1998 Masi Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Costasera

Community Tasting Notes (21) Avg Score: 90.3 points

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  11/22/2023 - skinut wrote: 88 Points

  Past its prime. Interesting cinnamon note, but overall not all that pleasant. My bad for waiting so long. Ok for adding to Rao bottled tomato sauce to rinse out the jar and add some wine tone to the sauce.

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  2/20/2021 - 767501 Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Purple slightly toward garnet but doesn’t seem too oxidized.
  
  30 min after decant: On the nose: prune, complex gamey herbs. Very rich red fruit, raisins. Fresh mint gèle? Structure, smooth tannins, surprisingly present for the age. Spice. Lingering prune.
  
  First wine I’ve had older than myself and first amarone. Rings a bit too desserty for my taste but a very good wine nonetheless.

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  11/29/2020 - Derek Darth Taster wrote: 91 Points

  Party at Wimborne. Drank in Grassl Cru
  Appearance is clear, deep intensity, ruby colour. Legs.
  Nose medium intensity, with aromas of dried plums, mild raisins, dark herbs, dark forest berries, dark red cherries, oxidative caramel. Developed.
  On the palate, dry, medium acidity, high alcohol, resolved high tannins, full body. Medium+ intensity, with flavours of integrated chocolate, dried plums, raisins, dark red cherries, herbs, oxidative caramel, some sweet tea leaf. Medium+ finish.
  Good quality aged Amarone. Can see why this would be popular. Not up my alley though. Time to drink up. Just my perception that many Amarone seem to become oxidative with age.

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  3/8/2019 - havarhar Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Mørk rød farge, meget mørk kjerne. Ørlite organge / brunskjær mot kanten. Lukter av mørke modne tørkede kirsebær. Mye og kraftig lukt. Intens smak dominert av mørke bær. Krydret, men men merkbart alderspreg. Lite tanniner. Lang ettersmak.

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  5/26/2017 - Patrik H Likes this wine: 90 Points

  On the nose: Chocolate, tobacco, dark berries
  On the palate: Chocolate, wet tobacco, sweet dark fruit, cherry.
  Long finish

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