Masi Riserva Costasera Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico DOCG 2017, Italy

Proud, majestic, complex and exuberant: this is a special cru version of Masi’s gentle giant, Costasera. Here Masi’s unrivalled expertise in the Appassimento technique is used to give the grapes a long period of further ripening on bamboo racks and an ageing period for the wine of at least three years in casks made from the fi nest wood types. The expert use of indigenous grapes for the Valpolicella Classica area – Corvina, Rondinella and Molinara – is enriched by the addition of the unique Oseleta, a grape variety rediscovered by Masi. Grape varieties: Corvina, Rondinella, Oseleta, Molinara. Appassimento: Masi’s expertise in grape drying technique. Tasting: Look: Opaque dark red. Nose: Intense, super-ripe fruit, cinnamon, vanilla. Palate: Warm and satisfying, baked fruit, sweet sppices, cooked cherries, cloves, dry and long finish.