Cheaper alternatives to Télos L'Amarone Amarone della Valpolicella

Separated at birth. We found 3 dupes — same taste profile, same swagger, minus the prestige markup.

The splurge

Télos L'Amarone Amarone della Valpolicella

Amarone della Valpolicella, Italy · Corvina blend

BodyTanninAciditySweetnessFruit

€44

The steal

Close cousin

Cantina Diomede Canace Nero di Troia

Puglia, Italy · Red blend

Vanilla oak on both. Same full-throttle body. About 34% of the price.

€15 save €29

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Prices are typical retail, checked Sep 2026 — the retailer has the last word.

• Dead ringer
  Biscardo Ripasso Valpolicella Classico Superiore

  Valpolicella Ripasso Classico, Italy · Corvina blend

  Same Corvina at heart
  €14

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• Close cousin
  Tenuta Antonini 24 Carati

  Abruzzo, Italy · Sangiovese · Montepulciano

  Vanilla oak on both
  €15

  save €29
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