TN: Righetti Amarone 2000

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• 2000 Luigi Righetti Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Capitel de'Roari - Italy, Veneto, Valpolicella, Amarone della Valpolicella Classico (5/31/2005)
  With mixed grill at Il Sale.
  Dark plummy red color. Relatively simple nose of dark fruit, raisin, and a little floral element. Palate was round, with sweet and fairly velvety mouthfeel, but surprisingly slight body. A little empty at midpalate. Plum and chocolate cherry fruit on attack, with a persistent and strong note of cinnamon in the finish. No real development over forty-five minutes or so. Drinking smoothly and easily now, shows no signs of structure or complexity to suggest any reason to hold. Enjoyable, a good value from the restaurant list. Fits into the category of wines that I will file away as a good value solution on restaurant lists, but not something I'm buying for home.
  

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