LiQuery - Masi Toar Valpolicella Classico Superiore 2018

MASI TOAR VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO SUPERIORE 2018

Item:	342444
Size:	750 mL (25.4 oz)
Type:	2018 VINTAGES
Release Date:	2022-11-19
Producer:	Masi Agricola S.P.A.
Location:	Italy - Veneto
Price:	$25.95 Price History
Style:	Red Wine Medium-bodied & Fruity
Alcohol:	13.5%
Varietal:	Corvina Blend
Sugar Code:	XD (4.0 g/L)
Rating:	16
Total Inventory:	2334 vs. on
Cellar:	2028

Description
Toar was the first product to feature the ancient grape Oseleta, a variety saved from extinction by Masi. For this wine, Masi blends it with the classic Valpolicella grapes Corvina and Rondinella to create this wine. The wines mature for 12 months in new oak barrels. After blending the wine is given a further 6 to 12 months in bottle before release. Cellar it 3-4 years, or enjoy it tonight with grilled lamb, beef or stuffed veal tenderloin.

Description

Toar was the first product to feature the ancient grape Oseleta, a variety saved from extinction by Masi. For this wine, Masi blends it with the classic Valpolicella grapes Corvina and Rondinella to create this wine. The wines mature for 12 months in new oak barrels. After blending the wine is given a further 6 to 12 months in bottle before release. Cellar it 3-4 years, or enjoy it tonight with grilled lamb, beef or stuffed veal tenderloin.

Tasting Notes
Deep, cherry-wood gleam, sonorous. Black cherries and goji berries. Dark and grippily sensuous but also with something very earth-connected - like the fissured, dark bark of an old, old tree. Pressed sloe berries, black elderberries. A long, purposeful backbone of acidity, a brush of ink dust and char, but then back to the sweet intensity of wild-berried fruit. A wine for food. Drink date: 2022-2028. Score - 16.5 (out of 20). (Tamlyn Currin, jancisrobinson.com, May 4, 2022)

Tasting Notes