Aged in new Bordeaux barrels for three years, then in bottle for a total of ten years before it was released, because the Castagnedi brothers wanted to give the market a wine that is ready to drink. Indeed, it is a wine ready to drink and enjoy. It is powerful, but not overpowering. Richly flavorful with dried black cherry, tobacco, star anise, round, with a velvet texture, balanced with vibrantly crisp acidity and supported by muscular, yet burnished tannins. Serve it with wild mushroom risotto or a steamy lamb stew.
Tenuta Sant’Antonio, Amarone della Valpolicella (Veneto, Italy) 2008
By Rebecca Murphy