On 23-Mar-2005, Bas van Beek > wrote:

> > I would tend to agree with Luk's comments. The basic Tomassi to me has
> > always been good, if not overwhelming. I would liken the basic Tomassi
> > Amarone to a nice Ripasso style; in other words, it's too light to be a
> > decent Amarone. The last time I had a Tomassi (97 vintage) I commented
> > that
> > it was a bit thin, not showing the characteristic raisiny style that
> > defines
> > Amarone.
>
> How weird... '97 was an excellent vintage for Amarone wines and usually
> much thicker than the surrounding years. Haven't had a '97 Tomassi though.

I agree that 97 was an outstanding vintage overall. I've had other 97's and
most of them were very good to excellent. In reviewing my (admittedly
sparse) tasting notes, the Tomassi is the only one that I found to be so
medicore.

Cheers,
Gary