Luigi Righetti Amarone della Valpolicella 2007 (75cl, 14.5%)

Luigi Righetti Amarone della Valpolicella 2007 is a full-bodied Italian red wine from Valpolicella Classico, bottled at 14.5% ABV. It follows the traditional appassimento method. Harvested grapes — approximately 70% Corvina, 20% Rondinella, and smaller portions of Molinara and other indigenous varietals — are laid out on drying racks for three to four months before fermentation. After pressing, the wine ages in a combination of oak casks and barriques for a minimum of three years. The nose is intense and layered, with dark chocolate, dried plum, ripe cherry, graphite, truffle and toasted nut. The palate is full and rich, with concentrated plum compote, black cherry, licorice, cigar box and dried tobacco, supported by firm but resolved tannins. The finish is long and drying, with dark chocolate, leather and subtle bitter-almond.