Chinese five spice and potpourri plus a waft of liquid licorice

15% Petit Verdot and 5% Merlot that saw 80% new French oak

cassis and floral hints along with a whisper of herbal tea

but still not quite the range of the top examples

dark red fruits

Zenato, Amarone Valpolicella Classico Size:12x750ml Chinese five spice and potpourriZenato's 2006 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico emerges from the glass with sweet dark red cherries, chocolate, flowers, spices and licorice. Today the 2006 comes across as powerful, structured and tight, but all it needs is time, as I witnessed firsthand over the time I followed it. Antonio Galloni