The estate’s top selection, the 2003 Amarone Campo dei Gigli, is an awesome effort. A dark ruby, it exhibits notable purity and depth in its dark fruit, licorice, chocolate, spices and blackberries. It offers superb balance in a sumptuous, lush style. The Campo dei Gigli is 70% Corvina/Corvinone, 20% Rondinella and 10% Croatina and Oseleta grown on a hillside vineyard. The wine saw three years of aging in French oak. Anticipated maturity: 2007-2015. I was very impressed with the wines I tasted from Tenuta Sant’Antonio. This small estate, owned by the Castagnedi family, is located in the Illasi valley. The wines are made with the collaboration of well-known consulting oenologist Celestino Gasparini. The family excels in the production of Amarone. The use of French oak gives the wines their characteristic textural richness. Importer: Vin Divino, Chicago, IL; tel. (773) 334-6700

A tightly woven Amarone, with currant, violet, mineral and oak. Full-bodied, with a firm palate and an intense, medium finish. Shows good potential, but needs time. Best after 2008. 1,350 cases made, 250 cases imported.??–JC??Region: Italy / Amarone della Valpolicella Select to Add