Product Overview
94 Points - Vinous
"There's an exotic flair to the 2018 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Sant'Urbano as foreign spices, dusty dried roses, red currants and blood orange hints form its bouquet. This is supple and enveloping with stimulating acidity that adds an energetic feel, as tart cherry and raspberry fruits drench the palate. Its minerality comes through in the finish, almost salty in character as grippy tannins saturate, yet the wine remains amazingly fresh. The 2018 is wonderfully balanced and potent, a total success for the vintage." -EG, Dec/2022
93 Points - Wine Advocate
"The organic Speri 2018 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Sant'Urbano sees air-dried Corvina Veronese, Rondinella and Molinara to achieve classic results. From a dry vintage, the wine offers extra concentration and richness with dried cherry, blackcurrant, baking chocolate, licorice and some lingering balsam herb. This full-bodied wine reveals a balanced and focused approach. This a release of 98,000 bottles." -ML, 10/5/23
92 Points - Wine Enthusiast
"Intense floral aromas pour out of the glass on this super-pretty Amarone. As the wine opens, the ripe plum, blueberry and cassis aromas spin in the glass, with a touch of sweet tobacco in the background. The mouthfilling wine is hemmed in with fine tannins and enough acidity to keep lush, dominant fruit flavors at bay. An earthiness at the end keeps you interested in how this wine will evolve next. Drink now–2035." -JP, 7/1/23
91 Points - Wine Spectator
"A compact, medium- to full-bodied red, with macerated cherry and raspberry fruit flavors underscored by hints of forest floor and brambly brush. Gains complexity from accents of coffee liqueur, mandarin orange peel and dark chocolate. Taut, well-spiced finish. Drink now through 2028. 8,000 cases made, 1,200 cases imported." -AN, 1/15/24
