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Powerful, tannic, complex and full bodied. A wine of concentration, intensity and exceptional lingering flavour. High aging potential990.00 CHF
One of the greatest wine-making domains can be found in the heart of Tuscany Tenuta dell'Ornellaia. A neighbour to the famous Bolgheri, it produces marvellous vintages, one of which was born in 1986: Masseto. It bears the name of the seven-hectare parcel, the Merlot variety of which is the king. Masseto is a pure Merlot with the Mediterranean scents that wine waiters call the "Italian Pétrus".
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Color : dark ruby.
Nose : On the black fruits that also exhibit floral and mineral notes in an exercise of balance between power and finesse.
Mouth : Good freshness, silky, we again find the forest fruits that accompany us up to the long finale where they are replaced by floral and spiced notes.
Alcohol level : 13%
Winemaking : The aging lasts 24 months in barrels and one year in bottles.
Food pairing : Beef carpaccio, grilled rib of beef, noodles, cheeses.
Aging potential : 16 Years and >
Robert Parker : 95 : Outsanding
Gambero rosso : 2 bicchieri rossi : Excellent wine
Robert Parker :
"The 2012 Masseto is seductive from the first sip. The 2011 edition of this wine was very successful, and not too different in character from this wine. What the 2012 vintage offers instead is a level of textural richness and creaminess that is absolutely outstanding. The very nature of the fruit feels velvety and silky smooth, without a single ripple. The bouquet reveals upfront aromas of dark cherry and spice that are contrasted perfectly against one another. Classic vintages of Masseto include 2001 and 2006. The 2012 vintage doesn't offer the same backbone firmness as those years, but it offers lots more exuberant richness instead. Some 32,000 bottles were produced. The wine should hold forward for many, many years."
Powerful, tannic, complex and full bodied. A wine of concentration, intensity and exceptional lingering flavour. High aging potential990.00 CHF
Tuscany has a long and rich history of wine-growing. The Etruscans took the cultivation of vines to unprecedented levels of perfection that was warmly appreciated by the Romans and, later on, the nobility in Florence, for which quality was ...
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Tenuta dell'Ornellaia, the famous winery in the village of Bolgheri in Tuscany, is one of those wineries whose popularity needs no introduction. It all began in 1981, when the estate was founded by Lodovico Antinori of the Antinori family, ...
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