2019 Ca' La Bionda Amarone della Valpolicella Ravazzol

Dark and earthy up front, the 2019 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Ravazzol mixes notes of tobacco and cedary spice with balsamic-laced cherries and clove. It is soothing and round, with silken waves of ripe red berry fruit elevated by juicy acidity, as a bitter tinge of cocoa settles in under an air of rosy inner florals. The 2019 is exceptionally long and lightly tannic, revealing a strong mineral component offset by a twang of sour citrus. Ravazzol is a tremendously complex and savory Amarone sure to enjoy a very long life.