Iron Gate Fine Wine Auction-Gold Club Only
Wed, Mar 11, 2026 03:00PM EDT - Thu, Mar 12, 2026 03:00PM EDT
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- 2006
- 750ml
- Italy
- Tuscany
- Merlot
- Red
- 100 Points, Vintage Ends in 6
Lot 61
2006 Masseto Toscana - 1 bottle(s)-750ml
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This lot is comprised of 1 bottle(s) of 2006 Masseto Toscana - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $1200 - $1700 with a BUY IT NOW of $1450. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11220.
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A vintage wine enthusaist who, in his working years, travelled frquently to Central and Eastern Europe. He would stop from time to time at the Fonte de Medici, a B&B on the Antinori Estate that is nestled beside the Solaia and Tignanello vineyards. All three bottles of 2000 Solaia and some of the Tignanello bottles were purchased at Osteria Passignano, a wine bar and restaurant in Badia a Passignano where he used to meet up with one of the winemakers for a portfolio tasting. The Tignanello and the Don Melchor wines were purchased from the LCBO on release. All the wines were stored in a climate-controlled wine cellar in the collector's home.
2006 Masseto Toscana from this lot has the following scores - The Wine Advocate 100 points, Decanter 100 points. This is the tasting note for 2006 Masseto Toscana from Robert Parker - with a score of 100 points. The wine that most delighted me at this historic tasting of Tuscany's most iconic wines was the 2006 Masseto. This is a wine of sheer power, bliss, opulence, infinity and sublime seduction. This Merlot-based masterpiece hits all your senses with the grace of a ballerina and the power of a heavyweight. It is steady on its proverbial feet, but it also glides over the palate with a profound sense of elegance, harmony and rhythm. Among the prized vintages of Masseto, including 2001, 2004 and 2007, this edition is my favorite. The wine delivers an extra sense of tightness or firmness at the back that serves to stitch together its fleshy richness and general sumptuousness. The personality is sunny, expansive, articulate and sophisticated. You'll remember that the 2006 vintage is celebrated for the elegance of its wines. In the coastal Bolgheri appellation, it is also remembered for the power of its wines. You get the best of both worlds with this stunning creation - elegance and power. These traits are particularly well suited to the versatile grape variety at the heart of this Tuscan all-rounder. This is a true Renaissance wine.