Masseto Massetino Toscana IGT 2023

The inaugural vintage of Massetino was 2017, released in 2019, precisely 30 years after the first vintage of Masseto. The Masseto winery, designed by the Italian Architects Zito & Mori, was finished and inaugurated during that same year. The birth of the second wine and the opening of the Masseto winery was a seminal moment in Masseto’s history and the consecration of Masseto as an Estate.

Massetino’s personality is already self-assured as it shares the same pedigree as Masseto. Just like its elder sibling it juxtaposes power and opulence with discretion and classicism.

The grapes were harvested by hand in 15 kg crates. After de-stemming and light crushing, they were transferred to concrete tanks using only gravity, without any pumping. Each individual parcel of the vineyard was vinified separately. Fermentation occurred naturally using indigenous yeasts at temperatures of around 25-28 °C, with two or three pump-overs per day, when necessary. The total time in the tanks ranged from 21 to 25 days. The malolactic fermentation took place in barriques, 50% of which was new oak. After the first 12 months of ageing, the wine was blended and left to rest in concrete tanks for another four months before bottling.