Michele Castellani Michele Castellani Colle Cristi Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2019 750ml

The 2019 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Colle Cristi is dark and understated in the glass, mixing plum sauce and grilled herbs with a dusting of cocoa and dried roses. This sweeps across the palate, opening with a pretty inner sweetness that's quickly offset by a saturation of tart red and blue berry fruits. A flourish of salted licorice and clove lingers as the 2019 tapers off, closing with primary concentration and grippy tannins.

Aromas of baked plums and cherries, orange chocolate, soy sauce and sweet spices. It’s full-bodied with fine, firm tannins. Savory and structured, with a juicy and classic bittersweet feel to the mid-palate that lingers to a long, restrained finish. Balanced and traditional. 70% corvina veronese, 20% rondinella and 10% molinara. Drink now.

The 2019 Amarone della Valpolicella Clássico Colle Cristi is dark and understated in the glass, mixing plum sauce and grilled herbs with a dusting of cocoa and dried roses. This sweeps across the palate, opening with a pretty inner sweetness that's quickly offset by a saturation of tart red and blue berry fruits. A flourish of salted licorice and clove lingers as the 2019 tapers off, closing with primary concentration and grippy tannins.

A round, creamy red backed by balsamico acidity, showing supple tannins enmeshed with flavors of mulled cherry, milk chocolate, bay leaf and loamy earth. Corvina, Rondinella and Molinara. Drink now through 2029. 2,000 cases made, 1,200 cases imported.