“3 Cru” Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG 2018

Guerrieri Rizzardi | Veneto
Guerreri Rizzardi Az. Agr. | Strada Campazzi 2 | IT 37011 Bardolino | Italien

The latest addition to the Guerrieri Rizzardi Amarone family comes from three cru vineyards in the municipality of Negrar, including the best Calcarole vineyard. The grapes are dried in the Pojega drying rooms for 3-5 months without any technical aids. 3 Cru is available earlier than Villa Rizzardi or Calcarole and offers complex dark fruit flavours with a very pleasant sweet spiciness on the palate. Fresh and lively, it glides into a respectable finish with plenty of character. SUPERIORE.DE

"Rich ruby colour with a dark core, fine garnet notes on the rim. Inviting and clear nose of preserved cherries and plums, with some liquorice in the background. Compact and full-bodied in attack and finish, lots of dark cherry, juicy, then unfolds with gripping, dense tannins, juicy, tobacco flavours on the final." Falstaff

"Very generous nose with aromas of dried fruit, roasted coffee and smoky nuances. Muscular tannins on the palate, rich." Decanter

"The Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 3 Cru 2018 smells of crushed raspberries, cloves and a hint of mint in the glass. On the palate, it is soft and supple, not as concentrated as you would expect, with pretty red fruits and floral notes. It finishes with medium length and slightly grippy tannins as the purple florals fade away on the inside. The 2018 benefits from the juice normally used to make the Riserva Calcarole." Vinous

"An attractive Amarone, harnessing clear red fruit and camphor, with tinges of alpine cool, anise and menthol and just the right amount of oak. Pliant and palpable but not excessive. This drinks very well. I’d age it just a little longer to take the heat off the sweet fruit, but with food it might not be necessary. Long, effusive and impressive." James Suckling

03242318 · 0,75 l · 42,67 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shippingavailable immediately