Masi Costasera Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico DOCG 2018 6 Pack

94 POINTS

Falstaff

Brilliant ruby with garnet highlights. Complex bouquet with aromas of flint, dried fruit, juniper berries, and fine wood spice. Opulent and powerful on the palate, delicately fruity and bitter, fine, tight-knit tannins, round, with a very long finish.Reviewers: Othmar Kiem, Simon Staffler

93 POINTS

Ned Goodwin - JamesSuckling.com

The flagship: 70% corvina, 25% rondinella and a smidgeon of the oft-forgotten molinara for welcome freshness. Only south-west facing hillside fruit is used for the Amarones here, promoting a longer and slower appassimento process. Often the grapes are still on the vine come November, with extended appassimento on traditional bamboo racks. 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. I like this. A wine for drinking rather than for the mantle. A very good opening act.

92 POINTS

Jeff Porter - Wine Enthusiast

Opens with aromas of fig, black-cherry compote and spiced prunes that give way to wild herbs, allspice and fresh earth. The palate is rich, yet in balance with vibrant acidity that keeps the lush blackberry preserve note in balance. The wine finishes with roast coffee, bitter chocolate and subtle cigar box notes.