An expressive red, revealing a juicy range of sun-dried cherry and strawberry fruit flavors layered with creamy tannins and citrus peel acidity. Well-spiced and lightly zesty throughout, with savory accents of stemmy herbs and tobacco driving the chewy finish. Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella and Rossignola. Best from 2023 through 2035. 12,500 cases made, 600 cases imported.??–AN??Region: Italy / Amarone della Valpolicella Select to Add

The Tedeschi 2018 Amarone della Valpolicella Marne 180 shows rosemary twig and balsam herb that I recognize across this rather cool vintage. These medicinal aromas work well given the very contracted fruit and the textural darkness that comes with the unique appassimento process (with air-dried fruit). You get aromas of dried plum and prune with plenty of generous spice and tarry smoke, but what stands out most are those dried herbal tones. The alcohol content is 16.5% in this 140,000-bottle release.

Richly aromatic on the nose with savory notes of cigar box, ground coffee and smoke, a fragrant thread that transitions on the palate to underscore a pure beam of crème de cassis, damson plum preserve and olive tapenade flavors. This silky red is full-bodied yet harmonious, with fine-grained tannins emerging to firm the finish. Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella and Rossignola. Drink now through 2030. 12,500 cases made, 600 cases imported.??–AN??Region: Italy / Amarone della Valpolicella Select to Add

There's a sense of finesse to this concentrated red, with the fine tannins providing a plush frame for well-knit flavors of ripe red and black currant, wild sage, red licorice and graphite-laced mineral that linger on the mouthwatering finish. Drink now through 2029. 12,500 cases made, 500 cases imported.??–AN??Region: Italy / Amarone della Valpolicella Select to Add

This is a savory wine with dark and exotic spice. The Tedeschi 2016 Amarone della Valpolicella Marne 180 (with 35% Corvina, 35% Corvinone, 20% Rondinella and 10% complementary grapes) definitely takes us to the darker and brawny side of the Amarone spectrum. The vintage is carefully balanced and intense, however, so the wine never feels too heavy. Much of the power is reserved for the mouthfeel, which is dense and richly textured. This full-throttle Amarone could pair with charred meats. An ample 140,000 bottles were made.