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Red SelectionApril 2026

Masseto 2022

Merlot$495

"The 2022 Masseto is a prestigious Italian red wine from Bolgheri, Tuscany, crafted primarily from Merlot grown on the estate’s unique blue clay soils. This vintage presents a vibrant, bright red color with a complex aromatic profile of concentrated red berries, dark stones, and delicate hints of sage and cocoa. On the palate, the wine is powerful and full-bodied, balancing its rich fruit density with a surprising freshness and polished tannins that lead to a structured, saline finish. While approachable in its youth, this exceptional wine is built for longevity and is expected to age gracefully through 2050 and beyond."

Terroir

Tuscany, Italy

Drinking Window

2027 - 2050

Serving Temp

62-65°F (16-18°C)

Aging Potential

Exceptional

Sommelier Food Pairings

Bistecca alla FiorentinaBraised veal cheeksTruffle risotto
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The Full Tasting Note

How this bottle showed at our tasting bench

Nose

Concentrated red berries and dark stones with sage and cocoa — a Merlot of unusual gravity and lift at once.

Palate

Powerful and full-bodied, yet the blue-clay freshness keeps the dense fruit vivid; tannins are polished to a remarkable sheen.

Finish

Structured and distinctly saline, stone and dark chocolate fading over a very long arc.

What We Love

  • Italy's answer to Pétrus — the blue-clay Bolgheri hillside is genuinely unrepeatable terroir
  • The 2022 balances a warm vintage with striking freshness
  • Blue-chip collectible with a drinking window to 2050

What to Know

  • $495 carries a heavy prestige premium — brilliant Tuscan Merlot exists at a fraction of the price
  • Drunk this young, much of its complexity is still in escrow

How It Compares

The Dominus 2016 is its closest spiritual peer in our cellar — both are terroir-first, restraint-driven answers to flashier neighbors. The Masseto is the more voluptuous of the two; the Dominus the more austere. Read our Dominus Estate Bordeaux 2016 review →

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Masseto 2022

97 pts • Merlot

Buy — $495