2016 Masi "Mazzano" Amarone della Valpolicella Classico

Decidedly rich, the 2016 Amarone Classico Mazzano opens with masses of cherry and plum sauce, sweet sage and pine shavings. It’s velvety in texture, with saturating depths of tart wild berry fruit and citrus tones that add tension, as well as notes of cocoa and clove. Edgy tannins pinch at the cheeks as the 2016 finishes with dramatic length and a bitter blackberry tinge. While powerful and complex, the 2016 is also savory and would be welcome at the dinner table. (EG)