Masi Costasera Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico DOCG 2020 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

94 POINTS

Falstaff

Bright ruby red colour with a brightening core. Expressive aromas of fresh wild berries, roses and raspberry on the nose, with a fine use of wood, light notes of blood oranges and a delicately alcoholic finish. Soft and supple on the palate, with clear, juicy red fruit, surrounded by delicate tannins, fine texture, full-bodied and powerful, with impressive length and a flinty 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.

91 POINTS

Monica Larner - Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The Masi 2020 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Costasera (made with 70% Corvina, 25% Rondinella and 5% Molinara) shows dark fruit ripeness with meaty cherry and blackberry. Thanks to the younger vintage, you can appreciate the wine's primary intensity. A potent 15% alcohol content and a full-bodied texture sets this bottle up for a pairing with polenta and sausage. Tart cherry appears as a final send-off. Production of this popular wine is huge, with 660,000 bottles made.