An uncomplicated Amarone with pleasant dried fruit and light spice notes. Medium- to full-bodied with well-integrated tannins and a nicely controlled finish. Drink or hold.

A generous red in an elegant, medium- to full-bodied frame, with notes of mesquite smoke and bay leaf on the nose that form a savory baseline, underscoring the palate's ripe black currant, green olive, coffee and milled pepper. Well-knit, with supple tannins firming the finish. Corvina, Corvinone and Rondinella. Drink now through 2030. 30,000 cases made, 5,000 cases imported.??–AN??Region: Italy / Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Select to Add

An approachable blend of 75% Corvina Veronese, 20% Rondinella with 5% Rossignola and Negrara, the Cesari 2017 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico comes in a frosted bottle with a cream-colored label. It offers a compact and bright quality, although tones of scorched earth and black olive do emerge with time to remind you of the hot 2017 growing season. This is a full-bodied wine, and the fruit remains quite lively despite the 15% alcohol content and the appassimento process. This is a large release of 280,000 bottles.

A harmonious red that's subtle and creamy at first but then offers a charming range of pureed cherry and fig cake, cured tobacco, smoky mineral, dark chocolate and spice notes that unfold and expand on the palate. Fine tannins firm the fresh, fragrant finish. Corvina, Rondinella and Molinara. Drink now through 2032. 25,000 cases made, 5,000 cases imported.??–AN??Region: Italy / Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Select to Add

A slightly more accessible wine from a terrific vintage, the Cesari 2016 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico has lifted or volatile aromas of dried cherry skin and red apple. This wine is released with an ample 280,000 frost-coated bottles produced. The blend is 75% Corvina Veronese, 20% Rondinella and 5% of two unknown grapes called Rossignola and Negrara. There is some heaviness to the bouquet with baked fruit and dark spice.