The 2008 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Terre di San Zeno flows thickly from the bottle with dense extraction and rich fruit concentration. The crush occurs in January after appassimento (air-drying of fruit), and the wine later rests in oak casks for two years. Terre di San Zeno offers a unique bouquet that shows more mineral and dark ash than it does obvious fruit. Its bright acidity works well against the full-bodied nature of the wine. The tannins are still a bit hard.