MASSETO 2022 ORNELLAIA

The Masseto wine of Ornellaia , is produced from the vine of Merlot most valuable of the entire company. 100% purity for the wine of dreams. The bunches, harvested by hand in 15 kg crates, were always and only selected by hand on a double sorting table before and after destemming and then subjected to soft crushing. Six different lots were vinified separately. The fermentation took place in both steel and wooden tanks, followed by a maceration of 15 - 20 days at a temperature between 25 and 30 °C. Subsequently, malolactic fermentation takes place in 100% new oak barrels, keeping the different lots separate for the first 12 months of maturation. The wine was then blended and reintroduced into the barriques for another year, for a total of 24 months.The refinement then continues in the bottle for 12 months before being placed on the market. Masseto, called the King of Italian red wines. It is the "Masseto", son of the homonymous Tuscan hill where once there was a marsh, and where today merlot vines grow on soils with unique characteristics, in a particularly favorable microclimate. To this we add the great quality of the super cellars - such as the Tenuta dell'Ornellaia - capable of presenting, in a sort of ideal continuity, the same profile in the different vintages, at the same time emphasizing what are the best peculiarities of the vintage . And so here is the "Masseto", the fruit of a vintage that already promises to be of the highest level, with great drinkability even when young.Manual harvest, selection of the bunches in a double sorting table (before and after destemming), fermentation in both steel and wood, then two years of rest in barriques. Nothing else to add: we are talking about the best Italian Merlot. Because when the King shows off his crown, then really, there's none for anyone.

Characteristics of Masseto wine

At the organoleptic examination this sensational Tuscan wine it has a beautiful ruby red, intense and dark. The perfume on the nose offers a refined olfactory bouquet, in which fruity and ripe tones of blueberries, blackberries and berries meet, which combine with delicate notes of vanilla and cocoa, spices and dark chocolate, tobacco and black truffle.The palate is hearty and rich, of great density, driven by a smooth, silky and smooth tannic quality. The fruits perceived by the nose also return to the palate, and give a fresh, elegant finish with an endless persistence.

Recommended pairings with this great red Tuscan wine

An ideal wine to combine with game-based dishes, it is wonderful with juniper-flavoured leg of roe deer, but like all great wines, it is also wonderful to sip on its own. It should be served at 18°C in a large glass which allows the wine to oxygenate in order to favor the release of the sensory notes and invade the nose of the taster.