2016 Masseto
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| Type of Wine | |
|---|---|
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Appellation | |
| Winery | |
| Vintage | 2016 |
| Grape | |
| Content (Alc) | 0.75 ltr (14%) |
| Drink window | 2022 - 2050 |
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The Ornellaia Masseto has developed beautifully in recent years with the evolution of oak and bottle aging. This is a highly distinctive edition of the Italian Merlot, producing a silky, streamlined wine. The Masseto is a (cult) wine of great class! The palate is full-bodied and elegant, with abundant red fruit, perfect tannins, and a perfectly long finish. The nose reveals aromas of red fruit, such as plums, jam, and hints of chocolate. This wine is ready to drink now, but will continue to develop in quality in the bottle over the coming years. A wine of great class! The palate is full-bodied and elegant, with abundant red fruit, perfect tannins, and a perfectly long finish. The nose reveals aromas of red fruit, such as plums, jam, and hints of chocolate.
Masseto has scored two home runs in a row. This is the first time an Italian wine has earned 100 points in consecutive vintages. The 2016 Masseto, like the 2015 Masseto, is a seamless wine of the highest pedigree. It is an encore, a continuation of the string of successes that is bringing Italy to the forefront of the wine world. The first thing you notice is the thickness and concentration of the fruit, which immediately impacts all the senses in terms of appearance, aroma, and mouthfeel. There is no exaggeration of the sheer power and richness of this iconic vintage of Italy's groundbreaking Merlot. Despite its considerable mass, this Masseto remains delicate and graceful. There is great tautness and laser focus on the fruit.
FACT: The Ornellaia Masseto is also a wine that is only distributed through Place du Bordeaux, where we, as Grand Crus, can purchase directly. Be very wary of counterfeit bottles, which are far more numerous than the official Masseto, so always buy this iconic wine from an authorized wine merchant. In the "Tab: Attachment" you will find the official fact sheet for this fine wine. We will automatically send it to you when you order this wine. The wine is stored in our climate-controlled Wine Warehouse, and if you pick it up, you will also receive a nice discount. We are located almost next to the highway with ample parking. Click here for the address.
| Packing information | Case |
|---|---|
| Type of Wine | Red |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Appellation | Super Tuscan |
| Icons | Icon Italy |
| Winery | Tenuta dell Ornellaia |
| Grape | Merlot |
| Biological certified | No |
| Natural wine | No |
| Vegan | No |
| Vintage | 2016 |
| Drinking as of | 2022 |
| Drinking till | 2050 |
| Alcohol % | 14 |
| Alcohol free/low | No |
| Content | 0.75 ltr |
| Oak aging | Yes |
| Sparkling | No |
| Dessert wine | No |
| Closure | Cork |
| Parker rating | 100 |
| James Suckling rating | 100 |
| Vinous rating | 99 |
| Tasting Profiles | Complex, Donker fruit, Houtgerijpt, Krachtig, Rijk, Rood fruit, Tannines, Vol |
| Drink moments | Cadeau!, Iets te vieren, Lekker luxe, Met vrienden, Romantisch |
| Sommy Pairing Beschrijving | De 2016 Masseto is een prachtige Italiaanse Merlot die zich kenmerkt door een zijdezachte textuur en een volle, elegante smaakvolutie. In de neus herkent u aroma’s van rood fruit zoals pruimen en jam, aangevuld met hints van chocolade, terwijl de smaak vol is met perfect geïntegreerde tannines en een lange, verfijnde afdronk. Deze wijn past uitstekend bij rijke gerechten zoals malse rundvlees- en wildgerechten, vooral wanneer ze bereid zijn met een zachte saus of in een elegante braadstijl, waardoor de rijkdom en finesse van de Masseto nog beter tot hun recht komen. Een mooie keuze is bijvoorbeeld een langzaam gegaard stoofvlees of een rosé gebakken eendenborst, waarbij de wijn de volle smaak en structuur van het gerecht complimenteert. |
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The Wine Advocate
RP 100
Reviewed by:
Monica Larner
Release Price:
NA
Drink Date:
2022 - 2050
Masseto has pulled off back-to-back home runs. This is the first time that an Italian wine has earned 100 points in successive vintages. The 2016 Masseto is a thunderstorm of emotions, but it manages to keep them under perfect control. Like the 2015 Masseto before it, this vintage is a seamless wine of the highest pedigree. It represents an encore performance, continuing the string of successes that is bringing Italy to the forefront of the wine world. The first thing you'll notice is the thickness and concentration of the fruit that makes an immediate impact on all the senses, in terms of appearance, aroma and mouthfeel. There is no overstating the sheer power and richness of this iconic vintage of Italy's groundbreaking Merlot. Despite that considerable mass, this Masseto remains delicate and graceful. You gain better perspective as the wine opens in the glass and reveals deeper layers that were not immediately apparent on first nose: dark fruit, spice, sweet tobacco and black cherry. There is great tightness and laser focus to the fruit. I tasted the 2016 and 2015 vintages together for comparison when I scored this wine, and then I tasted this 2016 edition alone about a month later to confirm my impressions. These vintages are identical twins, two perfect wines.
