Favorite Amarone?

[Garbo]

I only have our personal tasting notes, not everyone's. Actually, hubby and I both favored the Sforzato, Aldegheri, and Monte Cristi as our top three, but in different rankings.
No, Brooksie didn't get in trouble for bringing the Sforzato. We have come to expect as much from her; she's somewhat notorious for such subversive behavior (usually this involves bringing French wine to California tastings). Plus we all really liked the wine. The Fabiano was the last wine poured (traffic delayed arrival) so had less time than the others to open up. Likewise, the Aldegheri was opened later, whereas other people had decanted or opened the bottles earlier. Aldegheri was wine #7, and Fabiano was #9. As you can imagine, by nine glasses in our tasting notes get a little bit less precise. Here they are:

Aldegheri
Semi-tannic, sweet peppery/squashy aroma (maybe prompted by the squash in one of the lasagnes?), lush fruit, smooth finish, complex but young, strong potential

Fabiano
big alcohol/musty vinegar/pepper/veggie on the nose, big bitter flavor, needs to open up more