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The vintages of Valpolicella Amarone:
evaluation of the vintages issued by the Consortium safeguarding the sector.
Valpolicella Amarone is generally classified according to an assessment which awards from two stars (fair) to five stars (excellent).
| ** |
fair |
| *** |
good |
| **** |
very good |
| ***** |
excellent |
Here is the classification, year by year, starting from the end of the 1950s, when Amarone began to have a certain success and became known outside the local area:
| 1958 |
**** |
1973 |
*** |
1988 |
***** |
1959 |
*** |
1974 |
**** |
1989 |
** |
1960 |
** |
1975 |
*** |
| 1990 |
***** |
1961 |
**** |
1976 |
**** |
1991 |
*** |
1962 |
**** |
1977 |
**** |
1992 |
** |
1963 |
** |
| 1978 |
*** |
1993 |
*** |
1964 |
**** |
1979 |
**** |
1994 |
*** |
1965 |
** |
1980 |
*** |
1995 |
***** |
| 1966 |
*** |
1981 |
*** |
1996 |
** |
1967 |
**** |
1982 |
*** |
1997 |
***** |
1968 |
*** |
1983 |
***** |
| 1998 |
***** |
1969 |
**** |
1984 |
*** |
1999 |
**** |
1970 |
*** |
1985 |
**** |
2000 |
***** |
1971 |
*** |
| 1986 |
*** |
2001 |
**** |
1972 |
** |
1987 |
** |
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The best vintages, awarded 5 stars: 1983 - 1988 - 1990 - 1995 - 1997 - 1998 - 2000
The 4 star vintages: 1958 - 1961 - 1962 - 1964 - 1967 - 1969 - 1974 - 1976 - 1977 - 1979 - 1985 - 1999
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