Tenuta dell'Ornellaia, Masseto, Massetino, 2020
Tenuta dell'Ornellaia, Masseto, Massetino, 2020
- 75cl
- 15%
- Red Still
- Merlot, Cabernet Franc
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Optimal drinking window: Now - 2044
A captivating SuperTuscan with black cherry and plum aromas, with expressive notes of tobacco, sweet spice and potpourri. Strikingly fine tannins and a persistent, elegant finish. If Massetino were a character, it’d be the mischievous sibling - born of Masseto but forging its own path with swagger, a second wine that stands on its own merits.
Tenuta dell’Ornellaia, founded in 1981 by Marchese Lodovico Antinori in Bolgheri, has become one of Tuscany’s most prestigious estates, renowned for crafting world-class Bordeaux-style blends. Now under the ownership of the Frescobaldi family, the winery produces the iconic Ornellaia and the legendary single-vineyard Merlot, Masseto.
With vineyards overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea, the estate benefits from a unique mix of soils and maritime influence, yielding wines that balance richness, elegance, and longevity.
What the critics say:
"The Masseto 2020 Massetino (Merlot with a touch of Cabernet Franc) is extremely generous and rich. This wine puts it all out there in full view with a bouquet that is stitched together with ripe blackberry and black cherry preserves, black stone or pencil shaving, sweet spice, cigar, smoke and tar. This was a warm and sunny vintage, and you feel the power of those sunbeams locked within the dark, opulent and concentrated fruit on display here. This is a special treat, and the 2020 edition offers a clear identity for Massetino. This vintage comes close to out-powering the bouquet of the 2019 Masseto also hitting the market now."
"The 2020 Massetino pours a rich ruby hue, with a perfume of crushed violets, ripe plum, lavender, and candied raspberry. It is full-bodied and has fresh acidity without any edginess. With notes of ripe red plum and pencil shavings, it reveals great length and an attractive flourish and lift of menthol. The tannin structure is youthful and ripe and will take several years to unwind to its full potential. Drink over the following 10-15 years."
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