Ca dei Maghi Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG, Italy 2016 Simon Bize Ribeira Sacra Castilla la Macha

Ribeira Sacra Castilla la Macha

acacia peach notes on the nose

Though long and complex

a hint of quince

Though these plots are especially well-suited to the likes of Barolo and Dolcetto d’Alba

Ca dei Maghi Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG, Italy 2016 Simon Bize Ribeira Sacra Castilla la MachaAnother exceptionally refined amarone from Paolo Creazzi. It's fairly muted on the nose, but translucent flavours in the mouth. Bitter orange and orange bitters, gentian and dried plums, iodine and tamarind powder. It's dry, spicy and the tannins fill the mouth the way a violin fills a cavernous concert hall, achingly elegant, soaring, but you can feel them with your whole body. The substantial alcohol is so beautifully melded into the fabric of the