Tommasi, Amarone della Valpolicella, Classico

Slightly over the hill but it’s true self came out after 2 hours. Still good.

2006 vintage

Although a bit old, it held up, and had classic Amarone tast- dark, chewy, rich, warm, slightly sweet, lingering.

2006 vintage

Röd, sikt djup Kaffe, sultanrussin, plommon, mörka bär Bra balans, mörk choklad, kaffe, körsbär, fat God!

2006 vintage

A positive surprise. Eighteen years of age the wine is in a wonderful spot. Deep dark color! Spicy and sweet nose. Complex bouquet of dried fruit, cherries, raisins embedded in an overall sweetness. Light on the tongue but with great depth in the aftertaste. Great length. A joy to drink. Will hold for some more years but why wait?

2006 vintage

Je sais, je sais: encore un peu jeune. Mais quel vin! Nez envoutant, poussière, chais, fruits secs, dattes, chocolat noir. En bouche, onctueux, texturé, plateau de fruits séchés, raisins de Corinthe, olives, figues, confiture de coings, épices. Longue finale qui efface toutes les contrariétés de la semaine. Il faut préparer la cave pour les prochains!

2006 vintage

Color - dark and opaque burgundy, nose - black raspberry, ripe cherries. mouth- a powerful concentration of flavors, first a gentle sweetness and then a refined bitterness, the wine is very balanced. Soft tannins. In my estimation, it can be aged for another 10-15 years and still be enjoyed now. amazing Amarone.

2006 vintage

A private lunch with a friend (The Ritz Restaurant *, The Ritz Hotel, London, UK) : Recent release, Collezione Grandi Annate. At a beautiful stage in its development, wonderfully complex evolution of nuts, forest floor, leather, whilst retaining lovely freshness and fruit, rich and powerful but not alcoholic, finely grained tannins, balsamic finish with excellent length.

2006 vintage

Slightly over the top but still a great experience

2006 vintage

Delicious! This aged very well.

2006 vintage

This is exactly what I look for in am Amorello- round, fruity, deep and rich, tamed tannins

2006 vintage

Masi -whose owner is mr. Boscaini - is the pioneer of Amarone wine, but Costasera only in some 5star vintages expresses its full potential. Thus, Costasera 2006 is a decent amarone able to deliver at the same time some freshness and fruit - on one side - and hints of underbrush and leather on the other. Nonetheless I usually rate this Amarone lower than Serego Alighieri (owned by Masi too), Tommasi, Zenato and others (avoiding the Big Names btw). Drink …

2006 vintage

A beauty

2006 vintage

Jeroboam. Good fill level and cork in fairly good condition. This wine was decanted but showed hardly any sediment. It did show a bit more evolution than I had anticipated from this format. It's largely on the tertiary side with little fruit remaining. The balance was not quite what I had hoped for. It almost comes across a little clumsy lacking the elegance and texture than some of the better aged Amarone wines have to offer. Still an enjoyable wine …

1990 vintage

A real crowd favorite. One hour decant. Very well integrated with no heat.

2006 vintage

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2006 vintage

just perfect for drinking

2006 vintage

Enjoyed with Natasha .. very nice, no sediment at all!

2006 vintage

Corked

2006 vintage

Still great.

2006 vintage

Very flat

2006 vintage

From Imp Nose initially rich and powerful with sweet red fruits/hint of prune. Deep colour After 2 hours, developed slightly dusty sensation on the nose/palate. Delicious but fading fast.

1990 vintage

fabulous! sweet and dense, though not too complex, incredibly round and smooth

2006 vintage

Deep ruby red in color,rich spicy a hint of vanilla and oak. Full body well balanced taste,very intense and sweet cherry flavours

2006 vintage

Medium garnet clear, with some variation to the rim. Nose of violets and minerals medium to full body with resolved tannins wrapped around dark fruits and enough acid to keep it balanced. Good finish and delicious.

2006 vintage

A little bit of friday pizza luxury! Plum, raisin and chocolate on the nose. Beautifully soft tannins added in the mouth. Probably the right time to drink now.

2006 vintage

Excellent overall. Short 20 min decant. Expressive nose of dark fruit with notes of fig and tar. Similar on the palate with nice rich fruit well balanced with acidity. Smooth tannins on the enjoyable finish. Elegant wine that is showing some nice mature elements.