Published: Apr 18, 2019
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James Suckling
Masseto Toscana 2016
Monday, March 2, 2020
CountryItaly
RegionTuscany
Vintage2016
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This is so solid and powerful with incredible vertical dense that goes down and down on the palate. Compacted and thick with caressing and polished tannins that are powerful yet refined. Super concentration yet agile and energetic. This is a wine that needs time to come together and resolve all of its amazing components. Reminds me of the legendary 2001. Try after 2023.
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Vinous
98+
Drinking Window
2026 - 2046
From: Tuscany Odds & Ends (Apr 2021)
The 2016 Masseto is simply stunning. Fresh, vibrant and full of energy, the 2016 dazzles from start to finish. I can’t remember tasting a young Masseto with this combination of fruit density and silkiness. Just as it was from barrel, the 2016 Masseto is a wine of magnificent balance and proportion. The polish and sensuality of the tannins is simply remarkable for a young Masseto, especially compared to just a few years ago, when Masseto was often a bruiser right out of the gate. Two thousand sixteen was a year with a long summer and some drought, but no real extremes. Acidity is in line with vintages like 2006, but gentler winemaking with fewer pumpovers than in the past has given birth to a wine that is more finessed than those of the preceding decade.
- By Antonio Galloni on March 2021
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Lodovico Antinori already had a head start at birth. The Antinoris have been among the Florentine merchant nobility for centuries and already joined the wine buyers' guild in 1385. Since then, there has always been one member of the family in the wine trade. The family estates in Tuscany were greatly expanded in the 18th and 19th centuries and the family gained a lot of experience in the winery. At the beginning of this century, she founded an influential trading company. Marquis Lodovico worked for a while in the family business, but decided to go his own way in the early 1980s. He created an extensive vineyard on Tenuta dell'Ornelllaia, a family estate in Bolgheri on the Mediterranean, 96 km from Florence.
This part of the Maremma not only has a beautiful wild nature, but is also a fertile agricultural area, a region with great potential for wine production. Lodovico's uncle, Marquis Incisa della Rochetta, had already drawn Bolgheri's attention to the wine world with his pioneering work on Tenuta San Guido and with his Sassiciaia, now regarded as one of the world's greatest red wines.
Lodovico Antinori followed in his uncle's footsteps in nearby Ornellaia, although he makes a completely different type of wine. He learned from a number of international wine authorities that the character of the Bolgheri soil resembled that of St.-Émilion and Pomerol in Bordeaux was ideal for the production of quality wine. The special feature of the Ornellaia vineyard - for Italian standards - is the high percentage of merlot. The assembly for Antinori's top wine, the red Ornellaia, contains 40% merlot. However, this grape comes into its own best at the vigna veccia (old vines) of the winery. Since 1987, this plot has supplied the raw material for a 100% Merlot cuvée called the Masseto. The grapes for this wine have been picked under a sunny September sky. After the long fermentation of 18-20 days, the wine is naturally transferred to tanks. After which a maturing process in new Barriques. The result is a wine with structure, very pure fruit and a beautiful balance.
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De 2016 Masseto is een prachtige Italiaanse Merlot die zich kenmerkt door een zijdezachte textuur en een volle, elegante smaakvolutie. In de neus herkent u aroma’s van rood fruit zoals pruimen en jam, aangevuld met hints van chocolade, terwijl de smaak vol is met perfect geïntegreerde tannines en een lange, verfijnde afdronk. Deze wijn past uitstekend bij rijke gerechten zoals malse rundvlees- en wildgerechten, vooral wanneer ze bereid zijn met een zachte saus of in een elegante braadstijl, waardoor de rijkdom en finesse van de Masseto nog beter tot hun recht komen. Een mooie keuze is bijvoorbeeld een langzaam gegaard stoofvlees of een rosé gebakken eendenborst, waarbij de wijn de volle smaak en structuur van het gerecht complimenteert.
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