2013 Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG "Collezione Esclusiva", Veneto, Italy

Firm and quite deep, youthful aroma of ripe, partly dried, predominantly black berries and cherries with tobacco notes, some smoke, nutty tones and pepper. Ripe, tightly knit, partly dried rather dark fruit, present, fine sandy tannin and some acid bite, powerful, dense and persistent on the palate, salt in the background, herbal tones and a hint of juniper, smoky wood tones, bitter chocolate, noticeable alcohol, some depth, still very young, very good, firm, tart, slightly drying, again alcohol powerful finish.

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