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Quintarelli Giuseppe

1997 Quintarelli Giuseppe, Amarone della Valpolicella, Classico

Italy Corvina Molinara Rondinella Veneto Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 750ML

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Vinous

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1997 Quintarelli Giuseppe, Amarone della Valpolicella, Classico
Quintarelli Giuseppe

1997 Quintarelli Giuseppe, Amarone della Valpolicella, Classico

Italy Corvina Molinara Rondinella Veneto Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 750ML

Wine Advocate

94

Vinous

94

CellarTracker

94
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Giuseppe Quintarelli took over his family's estate in the 1950s, and properly cemented a style which would become the very identity of great Veneto wines, a legacy which endures to this day.

Quintarelli Giuseppe

"Bepi", as his friends knew him, was not one to settle for any half measure. With so many Valpolicella in the region being crafted in a hot, quick manner, Bepi was known to severely limit his vines' yields to raise quality, and took every step to ensure the highest quality. For his Valpolicella, the wines were made in a "ripasso" style - being passed over Amarone lees to encourage a second fermentation, allowing greater depth and structure that other wines of the region lacked. The wines were then aged upwards of seven years in Slavonian oak vats, slowing the development and crafting a complete wine. 

Quintarelli Amarones are a species unto themselves. After the appassimento (drying) process, the wines evolves so slowly that it is often more than a decade before a vintage is released; the Amarone are only made - as with Salon or d'Yquem - in the very finest vintages. 

To open a bottle of Quintarelli is to begin a journey. Each flask will enter and pass through countless lives, a full spectrum of emotions and flavors so radiant that few wines on this planet can mimc or approximate. As an added bonus, the longevity without the cork removed is widely unparalleled; one can easily store a Valpolicella or Amarone two to five decades. 

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Quintarelli Giuseppe

Giuseppe Quintarelli took over his family's estate in the 1950s, and properly cemented a style which would become the very identity of great Veneto wines, a legacy which endures to this day.

"Bepi", as his friends knew him, was not one to settle for any half measure. With so many Valpolicella in the region being crafted in a hot, quick manner, Bepi was known to severely limit his vines' yields to raise quality, and took every step to ensure the highest quality. For his Valpolicella, the wines were made in a "ripasso" style - being passed over Amarone lees to encourage a second fermentation, allowing greater depth and structure that other wines of the region lacked. The wines were then aged upwards of seven years in Slavonian oak vats, slowing the development and crafting a complete wine. 

Quintarelli Amarones are a species unto themselves. After the appassimento (drying) process, the wines evolves so slowly that it is often more than a decade before a vintage is released; the Amarone are only made - as with Salon or d'Yquem - in the very finest vintages. 

To open a bottle of Quintarelli is to begin a journey. Each flask will enter and pass through countless lives, a full spectrum of emotions and flavors so radiant that few wines on this planet can mimc or approximate. As an added bonus, the longevity without the cork removed is widely unparalleled; one can easily store a Valpolicella or Amarone two to five decades. 

The Wine Advocate

Wine Advocate

94

Quintarelli’s 1997 Amarone is seductive from the first aromas that float from the glass. It offers a myriad of dried cherries, plums, tea leaves, earthiness, spices, smoke and herbs in a deceptively medium-bodied style bursting with flavor. Constantly changing in the glass, this is a sensual wine of contrasts; it is sweet yet dry, rustic yet incredibly elegant, all at the same time. Unfortunately I have encountered a significant amount of bottle variation with this wine, most recently from two bottles purchased at the same shop. Bottle variation is always frustrating but at roughly $350 a pop this degree of inconsistency is especially painful. A bottle tasted several months ago showed levels of volatile acidity that are high even for this producer, and which obscured everything else in the wine. This bottle, though, tasted in August of 2007, was magical. The phrase caveat emptor has never been more appropriate. Anticipated maturity: 2007-2017. One of my regrets is not having spent time with Giuseppe Quintarelli when he was in his prime. His 1983 Recioto remains one of the greatest wines I have ever tasted. Today the estate is run by Quintarelli’s numerous children and grandchildren. It’s not too hard to observe what can only be called a lack of direction, not to mention a cavalier attitude that is a clear sign of an estate that finds it easier to coast on its reputation rather than continue to strive towards excellence. While many of the current releases are outstanding, the future appears much less certain. However, the best wines are phenomenal and are likely to remain objects of desire among the world’s most well-heeled collectors. Pricing is astronomical even at the cellar door, where virtually all of the wines in this article were purchased.

Vinous

Vinous

94

Deep ruby with a hint of garnet at the rim. Highly complex aromas of raspberry, red cherries macerated in alcohol, violet, balsamic vinegar, rose, and milk and bitter chocolate. Amazingly rich, superconcentrated wine, with flavors of chocolate-covered raspberry, cherries macerated in alcohol and fig jam. Refreshing acidity and very silky tannins make this an elegant blockbuster, a feat only the greatest wines manage to achieve.

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The Wine Advocate

Wine Advocate

94

Quintarelli’s 1997 Amarone is seductive from the first aromas that float from the glass. It offers a myriad of dried cherries, plums, tea leaves, earthiness, spices, smoke and herbs in a deceptively medium-bodied style bursting with flavor. Constantly changing in the glass, this is a sensual wine of contrasts; it is sweet yet dry, rustic yet incredibly elegant, all at the same time. Unfortunately I have encountered a significant amount of bottle variation with this wine, most recently from two bottles purchased at the same shop. Bottle variation is always frustrating but at roughly $350 a pop this degree of inconsistency is especially painful. A bottle tasted several months ago showed levels of volatile acidity that are high even for this producer, and which obscured everything else in the wine. This bottle, though, tasted in August of 2007, was magical. The phrase caveat emptor has never been more appropriate. Anticipated maturity: 2007-2017. One of my regrets is not having spent time with Giuseppe Quintarelli when he was in his prime. His 1983 Recioto remains one of the greatest wines I have ever tasted. Today the estate is run by Quintarelli’s numerous children and grandchildren. It’s not too hard to observe what can only be called a lack of direction, not to mention a cavalier attitude that is a clear sign of an estate that finds it easier to coast on its reputation rather than continue to strive towards excellence. While many of the current releases are outstanding, the future appears much less certain. However, the best wines are phenomenal and are likely to remain objects of desire among the world’s most well-heeled collectors. Pricing is astronomical even at the cellar door, where virtually all of the wines in this article were purchased.

Vinous

Vinous

94

Deep ruby with a hint of garnet at the rim. Highly complex aromas of raspberry, red cherries macerated in alcohol, violet, balsamic vinegar, rose, and milk and bitter chocolate. Amazingly rich, superconcentrated wine, with flavors of chocolate-covered raspberry, cherries macerated in alcohol and fig jam. Refreshing acidity and very silky tannins make this an elegant blockbuster, a feat only the greatest wines manage to achieve.