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Tenuta Ornellaia
Massetino 2020
Toscana - igp
75cl- Unit
- Wooden crate of 3
Tenuta Ornellaia
Massetino
Toscana - igp
2019
2020
Grape Variety
- Merlot
- Cabernet Franc
Elevage
- 15 months in oak
Description
Massetino's personality is already self-assured as it shares the same pedigree as Masseto. Just like its elder sibling it juxtaposes power and opulence with discretion and classicism
In the early 1980s the first vines were planted on the west
facing clay rich soils of the Masseto hillside. Geological
studies had suggested that this might be a special site
and the battles between the celebrated oenologist André
Tchelistcheff and the founder to plant Merlot instead
of the safer choice of Cabernet Sauvignon are legendary.
From the very first harvest the unique personality of the
wines from this vineyard planted along a vein of Plyocene
blue clay were clear for all to see (and taste). More than 30
years passed since those initial steps.
Since the birth of Masseto, an extremely strict selection of the grapes has always been carried out in order to guarantee the highest possible quality. In 2017 some of the wines of some recently replanted Merlot and Cabernet Franc parcels, delimited now by a majestic dry-stone wall, were considered for Masseto. While some parcels had not yet developed enough character to be included in Masseto itself, others showed sufficient promise and personality to warrant consideration, along with other components not utilized in the master-blend, for the creation of a second vin - Massetino.
The inaugural vintage of Massetino was 2017, released in
2019, precisely 30 years after the first vintage of Masseto.
The Masseto winery, designed by the Italian Architects
Zito & Mori, was finished and inaugurated during that
same year. The birth of the second wine and the opening
of the Masseto winery was a seminal moment in Masseto's
history and the consecration of Masseto as an Estate.
Awards
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95/100
Robert Parker The Wine Advocate
-
95/100
Robert Parker The Wine Advocate
Tasting
Eye : The colour is dark and young.
Nose : The nose has notes of perfectly ripe black fruits combined with aromas of spicy new oak and liquorice.
Palate : The wine is rich and dense, with a velvety, refined texture, balanced by fresh acidity and firm tannins.
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