Amarone Classico 'Costasera' Masi 2019
Masi

Amarone Classico 'Costasera' Masi 2019

Amarone "Costasera" by Masi is a full-bodied and intense red wine, aged for 24 months in cask and barrique. It is a rich and exuberant Amarone, typical and expressive: cherry, plum and cooked red fruit combine with toasted and spicy aromas

39,90 
Awards
90Veronelli
93James Suckling
2Gambero Rosso
5Bibenda
3Vitae AIS

Features

Denomination

Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG

Vines

Corvina 70%, Rondinella 25% and Molinara 5%

Tipologia

Region

Alcohol content

15 %

Format

75 cl Bottle

Vinification

Before winemaking, after a harvest with rigorous selection of perfectly ripe grapes, drying of the grapes for about 120 days to reduce the water content and further concentrate the sugars

Aging

24 months in oak barrel of Slavonia for 80% and 20% in Allier barriques

Additional Notes

Contains sulfites

AMARONE CLASSICO 'COSTASERA' MASI 2019 DESCRIPTION

Masi's Amarone Classico "Costasera" is unequivocally recognized as a benchmark for this type of wine, if not among the great Italian reds. The winery is historically rooted in the heart of Valpolicella and the Venetian area, where sublime wines are born, thanks to a tenacious and expert technique matured over time, combining tradition and innovation. Corvina, Rondinella and Molinara grapes come from soils with the presence of basalt and different soil types. The sunset-facing coasts are considered the best for producing an unparalleled Amarone. In fact, the day lasts longer here and the vines benefit from more warmth, an advantage also amplified by the positive proximity of Lake Garda, which mirrors the sunlight and caresses the environment with its milder climate.

Amarone Classico is made by the technique of drying the grapes during the early winter months, now a signature of the winery thanks to the considerable studies carried out by its technicians, which leads the bunches to be gently laid out in traditional fruit lofts on bamboo cane areles, which ensure greater aeration between the bunches. This age-old technique ensures that the grapes best concentrate sugars and ideal substances, and evolve their aromatic characteristics. When the fruits are deemed ready they are pressed and alcoholic fermentation is started, carried out slowly and for a long time at the natural low temperature of the winter months. The resulting wine ages 24 months for the most part in Slavonian oak barrels, the remaining part in barriques.

Masi "Costasera" has a very intense ruby red, dense and oily. Engaging notes of cooked fruit emerge on the nose, in some nuances it is almost toasty, veiledly spicy. On the palate it is balanced but strong at the same time, with ever-present tannins, juicy fruit notes, it closes richly and persistently. Symbolic, proud and exuberant. It wants to be second to none!

Colour

Very intense ruby red

Scent

Notes of plum and cherry with toasted coffee

Taste

Balanced and round, warm, tannic and fruity

Temperature
18°-20°C
When to open
To enjoy it at its best, we recommend you to let the wine 'breathe' at least 1 or 2 hours before serving
When to drink
Wine good to drink now, but that can have a beautiful evolution after resting for a while in your cellar
Glass
Ballon
Perfect for robust, full-bodied and intense red wines, which require intense oxygenation to disclose all their deep and complex aromas and enhance the evolution in the glass
Longevity
You can easily cellar it for over 7 years
GuideYearScoreQuote
Veronelli201790 / 100Excellent Wine
James Suckling201893 / 100Outstanding Wine
Gambero Rosso20172 / 3High Level Wine
Bibenda20175 / 5Excellent Wine
Vitae AIS20173 / 4Wine with an excellent stylistic and organoleptic profile

Masi

Foundation Year1772
Vineyard hectares560
Annual production4.200.000 bt
WinemakerGruppo Tecnico Masi
AddressVia Monteleone, 26 - 37015 Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella - Frazione Gargagnago (VR)

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