Masseto Dell’ Ornellaia Toscana IGT 2021

Weintyp: Rotwein
Hersteller: Tenuta dell' Ornellaia
Region: Italien, Toskana
Stil: trocken
Rebsorte: 100% Merlot
Farbe: dunkelrot fast schwarz

Beschreibung: Der Ornellaia Masseto Toscana IGT reift 24 Monate in Barriques und weitere zwölf Monate auf der Flasche. Geballtes Bouquet, sattes Mundgefühl – ein reifes Gewächs der Extraklasse. Streng limitiert und extrem rar. 

James Suckling: „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.“

Decanter: „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.“

Wine Advocate: „The 2020 Masseto now sees new DNA with a touch of Cabernet Franc added to this celebrated Merlot-based icon wine. This is a vintage of enormous richness and density, and everything about the wine is taken up a notch or two (including the bottle glass weight and the 15% alcohol content). But Axel Heinz and his team are well prepared for the hot vintages like 2020, and changes to farming and canopy management ensure even ripening. This wine is always hard to analyze in its youth. It needs many more years to soften and flesh out. Give it time.“

Falstaff Magazin: „Leuchtendes intensives Rubin mit Violettschimmer. Sehr ansprechende und reichhaltige Nase nach Cassis, Brombeere, dazu dunkler Tabak und Graphit. Dichtmaschiges, sehr konzentriertes Tannin, baut sich mächtig auf, viel dunkle Beerenfrucht, salzig und mit großer Länge im Finale.“

Wine Spectator: „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.

Vinous: „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.“

Jeb Dunnuck: „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.“

Trinktemperatur: 15-18° 
Lagerpotential: bis 2050+

Auszeichnungen:
Vinous: 100/100 Punkte für 2021
Decanter: 99/100 Punkte für 2021
Wine Spectator: 99/100 Punkte für 2021
Falstaff Magazin: 99/100 Punkte für 2021
James Suckling: 98/100 Punkte für 2021
Jeb Dunnuck: 98-100/100 Punkte für 2021
Decanter: 100/100 Punkte für 2020
James Suckling: 99/100 Punkte für 2020
Vinous: 98/100 Punkte für 2020
Robert Parker: 96+/100 Punkte für 2020
Jeb Dunnuck: 99/100 Punkte für 2020
Falstaff Magazin: 98/100 Punkte für 2020
Robert Parker: 98/100 Punkte für 2019
James Suckling: 99/100 Punkte für 2019
Vinous: 98+/100 Punkte für 2019
Decanter: 99/100 Punkte für 2019
Falstaff Magazin: 99/100 Punkte für 2019
Jeb Dunnuck: 98+/100 Punkte für 2019
James Suckling: 98/100 Punkte für 2017
Robert Parker: 97/100 Punkte für 2017
Jeb Dunnuck: 96/100 Punkte für 2017
Wine Spectator: 95/100 Punkte für 2017
Falstaff Magazin: 97/100 Punkte für 2017
James Suckling: 100/100 Punkte für 2016
Robert Parker: 100/100 Punkte für 2016
Falstaff Magazin: 100/100 Punkte für 2016
Jeb Dunnuck: 100/100 Punkte für 2016
Wine Spectator: 97/100 Punkte für 2016