New awards Zenato: Vinous rated the Amarone Riserva 2013 and 2017 with respectively 97 and 95 Points. 93 Points for the Amarone Classico 2018 and for Lugana Riserva 2015.
Lugana Riserva Sergio Zenato 2015
“The 2015 Lugana Riserva Sergio Zenato lifts from the glass with a rich blend of white flowers, raw almonds, baked apples and pears. It’s soothingly round, with a pleasant inner sweetness and ripe orchard fruits swirling over a juicy core of acidity. Minty herbs and hints of custard linger through the long and dramatic finale as the 2015 tapers off with youthful tension. Sweet inner florals resonate on the close. What a beauty! Now four years after its initial release, this is a total pleasure to taste.”
Eric Guido
Amarone Riserva Sergio Zenato 2017
“The 2017 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva Sergio Zenato blossoms in the glass with a decadent bouquet that blends crushed violet candies, spiced blood orange and dried blueberries. This is silky smooth, nearly creamy in feel, with a dense wave of ripe red berry fruits contrasted by a bitter tinge of dark, dark chocolate. Despite its size (17% alcohol), a core of zesty acidity maintains amazing energy and freshness as the 2017 finishes dramatically long and intense, leaving a staining of tart wild berry fruit to linger.”
Eric Guido
Amarone Riserva Sergio Zenato 2013
“The 2013 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva Sergio Zenato is in a beautiful place in its evolution, bursting from the glass with a bouquet of crushed black cherries, plum sauce, cloves and flowery underbrush. This soothes with round and supple textures as depths of red and black fruits saturate, giving way to a tinge of bitterness—all balanced by a core of brisk acidity. The 2013 finishes with amazing length, classically dry and still youthfully tannic, with closing notes of balsamic and fresh mint. Wow. At ten years old, the 2013 remains youthfully poised and full of potential.”
Eric Guido
Amarone Classico 2018
“The 2018 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico opens with an herbal thrust that gives way to dried violets, lavender and crushed blackberries. It is sleek and racy in feel with lifted textures and tart wild berry fruits offset by zesty acidity. It tapers off long and staining, lifted by a bump of residual acidity as notes of red plum leave a pleasantly tart sensation. I quite like the energy here and expect that the 2018 will enjoy a broad and open drinking window.”
Eric Guido