2018 Merlot IGT Messorio Le Macchiole

100% Merlot

James Suckling 98 points:

Lots of flowers, blueberries and orange peel. The palate is really long and extended, with ultra-fine tannins that run the length of the wine. Medium to full body. Wonderful finish. Takes five to six years to open, but what a joy to taste now.

Falstaff 97 points:

Powerful, sparkling ruby ​​with a violet shimmer. Open and accessible on the nose, charming notes of dark cherries, wild raspberries and a little cardamom. Very tense on the palate, juicy, lots of crisp fruit, opens with fine-meshed tannins, with a hint of tobacco in the finish.

Parker - Larner 96 points:

Le Macchiole's 2018 Messorio is soft and rich with impressive depth and intensity, all delivered with the softness that only the Merlot grape can manage. This important wine unfolds first to rich cherry and blackberry and then yields softly to secondary notes of spice, baker's chocolate and toasted almond. There is some youthful tightness in the mouth, with Merlot tannins that are hit to firmness and softness, while showing impressive length all the while. The mouthfeel is most impressive, thanks to its seamless and supple nature that glides smoothly over the palate.