Masi Costasera Amarone Classico 2009

Professional Ratings

• 94 Wine Enthusiast
  From one of Amarone’s premier producers, this delicious Amarone delivers generous black cherry flavors, with hints of raisin, white pepper, nutmeg and chocolate. It’s soft and round, with smooth, velvety tannins and compelling intensity.
• 93 Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
  One of the finest Amarones, I have tasted over the last two decades, the 2009 Masi Costasera offers a powerful palate presence. The wine's finish stays elegant and smooth making it an ideal choice with a triple crème blue-veined cheese. Drinks very nicely now. (Tasted: September 12, 2016, San Francisco, CA)
• 92 Wine Spectator
  Rich and earthy, with a note of forest floor, this tobacco-laced version is firm and structured. The fine texture carries a core of plum compote, coffee, treacle, date and licorice. Offers a lasting finish of grilled herbs.
• 91 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
  The 2009 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Costasera is a richly layered Amarone that shows youthful energy and budding complexity despite the fact it is only at the beginning of its evolutionary course. Immediate layers of dried fruit and pressed blackberry peel back to reveal etched mineral tones, loads of tobacco, exotic spice and even a hint of bitter chocolate. Like many of the best Amarones on the market, this wine is distinguished by its exceptional mouthfeel: Softness, thickness, sweetness and dark concentration are among its best assets.
• 91 James Suckling
  This is delicious now with blackberry and milk chocolate character. Medium body and silky tannins. Hints of bitter chocolate and fruit. Read to enjoy.