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Thu, Jan 23, 2025 03:00PM EST - Fri, Jan 24, 2025 03:00PM EST
  • 2018
  • 750ml
  • Italy
  • Tuscany
  • Merlot
  • Red
  • OWC
Lot 85

2018 Masseto Toscana - 3 bottle(s)-750ml

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This lot is comprised of 3 bottle(s) of 2018 Masseto Toscana - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $1950 - $3000 with a Buy it Now of $2475. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11257.

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A blue chip collection filled with top California cult and fine Burgundy. The collector began amassing Old World wines when living in Montreal and Toronto and expanded his appreciation for California wine when living in San Francisco. Starting his cellar in the late 1990's, the majority of the wines were purchased directly from the winery or estate and were stored in a temperature and humidity-controlled private cellar.
The score for 2018 Masseto Toscana is 97 points from Robert Parker and the tasting note - The 2018 Masseto is the vintage surprise few of us could have expected. The season saw rains just before harvest, and vintners were forced into dramatic last-minute decisions and risks. The expert team at Masseto navigated those challenges with deft precision in this first vintage executed in the new winery that is now fully dedicated and engineered to fulfill the expectations of this iconic Merlot from coastal Tuscany. The new gravity-flow building has angular concrete fermentors and an old-fashioned basket press. Dark fruit and ripe blackberry bleed slowly into spice, leather, chocolate and sweet tobacco. The wine shows generous extraction and concentration