Masseto Toskana IGT, Tenuta dell' Ornellaia, 2019

The 2019 Masseto is a wine of intense, controlled power. Aromas of blackberry and black olive deepen with hints of rosemary and lavender on a nose that is both complex and composed. Full-bodied on the palate, with tannins that are weightless and extraordinarily well-integrated, the structure is precise and built for the very long term. Critics placed it at 97 points. A wine that reveals itself over hours in the decanter, building in aromatic complexity and palate depth with each passing minute, asking nothing of its drinker except time.