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2018 Masi Costasera Amarone della Valpolicella Classico

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RATINGS

93Vinous / IWC

...impresses with a dusty blend of dried roses and cherries, complicated by hints of cedar and clove. This is cool-toned and lifted in style, with a silken wave of dark red fruits and a bitter tinge of savory spice. A bump of residual acidity keeps the mouth watering as a coating of fine tannin pinches at the cheeks. Resonant sour orange tones linger under an air of inner florals.

93James Suckling

The formidable level of dry extract is consummate across a spread of bitter cherry, amaro bitters and dried herbs, strewn across the long, impressive finish.

91Wine Spectator

...well-knit tannins and savory notes of cured tobacco and smoke, transitioning to reveal ripe cherry and black plum fruit. Offers iron and mineral accents on the finish.

REGION

Italy, Veneto, Amarone della Valpolicella

Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG, usually called simply Amarone, was awarded its prestigious DOCG appellation status in 2009. Though lush, high alcohol content red wines have been made in the Veneto since the ancient Greeks settled there, the popularity of Amarone over the last few decades has resulted in international demand for the wine. Amarone is typically made from 45% to 95% Corvina, blended with Rondinella and other indigenous grapes. The blend is essentially the same as for Valpolicella, but Amarone is made from dried grapes, which gives it a rich, viscous quality and an alcohol content between 14% and 20%. Though Amarone is a dry wine, there is a sweet version called Recioto della Valpolicella. The recioto style wines are included in the DOCG, and the word “ripasso” on label usually indicates the sweeter style.