Masseto 2023
Toscana IGT
Tuscany, Italy
Regular price£1,450.00
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Arriving: Late 2026
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| Style: Red | Packaging: OWC |
| ABV: 15.0% | Closure: Cork |
| Organic: Yes | Drink from: 2030 |
| Biodynamic: No | Drink to: 2050 |
| Grapes: 100% Merlot | |
Critic scores
95 AG, 98 JS, 99 JD, 98 JA, 97 WS, 99 DB
Critic reviews
"The 2023 Masseto, 100% Merlot, is a young wine that still needs time to come together. Dark cherry, plum, mocha, chocolate, new leather, licorice and a kiss of French oak race across the palate. I find the tannins a bit large-grained relative to most years. This is a transitional vintage for Masseto. The oak imprint very clearly speaks to a vintage with a bit less structure than the very top years. I am very interested to see how the 2023 develops in bottle. Aging was 24 months in French oak, 70% new."
Antonio Galloni, June 2026, Vinous.com
"Intense, dark and meaty style with vibrant elegance of balsamic whiffs, clove and slight florals, with a mix of plums and cassis and graphite minerality in depth. The attack is impressive for its suppleness and silky texture, with elegant tannins, graceful brilliant acidity and toasty flavors of cocoa-milk, sweet tobacco and fruits. Endless aftertaste. Best after two-three years but drinkable now as well."
Aldo Fiordelli, June 2026, JamesSuckling.com
"Bottled in the first week of December 2025, the 2023 Masseto is deeply expressive and layered, with aromas of wet stone, mint, vanilla, and petrichor, alongside a striking sense of chalky minerality. As it opens, notes of lavender oil, juniper, rosemary, and Amarena cherry coated in dark chocolate emerge with remarkable clarity. Full-bodied, it delivers power without weight, combining opulence with restraint. The tannins are finely structured, the acidity vibrant, and the length profound. This is a vintage built on precision and energy, with a structure that will reward patience over the long term. Drink 2028-2050."
Audry Frick, March 2025, JebDunnuck.com
"Creamy but reserved raspberry and blackberry fruit studded through with sea spray, liqourice root, anis, fennel, bitter orange peel, cocoa bean, beautiful tension and clarity of expression. Brilliant. Eleonora Marconi winemaker, Marchesi Frescobaldi owners."
Jane Anson, July 2026, JaneAnson.com
"More expressive than Massetino, but also a little intimate and restrained at first. You seek it; it’s not revealing too much for now. But it is gorgeous in prospect. Deep, dark, rich, compact but undemonstrative. When it does start to relax and unfurl, its florality is miraculous. Big blooms – hyacinths, maybe even gladioli! Dark berries and equally dark damson skin, walnut oil, black olive tapenade. A little black cherry and a scraping of intense black chocolate. Peony too. The tannins are so silky. A black hole of a core. So cool and compact. Incredible. Utterly seductive and a thing of beauty. Magical. 99."
Colin Hay, August 2026, DrinksBusiness.com
Antonio Galloni, June 2026, Vinous.com
"Intense, dark and meaty style with vibrant elegance of balsamic whiffs, clove and slight florals, with a mix of plums and cassis and graphite minerality in depth. The attack is impressive for its suppleness and silky texture, with elegant tannins, graceful brilliant acidity and toasty flavors of cocoa-milk, sweet tobacco and fruits. Endless aftertaste. Best after two-three years but drinkable now as well."
Aldo Fiordelli, June 2026, JamesSuckling.com
"Bottled in the first week of December 2025, the 2023 Masseto is deeply expressive and layered, with aromas of wet stone, mint, vanilla, and petrichor, alongside a striking sense of chalky minerality. As it opens, notes of lavender oil, juniper, rosemary, and Amarena cherry coated in dark chocolate emerge with remarkable clarity. Full-bodied, it delivers power without weight, combining opulence with restraint. The tannins are finely structured, the acidity vibrant, and the length profound. This is a vintage built on precision and energy, with a structure that will reward patience over the long term. Drink 2028-2050."
Audry Frick, March 2025, JebDunnuck.com
"Creamy but reserved raspberry and blackberry fruit studded through with sea spray, liqourice root, anis, fennel, bitter orange peel, cocoa bean, beautiful tension and clarity of expression. Brilliant. Eleonora Marconi winemaker, Marchesi Frescobaldi owners."
Jane Anson, July 2026, JaneAnson.com
"More expressive than Massetino, but also a little intimate and restrained at first. You seek it; it’s not revealing too much for now. But it is gorgeous in prospect. Deep, dark, rich, compact but undemonstrative. When it does start to relax and unfurl, its florality is miraculous. Big blooms – hyacinths, maybe even gladioli! Dark berries and equally dark damson skin, walnut oil, black olive tapenade. A little black cherry and a scraping of intense black chocolate. Peony too. The tannins are so silky. A black hole of a core. So cool and compact. Incredible. Utterly seductive and a thing of beauty. Magical. 99."
Colin Hay, August 2026, DrinksBusiness.com