Look: Opaque ruby red with burnished reflections. Nose: Cooked cherries & fruit preserved in spirit. Palate: Complex & attractive mixture of sweetness & acidity. Long finish. Mazzano is an austere & majestic wine, the prototype for Amarone. The grapes come from the eponymous vineyard, famous for the quality of its produce since the XII century, & are laid out in traditional drying lofts during the cold winter months.