2020 Masseto dell Ornellaia

Fallstaf 97 Punkte: Sattes, tiefdunkles Rubin mit feinem Violettschimmer. Intensive und dichte Nase, eröffnet mit Noten nach kaltem Rauch, dann viel dunkle Ribisel, Brombeere und Grafit. Stoffig und dicht in Ansatz und Verlauf, öffnet sich mit dicht verwobenem Tannin, feine Würze, wirkt sehr kompakt, im Finale leicht erdige Komponenten.

Galloni 98 Punkte

Paker-Larner 96+ Punkte: The 2020 Masseto now sees new DNA with a touch of Cabernet Franc added to this celebrated Merlot-based icon wine. This is a vintage of enormous richness and density, and everything about the wine is taken up a notch or two (including the bottle glass weight and the 15% alcohol content). But Axel Heinz and his team are well prepared for the hot vintages like 2020, and changes to farming and canopy management ensure even ripening. This wine is always hard to analyze in its youth. It needs many more years to soften and flesh out. Give it time.

WineSpectator 97 Punkte: Complex, with a luscious texture and saturated plum, blackberry, black olive, iron, tobacco and toasty spice aromas and flavors, this red features a full, rich timbre. Offers a lively, well-integrated structure, with a long aftertaste of fruit and spices and a pleasant chalky feel. Merlot. Best from 2025 through 2043.

Dunnick 97+99 Punkte: Tasted from barrel, the 2020 Masseto is incredibly expressive out of the gate, with a sweet perfume of candied plum, boysenberry, crushed flowers, mocha, sweet earth, and fresh sage. The palate is full-bodied and decadent, with a velvety texture and notes of black plum, fresh leather, and scorched mineral earth. It delivers great finesse and polish that features opulence without having weight. I look forward to tasting this next year from bottle.

James Suckling 99 Punkte: Intense aromas of ripe herbs, plums, green coffee beans, and hazelnuts. Turns to crushed berries and orange peel. Full-bodied with superb concentration and fine, velvety tannins that run the length of the wine. It's big but agile and gorgeous. Merlot. What a wine! Best after 2030.