2019 Tommasi Amarone Classico DOCG

95 POINTS

Eric Guido - Vinous

The 2019 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico entices with a darkly alluring bouquet of crushed stones and dusty violet florals, accentuating notes of blackberries and hints of candied orange. This is sleek and racy in style, with lifted textures and polished red and blue fruits that flow across a stream of lively acidity. Remaining remarkably fresh through the finish, it tapers off with a confectionary air, leaving a resonance of violet pastille and crunchy tannins to linger on.

93 POINTS

Ned Goodwin - JamesSuckling.com

The quest is for fresher and drier here, as with many contemporary producers. Kirsch, leather, pine and a waft of dried mushroom to tatami straw. This has a mid-weighted feel and is refreshingly savory, yet without, perhaps, the density, sap and prerequisite freshness of top examples. Some oseleta here, serving as a bulwark against the encroaching heat. I'd like to see this in a few more years when my score may come up a notch.

92 POINTS

Falstaff

Dark ruby with purple highlights. Inviting nose with aromas of pickled blackberry, violet, black pepper and tobacco. Full-bodied on the palate, with a nice interplay between sweet fruit and firm tannin, finishing with punchy tannin.

92 POINTS

Falstaff

Dark ruby with purple highlights. Inviting nose with aromas of pickled blackberry, violet, black pepper and tobacco. Full-bodied on the palate, with a nice interplay between sweet fruit and firm tannin, finishing with punchy tannin.