Amarone, Country / Region, Italy, Popular Italian wines, Veneto

Quintarelli Valpolicella Classico Superiore 2014

Availability:

10 in stock

Size (Litre) : 0.75
Ratings : WA 93+ pts
Giuseppe Quintarelli is a legendary estate located in the hills north of Verona in the heart of the Valpolicella appellation. Regarded by many as the one of the greatest Amarone producers, they are known for their traditional, deep, complex wines packaged with distinctive handwritten labels. Quintarelli, known as “Il Maestro del Veneto, died in 2012 aged 84, but the winery remains family-owned and managed. This Valpolicella blend is based on three indigenous red-wine grape varieties grown in the Veneto region in Italy’s northeast: Corvina, Corvinone, and Rondinella

$198.00

10 in stock

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Specification

WA 93+ pts

This was a humid and rainy vintage and many producers in the Valpolicella decided not to make their top-shelf Amarone wines directing their fruit to wines like this instead. The Quintarelli Giuseppe 2014 Valpolicella Classico Superiore offers a spicy opener with tarry smoke and cured tobacco. It also shows some tart and brambly fruit and this ties into what we can expect of the vintage. In truth the ripeness is present and balanced. It undergoes a partial and brief appassimento. The 2014 is thinner than past vintages have been but I am very much enjoying this more streamlined and elegant approach.

Categories: Amarone, Country / Region, Italy, Popular Italian wines, Veneto