Favorite Amarone?

[Garbo]

FYI, the results of our Amarone tasting....(drumroll, please):
We had nine bottles, with one duplicate. All agreed that each wine was good; there were none that people hated, but there were clear favorites, and the top choice "won" by a large majority. (Our group of 20 votes for our top three choices after a blind tasting. A complex scientific algorithm reveals the rankings, and then we unveil the little darlings.)

1. Monte Cristi 1993 $25
2. Sforzato Raccolta 1996 $35 (a Roberto wine! And not strictly an Amarone, but made in the Amarone style)
3. Zenato 1993 $45
4. Fabiano 1991 $40
5. Aldegheri Santambrogio 1993 $24
6. Viviani 1993 $42
7. Tommasi 1993 $29
8. Tommasi 1993 $41 (same wine as above, but with a bigger markup. Guess where we WON'T be shopping?)
9. Allegrini 1995 $38
Food was penne with braised lamb, lasagne with sausage, lasagne with butternut squash and caramelized onions, and an assortment of cheeses, sausage, etc.

We concluded that some of the less favorite wines would be better after some age, whereas the more favorite ones may have been designed to be drunk younger.

The Monte Cristi had a much different character than the rest; it was very silky and chewy with fantastic caramel/tobacco flavors and a very smooth finish. Alas, the person who toted it from Pasadena reported it to be the last bottle of the 93 that the store had...