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Wed, Mar 11, 2026 03:00PM EDT - Thu, Mar 12, 2026 03:00PM EDT
  • 2016
  • 750ml
  • Italy
  • Tuscany
  • Merlot
  • Red
  • 100 Points, Vintage Ends in 6
Lot 66

2016 Masseto Toscana - 1 bottle(s)-750ml

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This lot is comprised of 1 bottle(s) of 2016 Masseto Toscana - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $1000 - $1500 with a BUY IT NOW of $1250. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11759.

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Please note the following conditions in this lot - Scuffed Label.

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This collection brings together some of the finest producers from California, Italy, and France. Every bottle has been meticulously stored in a temperature-controlled environment and is in excellent condition for auction.
2016 Masseto Toscana from this lot has the following scores - The Wine Advocate 100 points, James Suckling 100 points, Falstaff Magazine 100 points, Jeb Dunnuck 100 points. This is the tasting note for 2016 Masseto Toscana from Robert Parker - with a score of 100 points. Masseto has pulled off back-to-back home runs. This is the first time that an Italian wine has earned 100 points in successive vintages. The 2016 Masseto is a thunderstorm of emotions, but it manages to keep them under perfect control. Like the 2015 Masseto before it, this vintage is a seamless wine of the highest pedigree. It represents an encore performance, continuing the string of successes that is bringing Italy to the forefront of the wine world. The first thing you'll notice is the thickness and concentration of the fruit that makes an immediate impact on all the senses, in terms of appearance, aroma and mouthfeel. There is no overstating the sheer power and richness of this iconic vintage of Italy's groundbreaking Merlot. Despite that considerable mass, this Masseto remains delicate and graceful. You gain better perspective as the wine opens in the glass and reveals deeper layers that were not immediately apparent on first nose - dark fruit, spice, sweet tobacco and black cherry. There is great tightness and laser focus to the fruit. I tasted the 2016 and 2015 vintages together for comparison when I scored this wine, and then I tasted this 2016 edition alone about a month later to confirm my impressions. These vintages are identical twins, two perfect wines.