2012 MONTECARIANO AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA From Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate, “Here’s a full-bodied red wine with the power and density to pair with wintery foods. The 2012 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico is a steady and layered wine that peels back to reveal generous tones of black fruit, spice, leather and dried coriander or cardamom seed. This vintage was very hot, and the fruit feels extra dried out here as a result. The grapes, 65% Corvina and Corvinone, 20% Rondinella and 15% Molinara, Croatina and Pelara, are air dried for 90 days. You feel that 16% alcohol on the close. Some 9,500 bottles were made.” 92 Points From The Wine Spectator, “A well-knit, silky red, offering sleek tannins and flavors of dried strawberry and cherry fruit, layered with hints of date, smoke and mandarin orange peel. Medium- to full-bodied, with a fresh, chewy finish. Drink now through 2022.” 91 Points