The 2020 Massetino is a Merlot-dominant blend with a small percentage of Cabernet Franc, from a vineyard of dense Pliocene blue clay mixed with gravel, sand and rock fragments. It shows a deep purple-ruby colour with complex aromas of black cherry, plum, raspberry jam and cranberry layered with dark chocolate, dried herbs, tobacco and Mediterranean mineral notes. The palate is full-bodied and silky, with fine-grained tannins, concentrated dark fruit and a persistent, briny, minerally finish. Alcohol is around 14.5%.
Grapes are hand-harvested and carefully sorted, fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel and aged in French oak barrels before release.
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