Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Gioé 1997

Santa Sofia (Italy)

Corvina (65%), Rondinella (30%), Molinara (5%)
Red Wine	Score: ✧✧✧✧✭

The wine shows an intense ruby red color and nuances of garnet red, little transparency. The nose reveals personality with elegant, intense, clean and refined aromas mainly of jams. There can be perceived good aromas of black cherry jam, blackberry jam and plum jam followed by pleasing and clean aromas of black cherry macerated in alcohol, cocoa, caramel, leather, licorice, enamel, violet and vanilla. In mouth has a tannic attack which is well balanced by alcohol, excellent correspondence to the nose, intense flavors and full body. The finish is persistent with pleasing and clean flavors of blackberry jam, black cherry jam and plum jam. A very well made wine. Amarone Gioé is produced in limited quantities and only in particularly favorable vintages and ages for 48 months in cask and 8-12 months in bottle.
Alcohol: 15%
Roasted meat, Hard cheese, Game, Braised meat, Stewed meat
Suggested glass	18 °C (64 °F)
(Full Bodied and Very Mature Red Wines)
Issue 9, June 2003