![]() The palate harmoniously combines power and aromatic intensity. The nose is fresh with fragrances of ripe cherry and undergrowth. Massetino 2020: Characteristics and tasting tips Following 12 months of ageing, blending and an additional 3-month ageing period are carried out before bottling along with a rest period until the release of this fine wine.Ĭabernet Franc (3%). Malolactic fermentation in barrels (50% new oak). Spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts, along with two to three pump-overs per day. The hand-picked grapes are destemmed and then gently pressed before being vatted by gravity flow. Masseto - Toscana 2019 75cl Winery: Masseto Grape : 90 Merlot, 10 Cabernet franc Region : Tucany Wine Style: Super Tucany Alcohol Content: 15 Food. The harvest was early and rapid in order to preserve the freshness of the grapes. The rainy spells at the end of August and the ideal temperature variations between day and night helped to refine the ripening process. The Masseto 2020 Massetino (Merlot with a touch of Cabernet Franc) is extremely generous and rich. Massetino 2020 is a precise wine with beautifully aromatic plum and cherry scents supported by touches of damp earth and liquorice. The significant rainfall recorded in mid-June preceded a scorching summer. 100 and up 50 to 100 Under 50 Sale Corporate Gifting. ![]() Massetino 2020 from the Masseto estate is a fine Tuscan wine that boasts a bold personality along with an opulent and elegant expression.Ī mild, wet winter, punctuated in March by an episode of frost that had no impact on the vineyard, gave way to a warm spring. Produced since 2017 with the same rigour as its elder, Massetino is the "Second Vin" of Masseto. ![]() This wine-growing area enjoys a Mediterranean climate that is strongly influenced by the presence of the Tyrrhenian Sea. The Masseto vineyard is located in Tuscany, in Bolgheri. For almost 40 years now, Masseto’s wines have become true legends of Tuscan viticulture and a reference among fine Italian wines throughout the world. ![]() In this harsh environment, the Merlot varietal has found a way to flourish in a land considered more suitable to the cultivation of Cabernet Sauvignon. In the early 1980s, the first vines were planted on the Masseto hill in soils poised on a Pliocene blue clay vein, overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea, near the famous small village of Bolgheri, in Tuscany. TASTING NOTES: The regularity of the vintage, along with ideal temperatures during harvest, are reflected in a classic Masseto, with a perfect balance between a mature, complex, aromatic expression of great freshness and a rare quality of ample, silky and smooth tannins.An expressive and refined Second Vin from Tuscany The harvest began on 29th August with the youngest vines and finished on the 16th September with the last portions of ‘Masseto Centrale’. This cool, yet sunny, weather continued throughout the harvest, allowing us to pick the grapes with great ease, choosing just the right moment to harvest the different vineyard blocks, resulting in a fresh and lively aromatic quality with a perfect degree of phenolic ripeness along with abundant, yet silky and soft, tannins. Luckily rain fell abundantly around 10th August that not only unblocked the ripening but also brought much cooler temperatures during the final ripening phase. The heat, combined with the absence of rains, made us fear a shut-down in the ripening and the need for an early harvest. July will be remembered as a particularly torrid, dry month, with maximum temperatures exceeding 30☌ every single day of the month. From June on, water stress gradually became evident. Spring was characterized by dry and sunny weather, providing ideal conditions for regular vegetative growth that culminated in a quick and complete flowering at the end of May. ![]() After a rainy and mild winter, with just a few days of temperatures below zero, budbreak arrived on time during the first days of April. Food Pairing: classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised and grilled dishes.ĭescription Compared to a rather particular 2014, the 2015 proved to be an almost textbook vintage. ![]()
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