Ornellaia: Masseto Merlot 2021

Ornellaia: Masseto Merlot 2021

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100
100
2
Merlot 100%
5
rød, tør
15,5% Vol.
Modenhed til at drikke: 2033–2068
Pakket ind i: 3-delt OHK
9
voluminøs og kraftfuld
rig på tanniner
struktureret
3
Lobenberg: 100/100
Galloni: 100/100
Decanter: 99/20
Wine Spectator: 99/100
Colin Hay: 99/100
Jeb Dunnuck: 98–100/100
Suckling: 98/100
6
Italien, Toscana, Bolgheri
7
Allergener: Sulfitter,
Tapperi / Importør: Tenuta dell' Ornellaia, Via Bolgherese, 191, 57020 Bolgheri (li), ITALIEN
lobenberg

Heiner Lobenberg om:
Masseto Merlot 2021

100
/100

I de senere år er vinfremstillingen på Ornellaia blevet stadig mere raffineret og præcis - en ny retning, som den mangeårige ønolog Axel Heintz har taget, og som i dag videreføres af den talentfulde ønolog Marco Balsimelli. Dette er nok den mest raffinerede og elegante Masseto, jeg nogensinde har haft i mit glas! Efter at der i 2019 og 2020 blev tilsat en lille andel Cabernet Franc til blandingen, er 2021 igen en ren Merlot. Den 24 måneder lange modning foregår i 100 procent nye barriques. Dyb, lys rubinrød med violette nuancer. Næsen er raffineret og har mange lag, i år overraskende nok med masser af rød frugt, kirsebær, hindbær og blommer, men også brombær og duftende potpourri, cedertræ og lidt jordagtigt krydderi. I munden skubber Masseto koncentrerede smagsnuancer hen over tungen med en næsten svævende lethed. Massiv mineralitet med anspændt frugt og en genial krydret komponent i flere lag. 2021 er en turbo-version af den strålende 19'er med et strejf af den grandiose elegance fra 2016. Tilsyneladende uendeligt komplekse smagsnuancer, der ikke vil stoppe i eftersmagen. Som ren Merlot er den en af de bedste i verden, på niveau med de største Pomerols!

100
/100

Galloni om: Masseto Merlot

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

99
/20

Decanter om: Masseto Merlot

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.

99
/100

Wine Spectator om: Masseto Merlot

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.

Smagsnotat
99
/100

Colin Hay om: Masseto Merlot

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.

98–100
/100

Jeb Dunnuck om: Masseto Merlot

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

98
/100

Suckling om: Masseto Merlot

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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