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Tezza 2003 Brolo delle Giare Riserva Red (Amarone della Valpolicella Valpantena)
- $70
This Riserva Amarone shows drying aromas of polished mineral, ash, smoke, dried fruit and black licorice. There’s a touch of sweetness on the close followed by brown sugar and teriyaki sauce. Drink now.
— M.L.
(12/1/2011)
Tezza 2003 Red (Amarone della Valpolicella Valpantena)
- $50
Chocolate, vanilla seed and exotic spice characterize this well concentrated wine from the largely unexplored Valpantena side of Valpolicella (the far easternmost part of the winemaking region). The wine is modern and chunky with a sweet almond aftertaste.
— M.L.
(12/1/2009)
Tezza 2004 Red (Amarone della Valpolicella Valpantena)
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- $50
This Amarone opens with an oak-driven bouquet of sweet spice, vanilla, toasted almond and cigar box. There’s enough bright fruit, such as plum and cassis, to promise a good aging future ahead for this bottle.
— M.L.
(2/1/2011)
Tezza 2005 Red (Amarone della Valpolicella)
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- $30
Aged two years in barrique, this is a plush and modern Amarone with deep layers of spice, ripe fruit, cola, tobacco, leather and mesquite. It shows, soft, sweet intensity and loads of cherry on the close.
— M.L.
(2/1/2011)
Tezza 2005 Tezza Red (Valpolicella Ripasso Valpantena Superiore)
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- $20
Tezza’s ripasso is woven tight with cherry, blackberry, exotic spice, root beer, barbecue sauce and liquid smoke. The wine spends 18 months in oak to achieve density and lingering softness or sweetness on its finish. Imported by Haw River Wine Man.
— M.L.
(10/1/2009)
Tezza 2005 500ml Red (Recioto della Valpolicella Valpantena)
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- $40
This is a linear and refined Recioto from the Valpantena subzone of Valpolicella that boasts aromas of sweet Christmas spice, rum cake, prune, clove and polished black stone. Recioto can sometimes be overripe and overblown, but this expression shows elegant composure.
— M.L.
(12/31/2010)
Tezza 2004 Brolo delle Giare Red (Valpolicella Ripasso Valpantena Superiore)
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- $28
Aged aromas of old spice and cured meat emerge from the nose of this nicely concentrated ripasso. The wine has power and determination, yet the mouthfeel is compact and elegant. Pair this wine with barbecue chicken wings or drumsticks. Imported by Haw River Wine Man.
— M.L.
(10/1/2009)
Tezza 2007 Corte Majoli Red (Amarone della Valpolicella)
- $28
Two years of aging in French barrique have helped to craft a layered, complex Amarone with syrupy richness in the mouth, sweet smoke overtones and aromas of bacon, cola, leather and dried fruit. Pair this hearty wine with game meat or stew.
— M.L.
(12/1/2011)
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