The accidental drinker

Wine talk and reviews by an accidental drinker

Villabella, Fracastoro Riserva, Amarone Della Valpolicella, Italy

Posted on August 22, 2022 by richardgore1200

Villabella, Fracastoro Riserva, Amarone Della Valpolicella, Italy

I’m sure you can get bad Amarone but this one from Villabella is not one of them, quite the opposite. Decanter wine magazine save this 90 points and I can see why.

It’s a bold wine but pretty smooth and also not necessarily particularly dry, there’s softness and sweetness in this bottle too. You get flavours and aromas of plum and blackberry, blackcurrant, chocolate and tobacco. Theres oak and a smokiness in there.

Drink with food, BBQ in the garden is a good starting point. At £20 a bottle it’s reasonable value for what you are getting.

Giusti, Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2012, Veneto, Italy

Posted on June 15, 2020 by richardgore1200

Amarone was a wine that i could not see the point of the generally high price tag, this classico from Giusti shows why you may have to pay a high price to get a real cracker of a bottle.

At 16.5% alcohol strength this is a bold wine with a capital B. Its dry, but as about 30% of the grapes are dried you get a sweetness which is very seductive. There are aromas of cherry, plum, herbal and vanilla notes. These follow through in the taste and you get a long finish and real smoothness to boot

At about £40 a bottle is not cheap but its a great wine.

Giusti, Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2012, Veneto, Italy