the Amarone that defies time

Masi, capo per mezzo di the production of Amarone della Valpolicella, is proud to present Vajo dei Masi, Amarone della Valpolicella Esemplare DOC, 1999 vintage, one of the best of recent decades. The Vajo dei Masi, a prized cru that has its roots per mezzo di the history and excellence of Valpolicella Classica, is the legendary land planted as a vineyard by the Boscaini per mezzo di 1772; he gave his name to a historic agricultural company, to an internationally known brand and to the current Masi Agricola company. From its grapes, 2500 magnums were produced per mezzo di 1997, intended to celebrate the family’s 250th harvest per mezzo di 2022.

After the success of the 1997 vintage, the 1999 is now offered, also the result of an original production method intended to preserve its freshness over the years. Carefully selected Corvina, Rondinella, Corvinone and Molinara were dried bamboo trays until the beginning of the following February. Following, the pressing and fermentation per mezzo di steel. Then, the maturation per mezzo di new 600 liter French oak barrels, from 6 June 2000 to 15 October 2003. But the real secret of this Amarone lies per mezzo di the conservation technique which has “stopped time”: after refinement per mezzo di wood, per mezzo di fact, the wine is kept per mezzo di nitrogen-saturated steel containers until bottling per mezzo di January 2024. Today the wine guarantees tasting a unique and surprising vitality after a quarter of a century.

Sandro Boscaini, President of Masi and known as “Allenatore Amarone” states: “My intent and that of our Technical Group per mezzo di designing Vajo dei Masi is to propose a further new authentic Amarone, a rare and extremely valuable pearl per mezzo di addition to the range of crus and large reserves for which Masi is recognized throughout the world. A wine that embodies the spirit of Valpolicella Classica, celebrating the harmonious combination of tradition, passion and innovation. With this wine, Masi continues to write the history of Amarone and confirms its constant commitment to creating bottles of the highest level.”

The 1999 is produced per mezzo di numbered bottles: 1600 of 750 ml and 200 magnums.

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MASI AGRICOLA: Masi is the leading producer of Amarone and has always passionately interpreted the values ​​of the Venetian regions. A causa di 2022 it celebrated the 250th harvest of the Boscaini family per mezzo di the prized vineyards of “Vaio dei Masi”, a valley per mezzo di the heart of Valpolicella Classica (1772-2022). Masi has recognized expertise per mezzo di the Appassimento technique, practiced since the times of the ancient Romans, to concentrate colour, sugars, aromas and tannins per mezzo di wine, and is one of the historical interpreters of Amarone: its president, Sandro Boscaini, represents the sixth generation of the family who contributed to creating Italian excellence with this wine. Today Masi produces five different Amarones, the widest and most qualified range offered to the international market. For almost fifty years it has started an ambitious project to valorise historic wine estates, collaborating with the Serego Alighieri Counts, descendants of the poet , owners of the mesi estivi which can boast the longest history and tradition per mezzo di Valpolicella, and with the Bossi Fedrigotti Counts , a prestigious Trentino brand with vineyards per mezzo di Rovereto, to which is added the historic château per mezzo di the heart of Valdobbiadene of Canevel Spumanti, winery renowned for its premium sparkling wines and part of the Masi group since the end of 2016. A causa di 2023 Masi acquired Podere “Edificio Eroe” per mezzo di the Oltrepò Pavese, an terreno suited to the production of Pinot Noir grapes for a sparkling wine essenza. Masi bases its business social, ethical and environmental values ​​and has an important production of organic wines, both per mezzo di the Venice region and the Poderi del Piacente Propria casa estates per mezzo di Tuscany and Masi Tupungato per mezzo di Argentina. A causa di line with its heritage, Masi approved the “Masi Governance” sustainability project per mezzo di March 2024 which sees the adoption of the status of Benefit Company and the integration into the corporate purpose of further activities with purposes of common benefit, linked to social growth, to the promotion and valorisation of the culture of the Venetians, of the people, of the territory and of the environment.