MASI AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA CAMPOLONGO DI TORBE 2012

This important wine pours from the bottle with very rich and attractive concentration and a sultry dark garnet color. The Masi 2012 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Campolongo di Torbe certainly knows how to make a grand statement. Density and elegance, power and balance all come into play no matter how contradictory those descriptors might appear. 

Underbrush, ripe black-skinned fruit, purple flower and baking spice are just some of the aromas you'll find on this velvety, savory red. Smooth and concentrated, it's also weightless, doling out succulent black cherry, baked plum, licorice and tobacco set against enveloping, polished tannins. Drink through 2030.
Cellar Selection

Lots of dried berries, leaves, violets and lavender with some sandalwood on the nose. It’s full-bodied with chewy, rich tannins and plenty of fruit to coat them. It’s layered and flavorful. Pretty now, but another year or two will make it even better.

A lovely Amarone, deftly integrating sculpted tannins with a fragrant range of rich, loamy earth, black licorice strap, date and bay leaf aromas and flavors. A streak of tangy iron is deeply embedded through the midpalate, emerging to drive the lasting, spiced finish. Drink now through 2027.