Winery - Valentina Cubi
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Although this aged Amarone offers rich notes of dried prune, spice, resin and leather, you should not wait to drink it. Behind the fruit notes are somewhat tired notes of old spice and dried flowers. It has firm tannins and good length.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Valentina Cubi always does a fantastic job at creating well-extracted and opulent wines that show the potential of Valpolicella winemaking. This ripasso is thick and dark, with penetrating aromas of coffee, chocolate, mature fruit, spice and cola. It is equally rich and soft in the mouth with round, supple tannins.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Oak aging imparts distinct notes of vanilla, spice and roasted coffee bean but the wine offers plenty more. There are nicely integrated herbal notes and you’ll pick up a hints of balsamic vinegar and caramel candy too. The wine delivers great intensity and good length over a firm, spice-driven finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Valentina Cubi is a quality Amarone producer to look out for especially if you like big and brawny wines with skyscraping intensity. A beautiful Bordeaux-inspired cellar and barrique regimen has recently been installed and the producer is entering the market with four vintages at once. The 2001 is the youngest and boasts nutty spice, poached apple and pure integrity of fruit with firm tannins and long cherry flavors on the finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Morar is a beautifully oak-aged Amarone that boasts shadings of vanilla, chocolate, mature fruit, pipe tobacco, molasses and leather. It’s a generous and complex bouquet that is made to linger even longer on your senses thanks to the natural intensity and richness of the wine’s texture.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Iperico is a tight, mellow Valpolicella with lean structure and medium intensity. There are lively forest berry aromas here of raspberry and blueberry and the wine is short, simple and crisp overall.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Here’s a luscious and full Valpolicella that sees both barrique and oak casks for a full, round and modern feel. The wine imparts long lasting notes of cherry, ripe raspberry and spice.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Red apple and cherry-nut notes are prominent here, but in this vintage seem less vibrant compared to the others. Spice, sour cherry, leather and vanilla-nut describe a pretty aromatic portfolio. This is a modern wine rooted in tradition.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
The delicate aromas that characterize this ripasso are quite extraordinary considering the harsh tactics of appassimento and double fermentation used to make this wine. The wine maintains an elegant and distinguished personality on the nose with bright berries and spice.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Valentina Cubi is one of our favorite Amarone producers thanks to the fine line this husband and wife team draws between Old World and New World styles. The aromas here recall ripe fruit, red apple, spice, mesquite wood and dried herbs. This wine speaks the language of Valpolicella and imparts sweet, velvety tannins.
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