2011 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva La Fabriseria

Riccardo Tedeschi is a bigger fan of the 2010 Amarones than he is of the 2012s. Both are difficult vintages, he notes, but while the 2010s have, in his opinion, great drinkability, the 2012s are often too herbal because the grapes just didn’t manage to ripen fully in the hot weather conditions. There are no such concerns with either the 2011 and 2013 vintages, both great years for Amarone, each offering wines of real structure as well as freshness. The keys to the 2011 and 2013 vintages were the cool nights which allowed the grapes still hanging on the vines to avoid dropping their acidity too quickly, hence the wines have turned lively and harmonious.