My recent visit to Giacomo Conterno was fascinating

They picked all grapes together (there were some unripe grapes) and fermented it all together

waxy-textured opening

matchstick

Quintarelli, Amarone Valpolicella Selezione Classico Brut Zero My recent visit to GiacomoThe beautifully refined 2004 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Selezione Giuseppe Quintarelli captures the magic and the grace of classic Quintarelli. The only problem is getting your hands on one of these very hard to find bottles. The bouquet is delicate and feminine with enduring tones of wild berry, forest floor, balsam herb, cola and sweet almond. The wine's texture is silky and long with an impressive level of polish on the tannins. The 2004