Red wine

Monte dall’Ora, Stropa Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2012

RRP £90

A very artisan producer, and a full, rich and bitter Amarone. An inviting bouquet with mature notes of warm stable coupled with milk chocolate and shades of caramel. A seductive slide onto the palate showing richness, freshness and bitterness. Complex palate of buttery fennel, a bite of black chocolate, sour cherry and sharp green peppercorn are layered in an intriguing mid-palate which slips into a spicy and well sustained finish.

Score

100

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Wine Details

Colour

Red

Wine Style

Still

Grape Varieties

Corvina, Corvinone

Alcohol

15.5%

Drink dates

2021 - 2026

Origin

Country

Italy

Region

Veneto

Sub-region

Valpolicella DOC

Tasting Information

Blind

Tasted by

Sarah Marsh

UK Stockist

Petersham Cellars

http://www.petershamcellar.com

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