Speri, Amarone Valpolicella Classico Monte Sant Urbano

Speri, Amarone Valpolicella Classico Monte Sant UrbanoHints of crushed pine and marjoram lace wild cherry and mulberry fruit flavors, with a silky profile enmeshed with fine, taut tannins. Shows focus and length, with perfumed notes of cracked pink peppercorn, paprika, iron and dried violet joining the herb accents on the lasting finish. Corvina, Corvinone and Rondinella. Drink now through 2032. 8,000 cases made, 1,200 cases imported. Published on February 28, 2025

That certainly seemed to be true as I spent the week tasting both old and new vintages

Interestingly this is bigger and more powerful than the La Vigne au Saint but it’s not necessarily more structured

Published on February 28

Chinese 5-spice and bay leaf

this is wonderfully fresh and highly aromatic with its violet

this is much more deeply pitched on the nose with game

Discreet wood influence sets off spicy and ripe yet admirably fresh black fruit and warm earth aromas that precede the rich

but it's gorgeously perfumed

An unobtrusive note of wood highlights the perfumed

It's a blend of Tempranillo with some Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot

2011 has more instant appeal

the magic comes through