Masseto 2017
Italy's most celebrated Merlot is incredible in 2017. Plush tannins, notes of freshly picked plum, lots of spice, and incredible floral lift all combine to ensure that this is a wine that wows with its intensity and concentration. Masseto 2017 encapsulates all the ripeness and concentration of a particularly sunny and dry vintage. The finish remains focused: in 2017 this Bolgheri blue clay has produced something special.
Produced by Masseto
A stand-out name on the Tuscan wine scene, the wines of Masseto are produced from vines first planted in the 1980s. The estate is situated on Italy’s Tuscan Coast, on a magical hillside overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea near the small village of Bolgheri. 'Masseto' was named after the rock-hard clusters of blue clay known as ‘massi’ that form on the vineyard’s surface. Originally the brainchild of Lodovico Antinori, the Masseto estate has been owned by the prestigious Tuscan Frescobaldi family since 2005.
In the words of Estate Director, Axel Heinz, 'At Masseto, we try to do as little as possible to the wines. Our goal is simply to capture the essence of nature and take it to the highest level. This is about an amazing, very challenging, vineyard and wine made with great simplicity. We have tanks. We have barrels. We have gravity flow. And we have people who care about the wine. That’s it. That’s our philosophy.'
Tasting Notes
Its colour is deep dark, and the nose reveals a ripe expression of concentrated black fruits, with spicy notes and liquorice. On the palate, the wine combines a certain intensity of the fruit with balance and freshness. Tannins are intricate, and the texture velvety. A vibrant acidity gives the finish a prolonged sense of freshness.