Quintarelli, Rosso Bepi Vintage:2005 This is also quite restrained

This is also quite restrained but a bit less structured

offering concentrated cassis and cherry compote flavors accented by exotic allspice and black cardamom nuances

as it is once again on this night

The powerful and impressively concentrated broad-shouldered flavors brim with both sappy dry extract as well as plenty of minerality that suffuses the wonderfully complex and persistent finish

The 2017 vintage in Margaret River was cool and wet

Quintarelli, Rosso Bepi Vintage:2005 This is also quite restrainedGiuseppe 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