Toscana

Specification

Producer

Masseto

Region

Italy

Where

Bolgheri, Tuscany

Classification

Toscana IGT

Grapes

Merlot

Vintage

2016

Case

3 x 75cl OWC

Held at

Wine Tunnels, London City Bond (in bond)

Code

TOSCAN163X75

About this wine

Masseto is made from Merlot grown on the blue clay hillside of the same name near Bolgheri. It is dense, opulent and velvety, with dark fruit, spice and a firm underlying structure. It is rich enough to enjoy relatively young but ages very well for twenty years or more.

About Masseto

Masseto comes from a single hillside of blue clay near Bolgheri on the Tuscan coast. It was first made in 1986 by Tenuta dell'Ornellaia and is now owned by the Frescobaldi family, with its own cellar dedicated to the wine.

The clay soils suit Merlot unusually well, and Masseto is made almost entirely from that grape, which set it apart from the Cabernet-based wines of the area. It is produced in small quantities and is one of Italy's most sought-after wines.