MASSETO
2013 Tenuta dell'Ornellaia
| Grapes | Merlot |
| Colour | Red |
| Origin | Italy, Tuscany |
| ABV | 13% |
A nose to lose oneself in. Broad and rich and somehow loamy, fertile, full of spice and interest. Coffee and chocolate notes, and savoury fruit and truffle too. It transports one to the vineyard, surrounded by dark woods and run by wild boar, hints of bosky mushrooms, a fecund, hot place, giving a massive wine with full-on tannins but tempered too, with subtlety and astonishing length. L&S (Sept 2016)
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The 2013 Masseto is a wine of real vibrancy, clarity and precision. In some moments, the 2013 shows a bit of its voluptuous fruit, but it is rich, structured and clearly in need of time. Like all Massetos from cooler years, the 2013 is a long-distance runner. Give it time. A warm, dry summer helped the vineyards catch up after a late and irregular flowering. Cool nighttime temperatures provided the diurnal shifts at the end of the season that are so critical for the development of aromatics. Drinking range: 2023 - 2043 Rating: 97 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (Jan 2020)
Offers an inviting nose of black cherry, blackberry, vanilla, toast and tobacco, while sweet fruit and mineral flavors abound. Focused yet generous, with beautiful balance and a long, spicetinged aftertaste. Needs aeration to come together. Decant if you must drink now, but better to wait. Drinking range: 2019 - 2030 Rating: 96 Bruce Sanderson, The Wine Spectator (Oct 2016)
Aromas of blueberry, violet, and rose that turn to black truffle. Full body, ultra-fine tannins and very long. So gorgeous and persistent. It goes on for minutes Rating: 98 James Suckling, www.jamessuckling.com (Jul 2016)
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