Magnum 1.5 Liters MASSETO 2020 in Wooden Case ORNELLAIA

This bottle is a 1.5 liter Magnum format and is sold in a silk-screened wooden case.

The Masseto wine of Ornellaia , is produced from the vine of Merlot most valuable of the entire company. 100% purity for the wine of your dreams. The bunches, harvested by hand in 15 kg crates, were always and only selected by hand on a double sorting table before and after destemming and then subjected to soft pressing. Six different batches were vinified separately. Fermentation took place in both steel and wooden tanks, followed by maceration for 15 - 20 days at a temperature between 25 and 30 °C.Malolactic fermentation then takes place in 100% new oak barriques, keeping the different batches separate for the first 12 months of maturation. Subsequently the wine was assembled and reintroduced into the barriques for another year, for a total of 24 months. The refinement then continues in the bottle for 12 months before being released on the market. Masseto, called the King of Italian red wines. It is the "Masseto", son of the Tuscan hill of the same name where there was once a swamp, and where today Merlot vines grow on soils with unique characteristics, in a particularly favorable microclimate.To this we add the great quality of the super cellars - such as Tenuta dell'Ornellaia - capable of presenting, in a sort of ideal continuity, the same profile in the different vintages, while at the same time underlining what are the best peculiarities of the vintage . And so here is the "Masseto", the fruit of a vintage that already promises to be of the highest level, with a great drinkability even when young. Manual harvest, selection of bunches on a double sorting table (before and after destemming), fermentation in both steel and wood, then two years of rest in barrique. Nothing else to add: we are talking about the best Italian Merlot. Because when the King shows off his crown, then really, there is none for anyone.

Characteristics of Masseto wine

Upon organoleptic examination this is sensational wine from Tuscany It has a beautiful ruby red, intense and dark. The scent on the nose offers a refined olfactory bouquet, in which fruity and ripe tones of blueberries, blackberries and berries meet, which combine with delicate notes of vanilla and cocoa, spices and dark chocolate, tobacco and black truffle. On the palate it is substantial and rich, of great density, guided by a smooth, polished and silky tannic quality. The fruits perceived by the nose also return to the palate, and give a fresh, elegant finish with an interminable persistence.

Recommended pairings with this great Tuscan red wine

An ideal wine to pair with game and game dishes, it is wonderful with leg of venison with juniper, but like all great wines, it is also wonderful to sip on its own. It should be served at 18° C in a large glass which allows the wine to oxygenate in order to encourage the sensorial notes to be released and invade the taster's nose.