Masseto 2017 is, if not the most famous, certainly one of the most well-known, complex, Merlots in the world and you can open it between now and 2045! As for the ratings, let's just say that the 2017 vintage got 98pts from James Suckling, 97pts from Robert Parker and Decanter, 96pts from Jeb Dunnuck and 95pts from Wine Spectator! As you can see, there is no need to say anything else...
In Tuscany, on an Italian hillside near the small village of Bolgheri, Merlot found its best version in a unique vineyard. That's where Masseto came from. Its story hides a dose of irony since no one expected that the French finesse of Merlot could find its other self in Tuscany. But the possibilities were seen from the very first vintage of this vineyard in 1986 when they saw its potential with a simple vinification. As they say, they have tanks, barrels, and people who love wine, that's all. The greatness of Masseto comes from the nature and care of the vine with the least intervention that can be done to a wine. The impressive thing is that Masseto has gone through irony, controversy, and oppression before becoming one of the greatest and most famous wines in the world.
For Masseto 2017, the same recipe followed since 1986. This unique vineyard is divided into three parts. Masseto Alto, Masseto centrale, and Masseto junior. Each of them is harvested, vinified, and cared for individually with infinite care. After fermentation and maturation, the secret blending takes place which gives the incredibly complex character to Masseto 2017. Every year is something different, a surprise, with a different evolution. Its stay in new French oak barrels for 24 months underlines a little more its restless and unobtrusive presence in the world of wine!
