Tommasi Il Sestante Amarone Classico 2008
Critic Reviews (9)
This is an impressive, rich, suave amarone with a cool, refined nose of perfectly ripened black cherry, with...
Amarone strikes me as being more religious than secular, with its own unique sort of worshipping congregation. Its...
Still quite youthful and unresolved on the nose, with a dispersed mix of fresh and dried red and black berry fruit,...
This textbook example of old school Amarone is a real beauty! Prunes, raisins, potpourri, graphite, cedar and cocoa...
Dry cherry, raspberry and some old world ‘funk’. Full bodied and spicy, with a big tannic grip. Fairly typical Amarone.
The nose delivers raw meat, clove, brown rope and chocolate syrup. The palate is very ripe with lots of power. The...
Chocolate, nut, leather, prune, coconut and some savoury burlap notes on the nose. The palate is interesting with...
Fantastic herbal and cured meat aromas in this Amarone Classico conjure up images of herb crusted lamb. Fresh and...
An powerful Amarone with the 15% alcohol well balanced by vibrant acidity. The nose shows prune and blackberry fruit...
Community Reviews (2)
Nice nose of blackberry with earthy notes. Full bodied with long finish. Decanted for 1/2 hour before serving and shared with a couple people who are now Amarone fans after the experience. Enjoyed Oct 2013.
Dark red with slight brownish rim, intense bouquet of plums, raisins; jammy, big, bold taste, almost overpowering, tannins, long finish;