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| Drinking window: Drink between 2020 and 2025 (based on 6 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 87.5 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 36 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Lyubomir Lefterov on 11/25/2023 & rated 90 points: Consumed over 3 days and stayed solid all the way. Cherries, some funky notes and vegetal component, nicely wound together. Thinking about it, I should expand the number of bottles from the region. 13% (1084 views) | | | Tasted by Ben Christiansen on 11/5/2023: Took a little bit to unwind and loosen up. (1280 views) | | | Tasted by Harfouch on 5/20/2023 & rated 84 points: Leather. Tobacco. Cranberry.
Palatable but not pleasurable. (1752 views) | | | Tasted by Barban Cellars on 12/21/2022: Dry with subtle taste of rasberry (2480 views) | | | Tasted by xyc on 12/1/2022 & rated 89 points: Translucent rose red, nose of dried berries. Broad spectrum aged fruit, hint of fig, balanced with touch of lemon acid and leather tannins. Easy to drink, medium ripe fruit with that acid balance and just enough tannin equals a well made savory wine. (2639 views) | | | Tasted by KillerJones on 11/25/2022 & rated 85 points: A pleasant Northern Italian table wine, moderately bold with bright red fruit flavors, a hint of oak & leather…with a short, medium-dry finish.
Pasta, pizza, or family wine. (2036 views) | | | Tasted by df1962 on 10/19/2022 & rated 87 points: PnD. Let air for 2hrs.
Clean fresh well made with cherry fruit and a savoury note. Lacks depth and distinction. (2014 views) | | | Tasted by Al-r on 9/25/2022 & rated 85 points: Pizza wine (1643 views) | | | Tasted by Sean Tay on 7/7/2022 & rated 90 points: Easy drinking with medium nose intensity of dried cranberry, dried red fruits. Medium+ acidity and medium tannin. (1605 views) | | | Tasted by Henryd31 on 5/17/2022 & rated 91 points: Very nice, good full flavors of Italian wine. Smooth and easy to drink.Nice ! (1595 views) | | | Tasted by Lyubomir Lefterov on 5/9/2022 & rated 90 points: Solid and joyful, with ripe cherries vanilla, spices. Food versatile and really it is a struggle to find better value at this price. (1527 views) | | | Tasted by FredrikRH on 3/3/2022: Lett og fin. God italiener selv etter en dag og to åpen. (1619 views) | | | Tasted by Lyubomir Lefterov on 2/12/2022 & rated 90 points: Ripe cherries, spices, rounded with bright acidity. Attractive and very drinkable. (1566 views) | | | Tasted by kevin h on 2/11/2022 & rated 89 points: Solid glossy red wine with nice plummy fruit. Good depth would age for a few years. (1155 views) | | | Tasted by Wine Poor on 11/8/2021 & rated 88 points: BCLD says “ This is the original Supervenetian created by Masi in 1964 and internationally recognised as a wine of stupendous body and complexity, the prototype for a new category of wines from the Veneto inspired by the Amarone production method. The wine is full-bodied, smooth and velvety, but approachable and versatile in its food pairings.”
It was enjoyable to drink this small bottle with our spaghetti and meatballs last night. (1472 views) | | | Tasted by Weinkoenigen on 9/3/2021 & rated 88 points: rund und vollmundig (1302 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Masi Producer websiteCorvina BlendPrimarily Corvina and Corvinone (45% to 95%), and Rondinella (5 to 30%). Sometimes includes Molinara, Oseleta, Negrara, Pelara, Spigamonti, etc, and, in small quantity, international red grapes allowed in the Valpolicella region.Italy Italian Wines (ItalianMade.com, The Italian Trade Commission) | Italian Wine Guide on the WineDoctorVeneto Credit to WineCountry.it for this article
History and Tradition
The first human settlements of the lagoon and the surrounding areas maintained a simple social structure until the arrival of the Romans in the second century B.C. who divided the land into parcels of about 4,800 square meters and distributed those tracts among the locals to be cultivated.
The Romans founded the cities of Verona, Vicenza, and Padova, and named what was then the 10th imperial region, Venetia. Both the Veneto region and the province of Venice (Venezia in Italian) derive their names from the original Latin name of the area. The precursor of the city of Venice that we know today was founded during the Middle Ages when the locals escaped the barbaric invasions that followed the decline of the Roman Empire by taking refuge in coastal areas, islands, and the lagoon’s marshland.
The Venetian trade routes that connected Europe with Asia brought great wealth and general prosperity to the region. In many provinces, especially around Treviso, mulberry cultivation and the breeding of silkworms imported from China brought more affluence and prestige to local residents. With money pouring in from all quarters, Venice began its great building projects, chief among them creating the lagoon and canal infrastructure and systems still enjoyed and used today.
Between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th centuries following the opening of the Suez Canal, Venice once again became an important port city. Foreign investment financed the creation of the industrial infrastructure of Porto Marghera and freed the port of Venice from the burden of commercial navigation. Improved communications technology has allowed the rest of Italy and the world beyond closer ties to Venice, and has contributed to making Venice into an incomparable tourist destination.
The long period of power and splendor that blessed Venice encouraged the highest quality creations by local artisans. The ongoing request for jewelry, precious fabrics, lace, glass, wood and ceramic products by the noble Venetians shaped the development of typical stores along the narrow calli (streets) of Venice as well as factories both inland and on the lagoon islands. Up to today, popular tourist destinations are the Murano and Burano islands, famed for their glasswork and needlepoint products.
The Wines
Veneto is among the foremost wine-producing regions, both for quality and quantity. The region counts over 20 DOC zones and a variety of sub-categories, many of its wines, both dry and Spumanti, are internationally known and appreciated.
The three most well known DOCs are Bardolino, from the town with the same name and surrounding the shores of Garda Lake, Valpolicella, and Soave. Other noteworthy wines produced here are the white Bianco di Custoza, the excellent sparkling Prosecco, the Breganze, and the Amarone (a rich and powerful red from the Verona province). If you travel to the Treviso area, look for the little-known Clinton, a wine that is banned from distribution because it does not conform to the DOC standards, but is produced in limited quantities for local consumption.
The importance of winemaking in this region is underscored by the creation in 1885 of the very first Italian school for vine growing and oenology. In addition, Veneto was the first region to constitute the first strada del vino or "wine road". This first wine-touring road featured special road signs providing information on vines and the wines they were made into and joined the Valdobbiadene and Conegliano DOC zones crossing a series of hilly vineyards.
The most appreciated wines in the region come from the provinces of Treviso, Verona, Padova, Venice, and Vicenza. The area around Verona, with its temperate climate and hilly surrounding, is believed to have cultivated grapes since the Bronze Age. |
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