Vintners in Valpolicella love the 2015 vintage because it produced the dry conditions and warm temperatures that are perfect for appassimento, or air-drying fruit. The Masi 2015 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Costasera opens to a dark-garnet and velvety-rich appearance. The bouquet offers lots of depth and power, especially in terms of those savory tones of smoked spice and leather. The spice frames a core of baked fruit and sweet blackberry confit. This is a round and supple blend of 70% Corvina, 25% Rondinella and 5% Molinara (aged mostly in Slavonian oak with some Allier for up to 30 months). Production is a generous 620,000 bottles.

Firm and savory, this full-bodied red leads with a tangy streak of sanguine minerality before transitioning to notes of tobacco, black olive, date and Mandarin orange peel, ending with a grippy finish. Best from 2023 through 2028. 50,000 cases made, 4,500 cases imported.??–AN??Region: Italy / Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Select to Add