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Massetino 2020
Tenuta dell'Ornellaia
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| Units | Size | Case size | GBP Price: | Quantities | Buy |
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| 9 | 75cl Bottle | Case 3 | £615 per Case | Cases | [Add to shopping basket] |
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Very floral and perfumed with red fruits and hints of sandalwood. Medium body, very fresh and fine yet open grained. Crisp and long. Hard not to drink now. But better in three or four years when it comes together. 97% merlot and 3% cabernet franc. Try after 2026. Score: 95 James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com Maturity: 2026+ 25 July 2023 |
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The estate's second wine, Massetino is produced in even smaller quantities than the flagship Masseto. First produced in the 2017 vintage from younger vines now approaching 20 years old, with some plot selection too, it has always included a small proportion of Cabernet Franc in the blend along with the Merlot. Massetino 2020 is a precise wine with beautifully aromatic plum and cherry scents supported by touches of damp earth and liquorice. In the mouth, soft, bright cherry and peppery spice are given definition by clean acidity and fine-grained tannins, with a long, floral and fresh finish. Gorgeous. Score: 95 Decanter, Decanter.com Maturity: 2022 - 2040 03 September 2022 |
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Packed full of character, even if clearly on the ripe side - expect baked earth backed up by baked fruits, eucalyptus and butterscotch, layered with pencil lead, graphite, crushed stones, cut herbs. Full of flavour, generosity and slow build power. A confident Massetino with a moreish quality that's hard to resist. 70% new oak. Score: 92 Jane Anson, JaneAnson.com 02 July 2022 |
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The Masseto 2020 Massetino (Merlot with a touch of Cabernet Franc) is extremely generous and rich. This wine puts it all out there in full view with a bouquet that is stitched together with ripe blackberry and black cherry preserves, black stone or pencil shaving, sweet spice, cigar, smoke and tar. This was a warm and sunny vintage, and you feel the power of those sunbeams locked within the dark, opulent and concentrated fruit on display here. This is a special treat, and the 2020 edition offers a clear identity for Massetino. This vintage comes close to out-powering the bouquet of the 2019 Masseto also hitting the market now. Score: 95 Monica Larner, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2024 - 2044 12 May 2022 |
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