Masi Costasera Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG 2016

James Suckling 95pts
I love the semidried, cranberry-like fruit base to the aromas, decorated by notes of very dark chocolate and coffee bean. Medium-to full-bodied with a very silky, refined feel to the palate. Tight bead of super clean fruit and fine, polished tannins. Long yet tight, crystal-clear finish that lingers. Exquisite Amarone. The tight, focused and balanced nature to this makes you want to drink it now. But it will get even better with some bottle age.

成熟的黑皮水果、藍色花朵和烘焙香料的香氣構成了這款酒體飽滿的紅葡萄酒的香氣，以及一絲雪鬆的香氣。口感集中但又不失優雅，柔滑、環繞的口感帶來了用烈酒、黑櫻桃、甘草和可可醃製的李子，以及天鵝絨般的單寧。

Proud, majestic, complex and exuberant: this is Masi's gentle giant. A benchmark for the Amarone category, which, together with Barolo and Brunello, makes up the aristocracy of the Italian wine world.
The product of Masi's unrivalled expertise in the appassimento technique, whereby traditional grapes for the Valpolicella Classica area - Corvina, Rondinella and Molinara - are laid out on bamboo racks to concentrate their aromas during the winter months.

Masi酒莊位於意大利東北部威尼斯附近的城鎮Veneto之內，18世紀由家族擁有至今己超過200年歷史。酒莊至今仍為家族事業，其此酒以專業的Appassimento風乾技法釀製而成，此法原料採自悠久傳統的Valpolicella Classica葡萄園區(Corvina、Rondinella和Molinara)，於寒冬時節將原料置於一串串葡萄掛在鐵勾上風乾，讓果實的風味濃縮，帶有豐富的朱古力味 ，凝聚其香味。在2007年Masi酒莊更受到Wine & Spirits雜誌提名為年度國際百大優良酒廠的評價。