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DISCOVER MASI – The World’s Best Amarone from Veneto, Italy
The Boscaini family has owned and operated the Masi Company for six generations in the best viticultural areas of the Veneto region in Italy. Known for producing ultra-premium wines that are modern in style but deeply rooted in tradition from indigenous grapes, vinified using traditional methods for “appassimento” (drying of the grapes).
About ‘Appassimento’
Corvina grapes are allowed to be affected by botrytis ("noble rot") and are harvested in Fall. The best bunches are hand-selected and then dried on bamboo racks in the loft of the vineyard’s farmhouse, where large windows allow for natural ventilation. By early Spring the grapes weigh 35-40% less. After a delicate pressing, the dried grapes are partially destalked and fermented for 45 days in large Slavonian oak barrels, at naturally low temperatures. The wine continues to ferment until the sugar has been totally transformed into alcohol and the malolactic fermentation has taken place. The result is stunning and age-worthy Amarone that is a joy to discover!