"Bas van Beek" > wrote in message
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> Allegrini is my favorite producer in the Valpolicella area.

I had the 1997 Allegrinia few years ago and found it showed a bit of
bacterial "funk". An off bottle perhaps. I have another bottle I got as a
gift, so I'll find out some day.

The first Amarone I ever tasted was a Bolla - over 20 years ago. It had the
most interesting aroma, with a distinct note of shoe polish! I know that
sounds bad, but the wine was really excellent. I don't recall the vintage,
but it could have been a 1981.

I haven't seen any Amarone from Bolla lately. Do they still make it? All I
see on the shelves is their Riserva Ducale Chianti, which is usually a
decent wine but quite overpriced (~$30US) IMO.

Tom S