Tenuta dell'Ornellaia Masseto 2013

A cool and rainy winter resulted in a late harvest and the need to vinify all 4 harvested parcels separately. Only after a year were the 4 parcels combined into a cuvee. What at first sounds like a handicap is also an advantage for the Merlot. Under such conditions, it can reach its final maturity at cooler temperatures that preserve its freshness. The 2013 vintage displays a phenolic structure with perfectly ripe, supple tannins. Fruit, spice, herbal and cocoa flavours are also present, as is the long finish. And yet the 2013 is much more elegant and refined than vintages from hotter years. A Masseto vintage for lovers of vinified elegance.