Masseto Wine
This is the first time that an Italian wine has earned 100 points in successive vintages.
Masseto wine. The name Masseto is a tribute to the territory. Genesis and vision of Masseto the wine characterised by tradition and craftsmanship a rare combination of sumptuous opulence and refined elegance. This wine has 445 mentions of oaky notes chocolate oak tobacco.
Masseto is one of the most famous Super Tuscan wines made entirely from MerlotIt is made by Tenuta dellOrnellaia and is known for its aromatic complexity opulent fruit and tannic structure and is consistently regarded as one of the top wines in the world with auction prices to match. It was André Tchelistcheff the Russian-American winemaker who in his role as Ornellaias founding consultant identified one seven-hectare parcel on the Bolgheri property as ideal for Merlot largely because of its clay soils which were clearly not ideal for either of the Cabernets. Masseto is a rare single vineyard wine made entirely from Merlot grapes grown on the vineyard bearing the same name.
The Estate is now owned by Marchesi de Frescobaldi. Masseto created with the vision of becoming an iconic wine comes from the vineyard bearing the same name located in Bolgheri on the Tuscan coast in Italy THE WINE Genesis. Satte tiefdunkle Nase konzentriert aber auch sehr zugänglich nach.
To open a bottle is to unleash a liquid kaleidoscope. Masseto is one of the most famous Super Tuscan wines made entirely from Merlot. Masseto is a rare single vineyard wine made entirely from Merlot grapes grown on the vineyard bearing the same name.
The 2016 Masseto is a thunderstorm of emotions but it manages to keep them under perfect control. Tuscan Red 2006 Vintage 98 by Falstaff Magazine 2012 Vintage. The Estate is now owned by Marchesi de Frescobaldi.
In fact it is inspired by the blocks of blue clay called massi in Italian which are found in the vineyard. Masseto emerged as a separate wine precisely because it didnt fit into the Ornellaia concept. Located in the vaunted Bolgheri region of Tuscany Masseto was first released in 1986 and quickly gained a reputation as one of the worlds most sought after and extremely allocated wines.