Allegrini Amarone della Valpolicella 2019 (15.5%)

Allegrini Amarone della Valpolicella 2019 is a full-bodied Italian red from Veneto's Valpolicella region, made using the traditional appassimento grape-drying method at 15.5% ABV. The blend is 45% Corvina Veronese, 45% Corvinone, 5% Rondinella and 5% Oseleta. It scored 94 points from James Suckling, 93 points from Wine Enthusiast and 93 points from Robert Parker's Wine Advocate. The nose opens with black cherry and violet, followed by lavender, sweet baking spices, dried thyme and loamy earth. The palate is smooth and dense, with ripe red cherry, candied dark berry, aromatic herbs, smoke, fig cake, ground anise and red licorice. The finish is long and persistent, with chewy tannins and lingering violet, lavender, smoke and mineral-laced earth.