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Buglioni 2005 L'Amarone Red (Amarone della Valpolicella Classico)
L’Amarone shows a dark, masculine style with sweet spice, brown sugar and soya sauce backed by cassis syrup and currants. The wine boasts a rich, thick texture that lasts a very long time on the finish.
— M.L.
(12/1/2011)
Buglioni 2004 L'Amarone Red (Amarone della Valpolicella Classico)
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Dark and almost impenetrable, this inky Amarone is densely packed with aromas of ripe berry fruit, jammy blackberry, vanilla and black chocolate. Executed in a modern style, it has impressive intensity in the mouth, where fruit and oak flavors collide.
— M.L.
(12/1/2008)
Buglioni 2005 Il Bugiardo Red (Valpolicella Classico Superiore Ripasso)
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The mature berry notes here are enticing and make this bright wine a true pleasure to drink. The owners of this estate started working in the Italian fashion industry and have successfully carried forth a philosophy of modernity and mass appeal to their wines. The finish is long, chewy and succulent. —M.L.
— M.L.
(10/1/2009)
Buglioni 2003 L'Amarone Red (Amarone della Valpolicella Classico)
Alfredo Buglioni, formally in textiles, bought this beautiful property in 1993 and is now completely dedicated to wine. L’Amarone is hard to read at this young stage, but does delivery thickly extracted fruit and good primary aromas of cherry and chocolate powder.
— M.L.
(10/1/2007)
Buglioni 2006 Il Bugiardo Red (Valpolicella Classico Superiore Ripasso)
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Il Bugiardo (liar in Italian) is an intense and richly concentrated Ripasso with deep layers of chocolate, mature red fruit, smoke and barbecue sauce. It’s a modern, plush rendition with soft, smooth tannins on the close.
— M.L.
(2/1/2011)
Buglioni 2010 Il Valpolicella Red (Valpolicella Classico)
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Although this wine sees contact with stainless steel only (no oak), there is a carbonized, toasted quality to the fruit regardless. The mouthfeel is characterized by ripe cherry, dried lavender and spicy church incense.
— M.L.
(12/1/2011)
Buglioni 2009 Il Valpolicella Red (Valpolicella Classico)
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- $15
Embodies all the easy-drinking informality of the Italian wines we knew 20 or 30 years ago. It’s clean and crisp and would pair with lasagna, pasta or fried eggplant.
— M.L.
(2/1/2011)
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