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It’s Montgomery Clift, honey, a brooding, dark beauty of an Amarone, with handsome masculinity and a seductive profile. Fruit rides shotgun in this ’05 from small producer Venturini, but the wine more than compensates with its rich, voluptuous, dense mouth-feel. There’s smoke, pepper, olives, lavender and cedar in this opulent Amarone that wants some time in the cellar—or barring that, a few hours in the decanter. Drinking for the next decade or two.
- Country: Italy
- Region: Veneto
- Subregion: Amarone della Valpolicella
The Massimino Venturini Estate, established in 1963 is located in Verona, in the commune of S. Pietro in Cariano. The vineyard is planted on steep terraced hillsides overlooking the city, supported by stonewalls called “marogne”. The estate is run by the Venturini family: father Masssimino and sons Daniele, Mirco, and daughter Giuseppina. The Massimino estate uses only their grapes and produces 70% Corvina Veronese, 20% Rondinella, and 10% Molinara. Several of the wines produced are “cru” wines named after the estate on which they are made.
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