The Wine Scholar Guild gave the 2021 vintage in Amarone their top 5-star rating, the first and only other vintage since 2010 to earn it. They said:
2021 will go down as one of the great vintages for both Amarone and the lighter red wines of the Valpolicella. Warm, dry weather punctuated by intermittent periods of rain helped create a long, stress free ripening period. Grapes were very healthy with few producers reporting botrytis. Wide temperature fluctuations between night and day, up to 10 degrees, helped create vibrant, expressive aroma profiles, but also the development of thicker skins, essential for the drying process.