this is a powerful wine that needs time to settle down

This is over 14% alcohol with no chaptalization

(from Mazis Bas)

This was a massive tasting with the team at Clos du Caillou and we went through each of their cuvees going back more than a decade

This is going to require extended patience if you wish to see it at its peak

Quintarelli, Rosso Bepi other_regions_australia this is a powerful wineGiuseppe Quintarelli's namesake 2008 Rosso del Bepi (made well before this legendary figure would pass away in 2012) is made in the so called average vintages when Amarone is not produced. This wine replaces Amarone in those declassified years, meaning that we see Rosso del Bepi made in 2008 and next again in 2010. The estate's Amarone della Valpolicella Classico, however, is produced in 2009 and 2011. The final decision on which wine will be released