A heady mix of macerated cherries, dark chocolate and minty herbs waft up from the 2018 Amarone della Valpolicella Valpantena - gr..l. This is elegant and velvety on the palate. Exotic spice complicates a seamless wave of ripe red and black fruits. The 2018 lingers impossibly long and potent, leaving traces of bitter cocoa to resonate under an air of violet inner florals.