Made with a special selection of fruit, the Tenuta Sant'Antonio Famiglia Castagnedi 2018 Amarone della Valpolicella Antonio Castagnedi has a sweet-smelling bouquet with pressed fruit, candied cherry, rum cake and raisins. Unlike some of its peers from this cooler vintage, the wine is void of any of the herbal or medicinal aromas that appear in neighboring estates in 2018. In fact, the wine shows balanced results with a hint more firmness in terms of its tannic structure.
Jancis Robinson (17)
Big applause to the Castagnedi family for reducing bottle weights. Lots of clove spice; the presence of French oak is strong. Fragrant and yet powerful. Damascene-drenched red fruit, peppery intensity. Compact, smoky, charcoal-dusted fruit – really exciting and tense.
Vinous (93)
The 2018 Amarone della Valpolicella Antonio Castagnedi opens with a dusty mix of black currants and lavender offset by clove and mocha hints. This shows the lift and finesse of the vintage while imparting undeniable elegance as depths of ripe red fruits are offset by a bitter tinge of dark chocolate. The 2018 finishes structured with fine-grained tannins, licorice and inner violet florals.
