Villa Annaberta Amarone della Valpolicella 2010

This is a corvine-dominant amarone; it represents 70% of the blend, along with rondinella (20%) and molinara (10%). It has the qualities you expect of an amarone, with depth and concentration of fruit, broad complexity, and elongated length. This is a real stand-out in the category, though, with impressive balance and remarkable freshness for the intensity and weight of the fruit. Score - 5 Stars (out of 5). (Rod Phillips, rodphillipsonwine.com, June 7, 2014)