Bolla - Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2004 (750ml) California / Central Valley From another cool growing year

From another cool growing year in Murrumbateman

This needs time in the cellar

clean orchard fruit – melange of apples and pears – with layers of toasted hazelnuts

Medium-bodied with fresh acidity

This true Bordeaux blend of Cabernet Sauvignon

Bolla - Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2004 (750ml) California / Central Valley From another cool growing yearPeppery, spicy, minty, cherry, almond, smoky, tobacco, floral nose but very warm. Warm, dense, round, somewhat tannic palate but warm with some acidity. Big meaty, smoky, cherry, plum, chocolate, leather, almond, minty flavours with a big warm, tobacco finish. Needs some hard cheeses or a venison stew to mellow out the edges.