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2019 Tenuta dell'Ornellaia "Masseto" Toscana

2019 Tenuta dell'Ornellaia "Masseto" Toscana

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Jane Anson

Review Date: 07/2022

A sculpted but intense Masseto, with a powerful creep through the palate of liqourice, chocolate, espresso, cocoa, turmeric and smoked vanilla bean. Stunningly rich in texture and concentration, but captures the freshness of eucalypytus, raspberry leaf and crushed mint. 100% new oak, confident, with a velvety punch of flavour from beginning to end. An interesting vintage in tems of the wider conversation around grapes and climate also, as a touch of Cabernet Franc is included for the first time for added grip, from a plot within the vineyard that was planted back in 2002. They expect this percentage to rise over the coming years, begging the question of whether bottles of the old style Masseto will become a time capsule of when Merlot was possible in Bolgerhi? All the more reason to savour it now. 12 months in bottle following the barrel ageing. Director Axel Heinz, winemaker Eleonora Marconi. 100% new oak.

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Jeb Dunnuck

Review Date: 01/2023
The 2019 Masseto is a remarkably potent wine woven with layers of incense, polished leather, and macchia herbs. The palate is full and refined, with well-managed and fine tannin structure. Luxurious with red and black fruits, it offers notes of pure red apple, blackberry, graphite, and lavender, and it is long and persistent while retaining a transparent nature with a refreshing feel. A beautiful wine, it is showing its pedigree now but should certainly be cellared, as this is going to be a wine to enjoy over the next several decades. 98+ (AF)

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Wine Advocate

Review Date: 05/2022
This bottle opens a new chapter for one of Italy's most celebrated and collected wines. The first vintage made entirely in its dedicated state-of-the-art winery (and the first vintage with a 10% dabble of Cabernet Franc added to what has historically aways been a pure expression of Merlot), the Masseto 2019 Masseto has two main themes at heart: concentration and elegance. And managing those two seemingly contrasting elements requires a little bit of magic. That's the Masseto magic we look for. The 2019 vintage delivers it in spades with lovely concentrated fruit, blackberry, integrated spice, tobacco, crushed slate, pencil shaving and lots of texture and fiber to push a lasting mouthfeel. The wine's richness translates into density and power to the palate, meanwhile the bouquet reveals fluidity and new sides as the wine opens in the glass. The finish is tapered and focused. (ML)

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Vinous

Review Date: 02/2022
The 2019 Masseto is fabulous. Silky, gracious and super-refined, the 2019 is a total knock-out. So often Masseto is a powerhouse at this stage, but the 2019 is so elegant, so precise. This is the first year that includes Cabernet Franc, 10% in this case. I can’t say I am at all surprised given how much Franc has added to Massetino. Red berry fruit, mocha, cinnamon and blood orange lend freshness throughout. The 2019 has just been bottle, so it's early. But there certainly appears to be a lot to look forward to. 98+ (AG)
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Tenuta dell'Ornellaia "Masseto" Toscana 2019 is a legendary, single-vineyard Merlot that represents one of Italy’s most prestigious and sought-after wines. Produced from the famed Masseto hill in Bolgheri, Tuscany, this wine is crafted with meticulous attention to detail by the Tenuta dell'Ornellaia estate. The unique blue clay soils and ideal coastal climate of the Masseto vineyard contribute to a wine of remarkable power, depth, and elegance, earning it a place among the world's top Merlots. The 2019 vintage of Masseto is characterized by its intensity and complexity. On the nose, it reveals a rich and layered bouquet of ripe blackberries, plums, and dark cherries, accompanied by notes of violet, chocolate, and sweet spice. Hints of cedar, graphite, and a touch of earthy minerality add depth and sophistication. On the palate, it is full-bodied and velvety, with firm, finely structured tannins and vibrant acidity. Flavors of dark fruit, licorice, and subtle oak unfold, leading to a long, seamless, and polished finish.

Product Details

Origin: Super Tuscan, Tuscany, Italy

Type/Varietal: Merlot

SKU: #1893159

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