Masseto is an icon of Tuscany.

Crafted by the world-renowned Tenuta dell'Ornellaia estate, it embodies uncompromising standards of excellence and ranks among Italy's most celebrated wines.

Born on a sparse hillside of Pliocene blue clay near the Tyrrhenian coast, the terroir benefits from maritime breezes and luminous sunlight that endow the wine with singular mineral precision and freshness. The 2022 Masseto is crafted from 100% Merlot.

In the glass, the wine displays an intense ruby-red hue with a violet shimmer and a dense, dark core. On the nose, aromas of ripe blackberries, blackcurrant, and dark plums dominate, accompanied by hints of cocoa, dark chocolate, and fine Mediterranean herbs. With time and aeration, delicate notes of tobacco, damp earth, and mineral undertones unfold, lending profound depth and complexity to the bouquet.

On the palate, the 2022 is full-bodied, with dense, concentrated fruit and a commanding structure. Present, ripe, and silky tannins give the wine volume and depth without a trace of hardness, while bright acidity provides tension and poise. Flavors of black fruit and dark plum meld with savory, lightly earthy nuances, fine cocoa and tobacco notes, and a subtle mineral electricity. The texture is at once chiseled and velvety, offering generous richness and depth. The finish is long, dense, and aristocratic, carried by fruit, spice, and a lingering mineral resonance.

Already an impressively concentrated and structured wine of immense presence and depth, the 2022 Masseto possesses extraordinary aging potential and will continue to evolve over decades, gaining ever greater elegance, complexity, and finesse.