... another exhilarating, knock-out performance for the third year in a row ... the oak is omnipresent, and it grounds the wine in terms of texture and structure. It is powerful ... If concerned that the hot vintage would draw out too many ripe fruit tones, the oak serves to soften some of the more volatile components of the fruit ... You feel the oak tannins on the finish with toast and vanilla that will certainly shed as the wine ages ... Drink date: 2024-2050. Score - 97. (Monica Larner, robertparker.com, May 21, 2020)
Masseto 2017
Merlot
PRODUCT DETAILS
- Release Date:
- December 3, 2020
- 3000 mL bottle
- Alcohol/Vol:
- 14.5%
- Made In:
- Tuscany, Italy
- By:
- Tenuta dell'Ornellaia
- Sweetness Descriptor:
- XD - Extra Dry
- Style:
- Full-bodied & Smooth
- Varietal:
- Merlot
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