GENERAL INFORMATION
Estate / Producer / Brand: Brigaldara
Region: San Pietro in Cariano, Province of Verona, Italy
Appellation: Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG
Type: Dry red wine, non-sparkling
Vintage: 2016
Date of Tasting: January 2023
Type of viticulture: Organic
Grapes used: 50 % Corvinone, 20 % Corvina, 20 % Rondinella and 10 % Oseleta
Vintage Blend: 100% grapes from the 2016 harvest
Winemaking details: low level of added sulfites and oraganic farming, hand-harvested
Aging: 1 year in small wooden barrels and 2 years in large wooden barrels
Sugar level: 1.8 g/liter (very low)
Sulphites: Contains sulphites
APPEARANCE
- Colour = Ruby
- Intensity = Deep
NOSE
- Intensity = Pronounced
- Aromas Characteristics = Primary + Secondary + Tertiary
- Aromas = red cherry, red currant, prun, blackberry, chocolate, vanilla, blossom
PALATE
- Sweetness = Dry
- Acidity = Medium+
- Tannins = High (ripe and well integrated)
- Alcohol = High (16.5%)
- Body = Full
- Flavour Intensity = Pronounced
- Flavour Characteristics = Primary + Secondary + Tertiary
- Flavour details = red cherry, red currant, prun, blackberry, chocolate, vanilla, blossom, tobacco
- Other =
- Finish = Long
GENERAL ASSESSMENT (1)
- Overall Quality = Outstanding
- Bottle Aging =
- Can be kept at around 8°C for up to 5-7 years
- Will gain complexity from aging
- Retail Price = 45 euros for a 75cl individual bottle (France retail price, incl. taxes)
- Value for Money = Top-notch
- Comparison with same price competition = Top-notch
- Suitability for Diabetics = Suitable
- Service Temperature = around 16°C
- Suggested Food & Wine Pairing = Red meat; Mushroom based plates and sauces, Barbecue, Grilled meat (white or red), duck, lamb, stew plates, bourguignon beef and beef stroganoff
- Comments = I just loved this wine. I cannot recommend it enough especially at that price range. Tje aromatic is sharp and precise. The balance between acidity, aromas and tannins is perfect. It is elegant but still shows some power and length. For me, it is clearly an underrated Amarone. Finally, this Amarone is dry (which is how an Amarone is supposed to be, contrary what I find on the market most of the time) so it is suitable for diabetic people (not like all Amarone unfortunately).
- Final Grade = A
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(1)GENERAL ASSESSMENT GUIDE
Please note that although all efforts have been made to be as objective as possible, the general assessment inherently involves a degree of subjectivity based on a personal evaluation of the wine.
- Overall Quality scale
- Poor < Acceptable < Good < Very Good < Outstanding
- Bottle Aging
- Will it beneficiate from additional aging?
- Retail Price
- Usually the retail price for one bottle including taxes
- Value for Money
- Quality offered compared to the price paid
- Comparison with same price competition
- where does it stand compared to average competition of the same price range
- Suitability for Diabetics
- Evaluation of the level of final sugar for early stages diabetics
- Comments
- Any additional elements worth noting
- Final Grade Scale
- A++ = Out of the Charts Wine (Stellar, Hors Classe, Fuori Classe)
- A+ = Outstanding Wine
- A = Great Wine
- A- = Very Very Good
- B+ = Very Good
- B = Good
- B- = Noteworthy
- C+ = Acceptable
- C = Poor
- F = The worst grade of this scale
