Features
Name:
Costasera Amarone Classico DOCG 2018
Terrain:
loose red soils rich in limestone and compact red soils with abundant presence of basalts
Winery
L'Masi winery produces and distributes Amarone and other traditional wines typical of the territory of Venezie.
The use of autochthonous grapes and methods as well as the research and experimentation activity of its Technical Group, make it one of the most renowned Italian producers of excellent wines in the world.
Its history began in 1772, when Boscaini family bought valuable vineyards in the small valley called "Vaio dei Masi". From here takes its name the winery, still owned by the family, which, after more than 200 years of passionate work, actively operates today with the sixth and seventh generation.
Reference in the art of Amarone production in the world, Masi has constantly handed down and innovated the technique of drying the grapes, known since the times of the ancient Romans.
Since more than forty years it has started an ambitious project of valorization of historical wine estates, collaborating with:
Conti Serego Alighieri, descendants of the poet Dante, owners of the estate that in Valpolicella can boast the longest history and tradition
Conti Bossi Fedrigotti, prestigious griffe from Trentino
Canevel, producer of sparkling wines of excellence in Valdobbiadene.
Masi also owns the organic estates Poderi del Bello Ovile in Tuscany and Masi Tupungato in Argentina.
The Group boasts products known and appreciated in over 120 countries. Masi is a partner in associations and organizations that express the excellence of Made in Italy in the world: Fondazione Altagamma, Comitato Leonardo, Istituto Grandi Marchi, Le Famiglie Storiche.
Description
La Costasera Amarone Classico di Masi è un vino fiero, maestoso, complesso, esuberante: è il gigante gentile. È punto di riferimento per la categoria degli Amaroni, che assieme a Barolo e Brunello rappresenta l’aristocrazia dei rossi italiani. È frutto dell’autorevole expertise di Masi nella tecnica dell’Appassimento: le varietà autoctone della Valpolicella Classica Corvina, Rondinella e Molinara riposano su graticci di bambù nei mesi invernali concentrando gli aromi.
Organoleptic characteristics:
Color: very intense ruby red
Bouquet: cooked fruit, plum and cherry
Taste: fruity scents, with notes of coffee and cocoa. Extremely balanced
Storage time:
30-35 years old
Vinification
long over-ripening of the grapes on bamboo racks
Acknowledgements
2021 Essential Guide to Wines of Italy 94/100
2020 Decanter World Wine Award 93/100
2020 Wine Enthusiast 93/100
2020 Falstaff 90/100
2019 James Suckling 95/100