Monte Faustino - Il Maestro Amarone della Valpolicella NV (750ml) Puligny-Montrachet

Monte Faustino - Il Maestro Amarone della Valpolicella NV (750ml) Puligny-MontrachetThe 2012 L'Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva del Maestro Fornaser is seductive, with a display of rich cherry sauce and baked plums complemented by clove, allspice and hints of candied citrus. This is velvety and unapologetically full bodied, yet it maintains perfect balance with a contrasting blend of tart red and black berries, bitter coffee and mocha. Its seamless in feel, elegant and harmonious, tapering off to notes of raspberry coulis

3% Grenache

JS93James SucklingA juicy and rich red with lots of fruit and polished yet fine tannins

warm blackcurrants

and a hint of sandalwood

lime and yellow grapefruit

The soils have more limestone

The soft tannins provide a lengthy enjoyable finish

and licorice candies

and it’s well worth having in your cellar

bright medium color

it lacks some mid-palate depth and length

and was hand plunged twice daily