Oh yeah! This is one reliable wine - our favourite Amarone della Valpolicella has achieved another cracking score from Luca Maroni. In fact, we’re talking a perfect 99 points for the 2019 vintage. Did someone say something about consistency? Either Luciano Arduini has Luca Maroni in his pocket, or the wine is absolutely, irrefutably, irrevocably, the best Amarone we’ve ever had.

Amarone (dry red wine from semi-dried grapes; brings more concentrated flavour, acid, body… everything) You’d expect to pay triple figures for any example, let alone one of the best. But here we are with something that smacks of fruitcake, super-rich chocolate and spice, plus heady wafts of oaken-rich deliciousness. There is nothing in moderation here. More is more is more.