Masseto Merlot 2019 - Tenuta dell´Ornellaia

Masseto Merlot 2019 - Tenuta dell´Ornellaia

IN ORIGINAL 3ER HOLZKISTE

Falstaff 99 Punkte
Glänzendes, intensives Rubinviolett. Intensive und einladende Nase, zunächst etwas Rauch und Lakritze, dann viel Brombeere, Dörrpflaumen und Schwarzkirsche, im Hintergrund feine Würze. Blüht am Gaumen grandios auf, viel saftige Frucht, öffnet sich in vielen Schichten, hallt sehr lange nach, präzise und fein.

James Suckling
Intense aromas of blackberries and black olives, together with hints of rosemary bush and lavender. Perfumed and nuanced. Full-bodied, yet so tight and integrated, with weightless tannins that frame the wine in a precise and curated fashion. Very structured and built for aging. It’s rather shy now, but will reward those who are patient. A kind of stealth in its nature. A more thought-provoking edition of Masseto. Needs time to show its true self. Try after 2027.

Robert Parker
This bottle opens a new chapter for one of Italy's most celebrated and collected wines. The first vintage made entirely in its dedicated state-of-the-art winery (and the first vintage with a 10% dabble of Cabernet Franc added to what has historically aways been a pure expression of Merlot), the Masseto 2019 Masseto has two main themes at heart: concentration and elegance. And managing those two seemingly contrasting elements requires a little bit of magic. That's the Masseto magic we look for. The 2019 vintage delivers it in spades with lovely concentrated fruit, blackberry, integrated spice, tobacco, crushed slate, pencil shaving and lots of texture and fiber to push a lasting mouthfeel. The wine's richness translates into density and power to the palate, meanwhile the bouquet reveals fluidity and new sides as the wine opens in the glass. The finish is tapered and focused.