bertani amarone Looking for good vintage

I actually drank a '96 just last night. I had this particular wine before at a restaurant and was looking forward to my local wine shop to have it's Italian sale. They finally got around to it this month and I bought 2 bottles at $48 each. The one that I drank last night was somewhat different than I remembered... Originally in the restaurant the wine gave a brief hint of something when it first hit the tongue that was like a tease because I couldn't taste it long enough to decide what I thought it was. The bottle last night didn't seem to have that same component, but I really enjoyed it nonetheless.

Patience!

The 74 drinks well now and the 1971 is wonderful. These wines often need time.

Are you going to plan a journey in Italy, Or you have to purchase it in your own town?

Here in my little town there is a store inside Bertani's cellar, with current and vintage bottles.

I will give you more details if you are going to spend some days in Italy.

About good years for amarone, often the best are sold out, so the best years are those you can buy ;)

Thanks for all of your comments so far. I live in Chicago IL. and i am having trouble finding a vender. I would love to go to Italy and buy some personally. But that's a few years off :)

If anyone knows a good internet shop, with a somewhat larger selection then 1 bottle, or a local shop in Chicago that would be helpful. If anyone is willing to part with some, arrangements could be made.

Thanks for all of your comments so far. I live in Chicago IL. and i am having trouble finding a vender. I would love to go to Italy and buy some personally. But that's a few years off :)

If anyone knows a good internet shop, with a somewhat larger selection then 1 bottle, or a local shop in Chicago that would be helpful. If anyone is willing to part with some, arrangements could be made.

Go to Sam's, close to Sheffield and North. They're selling the '96 Bertani Amarone and BTW are one of the best wine stores in the US.

Mark Lipton

Amarone is a wine that neither needs nor benefits from long ageing.

Here in Columbus, Ohio there are several shops that carry Amarone regularly.

Gentiles

Carnardos Carnardos Inc. 1735 W Lane (486-7474)

Stewarts Stewarts 1816 W 5th Ave (488-6113)

Maclaren MacLaren Wine Specialists

1759 West Fifth Avenue Columbus 43212 614-486-9539

Gentiles

1565 King Avenue Columbus, Ohio

43212-1212 (614) 486-3406

snipped-for-privacy@netwalk.com

6867 Flags Center Drive Columbus, Ohio 43229-1567 (614) 891-3284

Fax (614) 891-3286

Carnardos Carnardos Inc. 1735 W Lane (614) 486-7474)

Stewarts Stewarts 1816 W 5th Ave (614) 488-6113

Maclaren MacLaren Wine Specialists

1759 West Fifth Avenue Columbus 43212 (614) 486-9539

Moron!

Bill, with all due respect I was going to reply to your reply to my post stating that I really didn't feel that the '96 Bertani Amarone had anything more to gain through age. I could be wrong of course and feel free to explain it to me... But to me the wine was very approachable, medium bodied and open.

I have drank a bunch of 2000 Bordeaux and have also had some older ones (recently a 1970 Chateau Canon), so I realize how these wines can open up over time. I realize the same for some Cabernets and Brunellos... But I don't see that same quality in the Bertani Amarone. Again, I found it to be delicous.

I'm not sure why you are replying in this thread rather than the one where the cited discussion took place. This subthread was simply an intentionally inflammatory (and false) statement about Amarone and my comment on it.

I haven't tated the 1996 Bertani, so cannot comment specifically on it, but have found that at least a decade adds considerably to almost any decent vintage of these wines. The 1990s (not just Bertani) drink very well now, as do many older wines. The 1967 Bertani is still excellent.

As a matter of fact, it does not need a lot of ageing. It's because of the way this wine is made. 10-12 years is a lot for an Amarone. Brunellos, etc, do need as much as 20.