Masseto 2022 - Tenuta dell Ornellaia

The 2022 vintage, marked by a hot and dry summer, produced grapes with exceptional ripeness, concentration, and aromatic intensity. Thanks to a rigorous selection of plots, each micro-terroir of Masseto was vinified separately in concrete vats before precise blending and aging for 24 months in French oak barrels, followed by another year in the bottle.

The nose reveals a captivating complexity: blackberry, black cherry, plum, and violet mingle with notes of cocoa, truffle, and graphite. On the palate, the texture is sumptuous, dense, and velvety. The richness of the fruit is balanced with a remarkably fine tannic structure and a saline freshness characteristic of the coastal terroir. The mid-palate, broad and deep, evolves into a long, noble, and slightly spicy finish, where dark chocolate, hot stone, and blond tobacco intertwine.

A Tuscan Merlot of absolute precision, combining the sensuality of the fruit with the structural rigor of the great terroirs. A masterpiece of patience and expertise, which will fully express itself between 2030 and 2045.

Serve at 17°C after letting it cool for at least one hour.

96 points Wine Spectator