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Massetino 2019

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Tasting Notes

The 2019 Massetino is fabulous once again in 2019. The estate has really hit on to something with their second wine. Inky dark fruit, mocha, chocolate, lavender, pencil shavings, licorice and espresso all meld together in the glass. Massetino has all the richness of the Grand Vin, but less heft, which makes it more approachable. The 2019 is a rich wine, with 15.5% alcohol, but that is not especially evident.

Score: 94

Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com Maturity: 2024 - 2037 01 July 2022

Plum aromatics are immediately plump and enticing. This is polished and intense, liquorice root dipped in damsons and rich chocolate, you feel the generosity and the power of the site. This vintage was a little cooler overall than the 2018, and the longer ripening perhaps helped give this concentrated character. This is significantly more nuanced than the 2018 Massetino, and is one to look out for. Natural yeast fermentation, 50% new oak.

Score: 93

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux Maturity: 2023-2032 07 December 2021

Here's a plush, opulent, in-your-face kind of red, without being over the top. Toasty blackberry, black cherry and plum aromas and flavors ply the center, graced by leather, earth and tobacco accents. Dense, yet finishes long and light on its feet. Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Best from 2023 through 2033.

Score: 93

Bruce Sanderson, Wine Spectator Maturity: 2023-2033 01 October 2021

Very attractive aromas of currants, spices and sweet tobacco with some graphite and slate. Full-bodied with a rich and rather dense mouth feel, plenty of fruit and a spicy, dark-chocolate aftertaste. A solid and sturdy second wine from Masseto. Try in 2023.

Score: 95

James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com Maturity: 2023+ 05 August 2021

Tasted before bottling, the 2019 Massetino is shaping up beautifully. This is the third vintage made of the Merlot-based wine enhanced with a small part of Cabernet Franc. The Cabernet Franc is what distinguishes this euphemistically diminutive expression of Masseto, and it is its distinctive vinous signature. The 2019 vintage is soft and pliant but also incredibly rich and layered. It offers generous black fruit with ripe cherry and blackberry. Spice, tobacco and campfire ash fill in the rear and build the aromatic profile of this wine that is already stacked tall and proud. We still need to see how the 2019 plays out in the bottle, and I am especially interested to gauge how the thick and rich fruit concentration works against the less pronounced acidity of the vintage.

Score: 94 - 96

Monica Larner, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2024 - 2042 06 May 2021