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Michele Castellani Cinque Stelle Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico 2012 Wine Review

Michele Castellani Cinque Stelle Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico 2012

Michele Castellani Cinque Stelle Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico 2012

Collezione Ca' Del Pipa, Veneto D.O.C.G., Italy

Community Score:91/100

Community Reviews: 3

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Price: $56.95

Drink: 2016-2022

Bottle size: 750 ml

Alcohol: 15%

Sweetness: Extra 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.

Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico food pairings: rich tomato sauce and pasta, vegetarian lasagna, fricassee rabbit.

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This Michele Castellani Cinque Stelle Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico 2012 was reviewed on November 26, 2016 by Natalie MacLean

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Rebecca Meir-Liebman - Sommelier rated this wine as 90/100 with the following review:

A blend of Corvina, Rondinella and Molinara grape varieties, this rich wine is dense with the flavours of dates, cherry compote, smoke, baked spice and a hint of chocolate. Made in the appassimento style of winemaking, whereby the grapes are dried for several weeks to concentrate the sugars and flavours. The wine has a chewy texture and mature tannins. Give this wine some breathing room; decant and allow to breath for a couple of hours before sipping with roasted beef in a rich beef gravy or blue cheese sauce. This special bottle has great aging potential; cellared well, it will be enjoyable until at least 2027.
Produced by Collezione Ca' del Pipa, Cinque Stelle (2012) in made in the traditional Ripasso style with red wine grapes from the Veneto wine region. - Community Wine Reviews

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