TN: 1999 Allegrini Amarone della Valpolicella Classico

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  • 1999 Allegrini Amarone della Valpolicella Classico - Italy, Veneto, Valpolicella, Amarone della Valpolicella Classico (11/23/2014)
    decanted for one hour…a large amount of very fine sediment left in the bottle…tasted from reidel som hermitage glass, after standing for an additional hour. meniscus showed a little brown…wine itself was opaque because it was quite cloudy as others have reported…the nose was wonderful: primarily raisins, also notes of dark stone fruit, sweet stewed prunes, dark red roses ((I grow them)…the palate: smooth tannins…taste was as the nose…the finish was a bit hot…overall, the wine was quite good, but I am biased. This is now 15 years old. we have two more bottles, and I plan to drink them over the next few years, as I am not sure it will hold longer (93 pts.)

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It should Michael. I had the 1996 last month and it was still pretty young, all in all. Great value producer for Amarone.

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Have a 1995 I’ve been saving any ideas if it’s ready or past its prime? Any recommendations on food pairings?

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Should still be very good, Mike.
Try it with Osso Buco or even leg of lamb.

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Roy,

Love the food paring recommendations, thanks!

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My pleasure Mike!

Roy