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Michele Castellani Cinque Stelle Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2009 Wine Review

Michele Castellani Cinque Stelle Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2009

Michele Castellani Cinque Stelle Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2009

Veneto D.O.C., Italy

Community Score:92/100

Community Reviews: 3

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Price: $57.95

Drink: 2013-2022

Bottle size: 750 ml

Alcohol: 15.5%

Sweetness: Dry

Wine Type: Red Wine


Winery: Michele Castellani

Agent: Ian J Campbell & Assoc.

Natalie's Score: 92/100

Full-bodied and delicious Italian red wine from the Veneto region. Lovers of Amarone will love this bottling as it offers a full-palate-flavour of fleshy black cherries and blackberries. There's also some dried herbs and dark spices on the finish. Powerfully crafted for pleasure. Match it with a New York steak. Highly recommended.

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This Michele Castellani Cinque Stelle Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2009 was reviewed on November 8, 2014 by Natalie MacLean

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Heather Wall - CS; WSET Advanced rated this wine as 92/100 with the following review:

Deep ruby garnet with thick slow moving legs. This is one rich full-bodied wine. Imagine grapes drying on woven straw mats (appassimento) under warm Venetian sun concentrating the sugars and flavours.The result in this Amarone s concentrated aromas and flavours of black plum, black cherry, cassis, fig, prune, raisin, vanilla, sweet spices, clove, barnyard, leather, wet earth, must.Tannins are evident but not detracting. Medium+ acidity. Drink now with potential to age. Weighty food a must. Fine cuts of beef, hard salty Italian cheeses, blue cheese, dark chocolate.
Tasted: NOvember 8, 2014
Produced by Collezione Ca' del Pipa, this robust Italian red wine is made using the traditional ripasso method and grapes of the Veneto region. Only 700 cases of this wine were produced. - Community Wine Reviews

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