Nicolis Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico 2019 (750ml) *

The concentration here comes from appassimento, the Valpolicella practice of drying the grapes for months before pressing, which shrinks the berries and pushes up their sugar and depth. This is Nicolis working in the Classico heart of the zone in Veneto, drawing on the traditional trio of Corvina, Rondinella, and Molinara to make a dry red with the richness of raisined fruit but a savory, full-bodied frame rather than sweetness.