"This wine is refined and fresh, with sandalwood notes adding to the gorgeous blue fruits. It's medium-bodied, with creamy, polished tannins framing blue fruits and notes of crushed stone. Succulent and juicy with a crisp personality. You want to take a sip right away. Masseto's second wine is of the highest quality. Very easy to drink and wonderful. " (James Suckling 2024) - Wooden case delivery on orders of 3 bottles of this wine (excluding Point Relais delivery).
Features
Estate
Domaine Masseto
Cuvée
Massetino
Vintage
2022
Designation
Toscana
Region
Italy
Grape varieties
90% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc
Terroirs
Clay soils facing west from the Masseto hill
Viticulture
Traditional
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
De-stemming and light pressing, transfer of grapes to concrete tanks by gravity, without pumping. Vinification of each batch separately. Fermentation with wild yeasts at temperatures of 25 to 28 degrees, with 2 to 3 pump-overs per day. 21 to 25 days in vats.
Breeding
12 months in French oak barrels (50% new)
Alcohol content
15%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Deep purple colour with violet highlights, clean, shiny disk
Nose
Fine and concentrated, lots of freshness, scents of blackberry, orange peel, tobacco and blueberry.
Mouth
Fresh, silky attack, layered structure of great precision, polished tannins, juicy, tasty fruit, salivating finish, long and complex, on spices and some empyreumatic notes.
Serve
À 16-18°
Open
2 hours before
Drink from
2025
Drink before
2042
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with sweetbreads, quail with cherries...
Masseto Estate
Toscana
Expert opinion
Decanter
Wine rated (guide 2024) 97/100
About the wine:
Massetino is considered Masseto's second wine, but I'm beginning to conclude that it's much more than that. It represents around a third of Masseto's production and, judging by the quality of this 2022, next year's release of the big wine could be absolutely phenomenal. Massetino has always incorporated some Cabernet Franc since its first vintage, 2017 - 10% in 2022. A cool, dry spring led to a slightly late budburst, followed by 75 days of drought and high temperatures. Summer thunderstorms eventually restored the balance, and the cool evenings of September were perfect for the grapes to reach full ripeness. Each parcel was vinified separately and spontaneously in concrete tanks before undergoing malolactic fermentation in barrels, 50% of which were new. After 12 months, the final blend was made and the wine spent a further three months in concrete vats before bottling. Bright and stony, this wine is full of energy. Zingy and sapid, it combines fresh Mediterranean herbs and ripe fruit, with more verticality than the Masseto 2021 and just as much concentration. Incredibly precise and fresh, especially considering the vintage. 2025-2042
James Suckling
Wine rated (guide 2024) 97/100
About the wine:
This wine is refined and fresh, with sandalwood notes complementing the gorgeous blue fruits. It's medium-bodied, with creamy, polished tannins framing blue fruits and notes of crushed stone. Succulent and juicy with a crisp personality. You want to take a sip right away. Masseto's second wine is of the highest quality. Very easy to drink and wonderful. Drink it or keep it.
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