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 Vintage2012 Label 1 of 141 
TypeRed
ProducerTenuta dell'Ornellaia (web)
VarietyMerlot
DesignationMasseto
Vineyardn/a
CountryItaly
RegionTuscany
SubRegionn/a
AppellationToscana IGT
UPC Code(s)0877397004498, 3394150039001, 5600390411681, 877397002371

Drinking Windows and Values
Drinking window: Drink between 2019 and 2036 (based on 10 user opinions)
Wine Market Journal quarterly auction price: See Masseto on the Wine Market Journal.

Community Tasting History

Community Tasting Notes (average 95.4 pts. and median of 95 pts. in 19 notes) - hiding notes with no text

 Tasted by Collector1855 on 12/13/2023 & rated 94 points: Salon Ficofi Paris walkabout tasting and dinner, no detailed tasting notes. Also here a wine from the old days Parker playbook. Rich, sweet, extracted, polished palate. Aromatically not much going on beyond blue fruit. (1140 views)
 Tasted by sdsull on 7/5/2023 & rated 96 points: This wine popped with food from Bosa in Bend, OR. For me, Masseto can be hit or miss. It is such a food wine. You have to enjoy it with the right food, the right people. Tonight was such a night and the 2012 did not disappoint. (956 views)
 Tasted by MC2 Wines on 11/5/2022: Charleston VII; 11/2/2022-11/6/2022 (Charleston, SC (various locations)): A complete and total baby wine. Lots of bright red fruits but still very primary. Interested to try an older one of these from a good year. Thus far I haven't had my 'Masseto moment'. (2046 views)
 Tasted by S1 on 11/5/2022: Charleston Offlineorama VII; 11/2/2022-11/6/2022 (Various locations): Super young, but hinting at greatness. Plummy Merlot, but totally Italian. (1807 views)
 Tasted by SimonDong on 10/20/2022 & rated 97 points: NYC, some sweetness, fuck me (1620 views)
 Tasted by peternelson on 2/28/2022 & rated 93 points: Lovely beautiful vintage, tasting similar to the '10, with silky soft and elegant mouthfeel, maybe more soft up front in the attack, nice minerality--maybe more than the '10, turned slightly metalic on the nose a bit later. Very nice, see '10 notes as well. Masseto dinner at Rocco Borgese 1997-2015 (2239 views)
 Tasted by peterag on 7/7/2020 & rated 95 points: Excellent wine, though this bottle seemed to be mature already: the color, sediment etc - but maybe it was the result of storage before it got to me; the cork was excellent though (3397 views)
 Tasted by Alex G. on 6/22/2019: Shockingly accessible, pop and pour from magnum. Tannins totally soft, this is all chocolate and cherries. Delicious now, but surely more simple than it will be with maturity. (3471 views)
 Tasted by axisx on 3/27/2019 & rated 93 points: very ripe. the less interesting one in a vertical. but it gets better in the glass. (3449 views)
 Tasted by rashcar on 1/30/2019 & rated 97 points: What a wine! Young but complex and balanced. Old world with earthiness and dark ripe Berries. A great experience. (3712 views)
 Tasted by DonDon on 7/26/2018: Sold by Cult Wines at £1,200 for the 3 - a profit of 17% after Management Fee - not brilliant for a near 3 year hold but can re-invest full sum with no man fee now (3453 views)
 Tasted by RussK on 10/19/2015: Russk Folio Tasting at Cipriani. To young and tight to judge. (7354 views)

Professional 'Channels'
By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, Masseto Retrospective at the Country Music Hall of Fame (Jan 2020) (1/1/2020)
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Vinous, On the Tuscan Coast: New Releases (Oct 2015) (10/1/2015)
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Tenuta dell'Ornellaia

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Merlot

Merlot is a dark blue–colored wine grape variety, that is used as both a blending grape and for varietal wines. The name Merlot is thought to be a diminutive of merle, the French name for the blackbird, probably a reference to the color of the grape. Its softness and "fleshiness", combined with its earlier ripening, makes Merlot a popular grape for blending with the sterner, later-ripening Cabernet Sauvignon, which tends to be higher in tannin.

Italy

Italian Wines (ItalianMade.com, The Italian Trade Commission) | Italian Wine Guide on the WineDoctor

Tuscany

Tuscany (ItalianMade.com) | Tuscanyt

Toscana IGT

Here is the Wikipedia entry for Toscana wine.

 
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