1977 Amarone della Valpolicella

This is a powerful wine that pushes extraction and sheer muscle. The Bertani 1977 Amarone della Valpolicella is thickly concentrated with dark fruit flavors, barbecue smoke and sliced bresaola. There is a hint of sweetness that adds to the fruit weight and gives the wine a softly yielding texture. The vintage offers more brawn overall and broader shoulders for sure, but it is holding past its prime drinking window.