2022 Masseto

Auslieferung bis zum Frühjahr 2026!
Delivery until Spring 2026!

(Toscana IGT; 100% Merlot; 15% alcohol). Candlewax, incense, a little hint of cordite, damsons and other dark stone fruits, brambles and mulberries. A little rose petal. Beautifully pixilated and very detailed. A hint of the cedar that will suffuse this in time. Aromatically quite floral, as is the new signature of Masseto. There is considerable tannin still to resolve and this is, in every sense, a vin de garde. But what structure, class and poise. Gorgeous today; monumental in prospect.
98/100 Colin Hay; The Drinks Business

Intense medium to full intensity in colour, reflective of small berries even with very careful fermentation with low extraction and shorter extraction down to 25 days. Intense, cocoa bean, liquorice, black chocolate, plum, black truffle, extremely salty, this is salted caramel providing relief and texture to the lush density of the fruits, this was Marco Balsimelli first blend and overseeing the end of ageing, arrived September 2023. 90% new barrels. Masseto is one of those terroirs (like Troplong, Las Cases) where the terroir has such a strong personality, that the impact of the winemaker is limited at the end of the day. Here, they slightly bring harvest earlier but still naturally very rich grapes. This is an impressive wine because it is naturally powerful, and you can feel rooted to the spot through the palate here, but if you take a bit of time to sit with it, you find the elegance and the grace. This will be a September release.
98/100 Jane Anson