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Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG Costasera 2021 - Masi

Name: Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG Costasera 2021 - Masi
Brand: Masi
SKU: dgt22851
Price: 42.90 EUR
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Red Veneto Vintage 2020 Alcohol 15%

Award-winning Wood-aged fruity aroma full body

94James Suckling

€42.90

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The wine

Description and technical sheet

Masi Costasera expresses Amarone della Valpolicella Classico through a distinctive combination of hillside vineyards and the traditional drying of grapes. The 2021 vintage offers a way to discover the character of this historic Veneto denomination through one of the producer's most established wines.

Sunset-facing vineyards in Valpolicella Classica

The name Costasera refers to the slopes that catch the afternoon and evening sun in Valpolicella Classica. These vineyards face Lake Garda, whose presence helps moderate the local climate. Masi works with three traditional varieties: Corvina, Rondinella and Molinara. Together they shape the wine's fruit intensity, structure and balance.

Appassimento: the defining technique

After harvest, selected bunches are placed on bamboo drying racks and allowed to lose some of their water during the winter months. This appassimento process naturally concentrates the grapes' components before vinification. The wine subsequently matures in oak. The outcome is a concentrated, complex dry red wine, not a sweet dessert wine.

Tasting profile and food pairing

Masi describes a deep ruby colour, with aromas of cooked fruit, plums and cherries. The palate combines rich fruit with hints of coffee and cocoa, while retaining balance. Serve alongside roast or grilled red meat, game, mature cheeses and other richly flavoured dishes. It also makes a contemplative choice after dinner.

What makes the 2021 vintage worth considering?

Costasera is a reference point for those exploring traditional Amarone and Masi's expertise in grape drying. The 2021 vintage received 94/100 points from James Suckling. This score refers to the standard Costasera bottling, not to the separate Riserva Costasera wine.