Held back extra years in the cellar, the Musella 2012 Amarone della Valpolicella Senza Titolo shows lovely tertiary tones of dried fruit, hot asphalt, black licorice and spice. There is a good amount of appassimento sweetness in this wine with dried plum and raisin, but the wine avoids heaviness. The 2011 vintage has bigger tannins, but this hot-vintage expression is quite smooth in terms of finish and overall mouthfeel. The wine carries a 16% alcohol content. Production is limited to 1,000 bottles.