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Musella 1999 Red (Amarone della Valpolicella)

Editors' Choice

Price $32

Finely textured with exemplary aromatics. The bouquet is graced by cola, black licorice, marzipan, pipe tobacco and other alluring smells in addition to pure, dark fruit notes. Flashy and smooth in the mouth, where the berry and prune notes are touched up by leather and spice. Just right, with more potential if given a few more years of cellar time. — W.E. (11/1/2005)

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Musella 2003 Red (Amarone della Valpolicella)

Editors' Choice

Price $37

Members of the Pasqua family bought this historic property (with an adorable bed & breakfast) and founded a new wine estate in 1995. Since then, Musella has emerged as one of the best Amarone producers outside the Classico zone. This wine delivers incredible intensity and purity of aromas: Distinct notes of coffee, cherry and roasted nut comprise a compact and… — M.L. (10/1/2007)

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Musella 2007 Riserva Red (Amarone della Valpolicella)

Price $58

This delivers inky dark, brooding aromas of black fruit, dark spice, molasses, resin, tar and cured meat. The mouthfeel is soft and chewy, with a sticky mocha flavor and a spicy endnote of barbecue spice. — M.L. (11/1/2012)

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Musella 2006 Riserva Red (Amarone della Valpolicella)

Price $45

This fantastic Riserva Amarone opens with savory aromas of dark spice and black pepper followed by red fruit, cherry, dried apple, plum and raisin. There’s a sweet note on the close followed by firm, polished tannins. — M.L. (12/1/2011)

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Musella 2004 Red (Amarone della Valpolicella)

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Price $40

Here’s a modern, oak-driven riserva with soft layers of cherry, vanilla and chocolate. The wood element is very noticeable and although the wine can rely on a solid base of red fruit to help it age in the years to come, it still needs more time in the bottle. — M.L. (12/1/2008)

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Musella 2006 Red (Amarone della Valpolicella)

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Price $37

Here’s a base Amarone that shows more balance and elegance than this estate’s Riserva expression. Meaty notes of ripe cherry and blackberry jam are matched by lively tones of spice, tobacco and leather. — M.L. (2/1/2011)

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Musella 2007 Red (Amarone della Valpolicella)

Price $30

Musella’s 2007 Amarone shows both elegance and grace, and although the wine ages two years in oak, those wood tones are very delicate indeed. What comes through instead is the quality of the fruit followed by licorice and dried tobacco. — M.L. (12/1/2011)

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Musella 2008 Red (Amarone della Valpolicella)

Price $47

The bouquet offers a wide array of aromatic details that still need time to integrate. Notes of spice, black fruit, cola, ginger, licorice and sweet chewing tobacco are all recognizable. A pungent note of dried apple skin makes for a lively finish. — M.L. (11/1/2012)

Most Reviewed Designations

Riserva Vigne Nuove Vigne Nuove di Musella

Most Reviewed Varietals

Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara Red Blend

2010 Westerly

Give this brisk, young Pinot 5–6 years in the cellar to mellow. It’s…

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