Masi Costasera Amarone Riserva 2018 (75cl, 15.5%)

A full-bodied Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva DOCG from Valpolicella Classica in the Veneto. The Boscaini family's connection to Valpolicella dates to 1772. The wine is built from Corvina (70%), Rondinella (25%) and Molinara (5%), with grapes dried for a minimum of 100 days using the appassimento method before fermentation. Masi is also credited with rediscovering and replanting the ancient Oseleta grape variety in the 1980s. The nose opens with intense, super-ripe dark cherries and plums, then cocoa, espresso and cinnamon, with mushroom, licorice, smoked wood and damp earth. The palate is rich with dark fruit compote and black raisin, then chocolate, tobacco and licorice, with firm yet refined tannins. The finish is long and dry, with espresso and cocoa nibs alongside tobacco-laced warmth.