A fresh red, with well-knit tannins and savory notes of cured tobacco and smoke, transitioning to reveal ripe cherry and black plum fruit. Offers iron and mineral accents on the finish. Corvina, Molinara and Rondinella. Drink now through 2033. 14,000 cases made, 12,500 cases imported.??–AN??Region: Italy / Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Select to Add

A medium- to full-bodied red, with savory notes of fresh earth, tobacco and smoke on the nose, which underscore the palate's crushed black currant, black cherry and dark chocolate flavors. Firm finish. Corvina, Molinara and Rondinella. Drink now through 2027. 100,000 cases made, 13,000 cases imported.??–AN??Region: Italy / Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Select to Add

One of the most recognized bottles from Italy's Veneto region, this is a hearty, hot-vintage red blend made with air-dried fruit. The Masi 2017 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Costasera shows baked fruit aromas of black cherry confit or blackcurrant preserves. There is some stickiness and sweetness to go along with those robust flavors, along with a powerful 15% alcohol content. With 650,000 bottles made, this wine is easy to locate.

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

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.