering if mid range one would have a better buy. Excellent wine at the end of the day though.