Masseto Merlot 2021

Ornellaia: Masseto Merlot 2021

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100
100
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Merlot 100%
5
rot, trocken
15,5% Vol.
Trinkreife: 2033–2068
Verpackt in: 3er OHK
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voluminös & kräftig
tanninreich
strukturiert
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Lobenberg: 100/100
Galloni: 100/100
Decanter: 99/100
Wine Spectator: 99/100
Colin Hay: 99/100
Falstaff: 99/100
Jeb Dunnuck: 98–100/100
Suckling: 98/100
6
Italien, Toscana, Bolgheri
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Allergene: Sulfite, Abfüllerinformation
Abfüller / Importeur: Tenuta dell' Ornellaia, Via Bolgherese, 191, 57020 Bolgheri (li), ITALIEN
lobenberg

Heiner Lobenberg über:
Masseto Merlot 2021

100
/100

Lobenberg: In den letzten Jahren wurde das Winemaking bei Ornellaia immer feiner und präziser – eine neue Richtung, die der langjährige Önologe Axel Heintz einschlug, und heute so vom talentierten Önologen Marco Balsimelli fortgeführt wird. Hier habe ich den wahrscheinlich raffiniertesten und zugleich elegantesten Masseto ever im Glas! Nachdem 2019 und 2020 ein kleiner Anteil Cabernet Franc in den Blend gegangen ist, ist 2021 wieder ein reiner Merlot. Der 24-monatige Ausbau erfolgt in 100 Prozent neuen Barriques. Tiefes, leuchtendes Rubinrot mit Violett. Die Nase ist raffiniert und vielschichtig, erstaunlicherweise dieses Jahr mit viel roter Frucht, Kirschen, Himbeeren und Pflaumen, aber auch Brombeeren und duftigem Potpourri, Zedernholz und etwas erdiger Würze. Im Mund schiebt der Masseto konzentrierte Aromen mit beinahe schwebender Leichtigkeit über die Zunge. Massive Mineralität mit spannungsgeladener Frucht und genial vielschichtiger würziger Komponente. 2021 ist eine Turbo-Version des genialen 19ers mit einem Hauch der grandiosen Eleganz von 2016. Scheinbar unendlich komplexe Aromen, die im Nachhall gar nicht wieder aufhören wollen. Als reiner Merlot einer der besten der Welt, auf der Höhe der größten Pomerols!

100
/100

Galloni über: Masseto Merlot

-- Galloni: The 2021 Masseto is a stunner. It also shows how much the estate has evolved in recent years. I was reminded of that recently when I drank the 2001, considered by many observers, including this one, to be one of the greatest wines ever made here. The 2021 represents a move towards a more refined style. There’s less of the bombastic intensity and extraction that were once the norm here. I remember young vintages that were impossible to taste young. The 2021, on the other hand, is an absolute delight. Crushed flowers, spice, blood orange and bright, red-toned fruit all grace the palate. Floral aromatics and saline underpinnings are at times reminiscent of the Cabernet Franc found in the 2019 and 2020, but the 2021 is back to the classic 100% Merlot. Readers will find a Masseto built on linear energy more than volume. The 2021 is quite simply the most exquisite, refined young Masseto I have ever tasted. Aging was 24 months in 100% new French oak. 100/100

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Decanter über: Masseto Merlot

-- Decanter: In 2021, Masseto returns to its original 100% Merlot concept, following two years which saw the inclusion of 15% Cabernet Franc. Following a mild and wet winter, spring was dry and the summer was characterised by higher than average temperatures and periods of drought. Luckily, the vines were quenched by the water reserves built up at the beginning of the year. Masseto 2021 really has everything: it's vertical in shape and saline in character, with succulence of fruit, freshness of profile and finesse of tannins. Mediterranean herbs accompany ripe dark fruit scents and flavours which are yet to reveal all their depth and charm.

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Wine Spectator über: Masseto Merlot

-- Wine Spectator: Plum and blackberry flavors are wrapped in an embrace of toasty oak, with vanilla, resin and iron accents. Dense tannins coat the gums, while bright acidity keeps this focused and drives the spice-infused aftertaste. Fluid and long, ultimately, this silky red is all about finesse. A superb success in a great vintage. Merlot. Best from 2027 through 2047.

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Colin Hay über: Masseto Merlot

-- Colin Hay: Incredible. Such lift and purity, integration and harmony. Black raspberry, mulberry perhaps. A touch of toasted brioche. A lovely natural sweetness. A delicacy and a subtly that I don’t quite find with Massetino. Hyacinth bulb. Cedar released in the mouth when one draws in some air – so beautifully and enticingly. Black pen ink and more and more cedar with gentle aeration. Creamy. Parfumier’s essences of petals – with rather more lilac, lily and hyacinth than rose. Graphite. Wonderful texture. So soft and caressing, like a million layers (milles feuilles plus!) of silk but actually with a deeper and richer texture – so, more cashmere perhaps than silk. Vibrant, fluid, dynamic, floaty and rippling in its sapidity. Radiant in its incredible dynamism and energy. Very special. Endless on the finish – if there is one! The very slight suggestion of alcohol on the finish keeps this from attaining perfection.

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Falstaff über: Masseto Merlot

-- Falstaff: Leuchtendes intensives Rubin mit Violettschimmer. Sehr ansprechende und reichhaltige Nase nach Cassis, Brombeere, dazu dunkler Tabak und Graphit. Dichtmaschiges, sehr konzentriertes Tannin, baut sich mächtig auf, viel dunkle Beerenfrucht, salzig und mit großer Länge im Finale.

98–100
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Jeb Dunnuck über: Masseto Merlot

-- Jeb Dunnuck: Tasted from barrel, the 2021 Masseto pours a youthful magenta hue and brings forward an inviting bouquet with some blue fruit coming through and more chocolate aromas as well with to me it is fresh with blackberry, and purple violet flowers. It boasts outstanding concentration and depth, with a plush, cushiony texture at this stage, incredible finesse and balance, and a wonderful mineral aroma of wet asphalt coming through. A harmonious wine with well-integrated oak, this may be the best vintage of this cuvée that I have tasted to date. 98-100/100

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Suckling über: Masseto Merlot

-- Suckling: Blueberries and black olives with violets and hints of sage, as well as rosemary flowers. Full and powerful with lots of fruit and vanilla on the palate. A rich and flavorful red, yet held together beautifully. Muscular and powerful. Needs five or six years to come together. Give it time.

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