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1999 Tenuta dell'Ornellaia Masseto
I had some friends visiting and I opened a bottle of 1999 Masseto to enjoy with homemade braciole that I made with flank steak and braised on my homemade sauce with my homemade papardelle. I still have a number of bottles of Masseto from a variety of vintages but the 1999 was one of my favorites. The wine shows no signs of age and is a medium reddish purple. The nose was initially tight but opened after some air with plum and aromatic herbal notes. Smooth on the palate with fine grained tannins and a minerality from start to finish. Raspberry and red currant with hints of black coffee and anise. Really well balanced. My favorite Merlot. "A"
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1999 Tenuta dell'Ornellaia Masseto
On Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at 10:05:34 AM UTC-4, Bi!! wrote:
> I had some friends visiting and I opened a bottle of 1999 Masseto to enjoy with homemade braciole that I made with flank steak and braised on my homemade sauce with my homemade papardelle. I still have a number of bottles of Masseto from a variety of vintages but the 1999 was one of my favorites. The wine shows no signs of age and is a medium reddish purple. The nose was initially tight but opened after some air with plum and aromatic herbal notes. Smooth on the palate with fine grained tannins and a minerality from start to finish. Raspberry and red currant with hints of black coffee and anise. Really well balanced. My favorite Merlot. "A" I've only had Masseto once, I think the '98, and it was pretty impressive. I tend to prefer Sangiovese to Bdx-grape-Super Ts, but if less expensive I might look for this. |
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1999 Tenuta dell'Ornellaia Masseto
On Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 8:36:36 AM UTC-4, DaleW wrote:
> On Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at 10:05:34 AM UTC-4, Bi!! wrote: > > I had some friends visiting and I opened a bottle of 1999 Masseto to enjoy with homemade braciole that I made with flank steak and braised on my homemade sauce with my homemade papardelle. I still have a number of bottles of Masseto from a variety of vintages but the 1999 was one of my favorites. The wine shows no signs of age and is a medium reddish purple. The nose was initially tight but opened after some air with plum and aromatic herbal notes. Smooth on the palate with fine grained tannins and a minerality from start to finish. Raspberry and red currant with hints of black coffee and anise. Really well balanced. My favorite Merlot. "A" > > I've only had Masseto once, I think the '98, and it was pretty impressive.. I tend to prefer Sangiovese to Bdx-grape-Super Ts, but if less expensive I might look for this. Masseto retails for a ton these days. I bought Masseto every year from the year it was released when I was in the business and I was paying distributor prices. I quit buying it years ago and I only have a few left. I beleive release price these days is north of $600. |
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