In Bond Fine Wine. 2020 Masseto Massetino, Toscana IGT, Super-Tuscans, Italy. Red italy - tuscany in 3x75cl. Top critic score: 95/100 (ML). Drinking window: 2022+. Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
James Suckling (JS) — 95/100 · JamesSuckling.com, 25/07/2023 · Drink 2026+
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.
Monica Larner (ML) — 95/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 12/05/2022 · Drink 2024 - 2044
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,…
Decanter (DEC) — 95/100 · Decanter.com, 03/09/2022 · Drink 2022 - 2040
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 suppo…