Masi Costasera Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2020 Fiano di Avellino delivering a very enticing impression

delivering a very enticing impression

An intense dark-ruby colour

and tropical notes

The 2020 vintage highlights the citrus zest and the chalky minerality one would expect from the Santa Lucia Highlands and particularly the Soberanes Vineyard

The vibrant finish is marked with a splash of lemon-lime sorbet

Masi Costasera Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2020 Fiano di Avellino delivering a very enticing impressionA restrained and reductive style, showing aromas of bay leaves, red and black cherries and a whiff of flowers. Full bodied, it has a compact profile on the palate with ripe and velvety tannins, tight knit acidity and a superprecise finish. A bit technical and young at the moment but very good. It is drinkable now, but wait for more complexity to develop. Try from 2030. 94 Pts James Suckling