Massetino 2018

Red wine | Toscana IGT

The “Massetino” already presents itself with a very confident character, as it shares the same pedigree as the “Masseto”. Just like its big brother, it combines power and opulence with discretion and classicism.

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CHF 450.00 (75cl)

CHF 450.00 (75cl) (75cl)

CHF 60.00/10cl

Italy Tuscany
Merlot
Cabernet Franc
10 - 15 years

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Massetino 2018

CHF 450.00 (75cl)

CHF 450.00 (75cl) (75cl)

Colour

A beautiful opaque and shiny dark garnet red, with purplish reflections.

Nose

With aromas of blackberries, blackcurrant, violet and minerals of such magnitude and persistence that this vintage remains immediately anchored in the memory.

Palate

Rich, soft and dense entry in the mouth, with lots of fullness. With a grandiose and youthful structure, endowed with a very fine woodiness, completely linear, powerful and long-lasting. Powerful tannins on the finish, slightly rough due to its youth.

Wine-growing terroir

The Masseto vineyard includes a number of plots which have not yet developed enough character to be included in the eponymous wine, but which show enough potential and personality to be considered in the making of a second wine: “Massetino”.

Winemaking

Manual harvest, destemming, light pressing, transfer to concrete vats by gravity, plot vinification, spontaneous fermentation, with native yeasts, with two or three pumping overs per day and removal as needed. Vatting for 21 to 25 days. Malolactic fermentation in barrels (50% new oak). Blended after 12 months of aging, reintroduction into barrels for 3 months before bottling.

Bottle closure

Cork

Packaging

Carton

Masseto

Created in 1986, the cult Masseto wine, produced by Tenuta Ornellaia until 2017, has been produced in its own cellar since the 2018 vintage. A tribute to the past, present and future. Dug into the blue clay beneath its vineyard, this cellar meets the highest requirements for innovative and ecological wine production.

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