![]() Regulation and law began to change, and wine drinkers across the globe woke up to the outstanding wines coming out of Italy, which are continuing to improve and impress to this day. These 'Super Tuscans', as they came to be known, quickly inspired the rest of Italy to improve their produce, and now, Italian wine producers in the twenty-first century are widely recognised to be amongst the best in the world. Critic tasting note: 'Stunning in every way, this was pure, sweet, ripe, complex, sensuous and packed with rich layers of cherry, dark chocolate, caramel, licorice and mint. They believed that they had the expertise and the generations of experience necessary with which to make truly excellent, world class wines, and set about doing just that. Users have rated this wine 5 out of 5 stars. This led to several wineries in the beautiful and highly fertile region of Tuscany making the bold move to work outside of the law, which they saw as responsible for the drop in quality in Tuscan wines. The Estate is now owned by Marchesi de Frescobaldi. This was brought about partly due to lack of regulation in certain regions, and too much regulation in others. This 2017 vintage will be released in October 2020.For several decades in the mid to late twentieth century, Italy's reputation for quality wines took a fairly serious blow. This is the first time that an Italian wine has earned 100 points in successive vintages. In fact, I went back to taste the wine 12 hours later, and they had already softened considerably. TASTING NOTES: Masseto has pulled off back-to-back home runs. You feel the oak tannins on the finish with toast and vanilla that will certainly shed as the wine ages. Those distinctive notes of macchia mediterranea (wild bush) that I always associate with Masseto are less present in this vintage. It is starting to drink well but given its power and richness it will certainly benefit. A monumental wine that combines extravagant levels of ripeness, opulent fruit with a perfectly balanced tannic structure. A flam- boyant, rich and powerful Masseto. ![]() 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. TASTING NOTES: 2001 is a worthy successor to the great vintages from the end of the 90’s. Perhaps, what this vintage lacks is that profound varietal character that we saw in recent vintages like 20. I tasted this wine next to the decidedly more playful Massetino, and the Masseto moves over the palate with substantial fruit weight and concentration gained over the course of this hot and dry growing season (which produced smaller, richer and more compact berries). It is powerful, but that's always the case with Masseto (this vintage records a 15.5% alcohol content). Like most vintages of Masseto tasted this early in the game, the oak is omnipresent, and it grounds the wine in terms of texture and structure. The wine then goes into bottle for 12 months before its release. Fermentation kicks off in a combination of steel and oak tanks before the wine is racked over to barrique, where it rests for two years. This wine was made in the old winery (the existing Ornellaia winery). The center of the vineyard now is home to the new Masseto winery and an adjacent tasting room built into a pre-existing farmhouse. That ideal position opens the vineyards to soft breezes, proximity to the sea, long daylight hours and cool diurnal shifts from the protective wall of low mountains at the back. 2001 is a worthy successor to the great vintages from the end of the 90’s. The vines are planted at an altitude of 80 to 100 meters above sea level in blue clay soils that are unique to Bolgheri. Masseto 2001 IGT, MO, Tenuta dellOrnellaia, Toskana. This special site is located at the base of the mountains that rise gently from the Tyrrhenian Sea, with the picturesque silhouette of the Castiglioncello castle at the top. The Masseto vineyard is a triangular-shaped plot tucked in at the back of the same property that houses the Ornellaia vineyards and winery. The winery produces superb, pure merlot vintages that consistently taste fresh yet structured, soft yet powerful. Stores and prices for 2001 Masseto Toscana IGT, Tuscany tasting notes, market data, prices and stores in China. ![]() Stores and prices for 2001 Masseto Toscana IGT, Tuscany tasting notes, market data, prices and stores in CA, USA. The Estate is now owned by Marchesi de Frescobaldi. The Masseto 2017 Masseto puts on another exhilarating, knock-out performance for the third year in a row. The Estate is now owned by Marchesi de Frescobaldi. ![]()
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