2006 vintage

Plums and mixed blue/black fruit. Medium fully integrated acid/tannins, not too sweet. Likely peaking now.

2006 vintage

Big and jammy. Drank 4 bottles with Terri, Greg, Debbie, Malcolm, Leslie, Pat, Cindy and me at the cottage.

2006 vintage

Very good. Smooth, ripe, good fruit. Ripe with just enough acid to give it srtucture.

2006 vintage

Not as amazing as the last bottle. Some nice if slightly sweet fruit. Some anise, clove, and even cinnamon. Opened at family vacation so did not spend much time with it.

1990 vintage

A wine that deviates from the rule of Italy being a great wine country. Wines from Veneto, and Amarone wines in particular are all but enjoyable. Its simply shitty industrial waste, and should not be bottled and sold. I can't understand how anyone could enjoy anything even remotely as repellant as this stuff.

2006 vintage

Big jammy wine. Came from the cellar into the decanter. Could have warmed up for a little bit longer. Was 15 C or so in the cellar.

2006 vintage

Served with Guinness beef stew. Opened ~ 30 minutes before serving. Bottle check: opaque garnet, very dark, a touch of brick throughout. Smell was prunes, raisiney, totally not enticing. Tried decanting, but with little effect. Calling this bottle flawed, with no score. Perhaps it was simply over the hill dead, but practically it was undrinkable.

2006 vintage

Rich and earthy with intense raisiny black fruit. Softened from previous bottle several years ago and drinking very well but it will keep for a few years yet.

2006 vintage

2nd LI Blind BYO (Primi Italian Steakhouse Islip) : Early reductive notes thankfully abated revealing an edgy, complex wine with real lift and vibrancy. Great match with the boldly flavored lamb sausage pasta. Impressive.

1990 vintage

Still bold fruit!

1990 vintage

PnP, dried cherries, not super complex. Bought at auction, decent QPR.

2006 vintage

This benefited from a decant. Beautiful and complex aromas of ripe/dried red cherries, black plums, raisins, sweet baking spices, balsamic, tobacco, earth. The palate is dry but with a hint of residual sugar. The flavors are consistent with the nose, with medium acidity, medium (+) tannins and high alcohol. Full-bodied and rich, in a savory, balsamic style. It is drinking well now, by itself or with food, but should continue to show well for at least another five years.

2006 vintage

Very nice wine. Needed 2 hours to breathe till it was ready ro drink. Rich, meaty, leathery raisin flavors. Nose included tobacco, cedar, and floral notes. Long finish. Good for another 10 years. Great wine.

2006 vintage

Cork turned to dust shortly after breaking in two, likely had storage issues as this bottle was maderized, prune nose with lots of nutty/caramel notes. Palate was same and reminiscent of sherry.

1990 vintage

Nice bottle of wine, but nothing special.

2006 vintage

This 06 Amarone is everything it should be!! Jammy, smooth tannins, long finish from front to back! So glad I bought this in a case lot!! With Pauline at the Blackington Inn, MA

2006 vintage

Not as good as the last couple of bottles. This is usually a favorite of mine. Perhaps I didn't give it enough time after pulling it up from the cellar. It was missing the raisiney goodness I usually get from this wine. It improved after an hour or two. I'll have to remember to give the next bottle more time out of the cellar before opening.

2006 vintage

excellent amarone with the expected tasted of a powerful red fit for pairing with red meat

2006 vintage

Good simple and smooth better then I thought

2006 vintage

Moderately concentrated, classic amarone with some fig, tar, picking up some mature elements but still robust tannins.

2006 vintage

smooth and ballanced,edge was solid and not brown.nice cherry nose and finish .

1990 vintage

Decated about an hour - spectacular - exactly what an Amarone should be. Sad I only have one bottle.....

1990 vintage

This is a fantastic example of aged amarone. Still going quite strong. Strong laser like nose of dark fruits, dominated by cherry, as well as blood, iron and dark chocolate. Amazing textured and layered tastes of cherry, other fruits, blood. Finish goes on and on with hints of cherry, chocolate, blood. This was a great wine to enjoy. Will supplement as it evolves over time. A few hours later -- this is even better with time. A nice raisiny flavor …

1990 vintage

Incredible.

2006 vintage

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