Tenuta dell'Ornellaia Toscana Masseto 2007
$460
Features a bouquet of ripe plum, cherry, fruitcake and iron. Round and rich, displaying ripe cherry, plum, cedar, cigar box and iron flavors, this is very open, with a touch of heat on the long finish. Close to ready. Merlot.—Non-blind Masseto vertical (October 2017). Best from 2019 through 2035.
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97 A very powerful and rich Merlot-based red that delivers so much currant bush, tobacco and toasty oak character. Full and layered. Goes on for minutes on the palate. Best after 2014. —JS
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Wine Type and Color
Red Still
Magazine Issue
Web Only - 2018
Grape
Merlot
Merlot is one of the most important Bordeaux varieties along with Cabernet Sauvignon. It's fleshier and ripens earlier than Cabernet, resulting in softer wines with plush tannins and fruit. Bordeaux is the grape's native home, where it's the dominant grape in Right Bank appellations like Pomerol and St.-Emilion and plays a supportive role on the Left Bank. It has also gained an international presence, with a notable boom in California in the mid-1990s, both as a single-variety wine and as part of a blend. While France and California are the most important growers of Merlot, versions from Italy, Australia, Washington, New York and more are worth seeking out.
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Tenuta dell'Ornellaia Toscana Masseto 2007
Features a bouquet of ripe plum, cherry, fruitcake and iron. Round and rich, displaying ripe cherry, plum, cedar, cigar box and iron flavors, this is very open, with a touch of heat on the long finish. Close to ready. Merlot.—Non-blind Masseto vertical (October 2017). Best from 2019 through 2035.
See all reviews of this wine (1)
97 A very powerful and rich Merlot-based red that delivers so much currant bush, tobacco and toasty oak character. Full and layered. Goes on for minutes on the palate. Best after 2014. —JS
Wine Type and Color
Red Still
Magazine Issue
Web Only - 2018
Grape
Merlot
Merlot is one of the most important Bordeaux varieties along with Cabernet Sauvignon. It's fleshier and ripens earlier than Cabernet, resulting in softer wines with plush tannins and fruit. Bordeaux is the grape's native home, where it's the dominant grape in Right Bank appellations like Pomerol and St.-Emilion and plays a supportive role on the Left Bank. It has also gained an international presence, with a notable boom in California in the mid-1990s, both as a single-variety wine and as part of a blend. While France and California are the most important growers of Merlot, versions from Italy, Australia, Washington, New York and more are worth seeking out.
