Ornellaia - Masseto 2009 *

Cultivation: conventional

Aging: 24 months in barrique

Bottle aging: 12 months

Volume: 75 cl / perfect bottle

Cellaring potential: 2029+

The 2009 Masseto bursts from the glass with dark red berries, blackberries, flowers, licorice and tar. It shows lovely up-front juiciness and expressive inner perfume in a surprisingly accessible style for this wine. Like the Ornellaia, the 2009 Masseto has quite a bit of freshness, although it, too, is medium-bodied in structure. In this vintage the Ornellaia team was especially selective and only used part of the three vineyards that typically go into Masseto. I have been fortunate to taste every vintage of Masseto, most more than once recently. Masseto has a great track record for aging, even in the smallest, least promising of vintages. 94+/100 (06.2012) - robertparker.com