Caractéristiques
- Pays:
- Italie
- Appellation précise:
- Toscana
- Millésime:
- 2016
- Couleur:
- Rouge
- Type de vin:
- Sec
- Format:
- Bouteille de 75cl
- Type de culture:
- Biologique
- Cépage(s):
- 100% Merlot
- Âge des vignes:
- Vingtenaires
- Vinification:
- Égrappage total, longue macération avec peaux puis malolactique pour 1/3 en cuves béton le reste en cuves inox. Remontages, pigeages et rapide macération post-fermentaire à froid
- Elevage:
- Durant 19 à 20 mois en barriques puis 20 mois en bouteilles
- Degré:
- 14,5 %
Dégustation et Garde
- Boire à partir de :
- 2021
- Apogée :
- 2022-2034
- Boire avant :
- 2036+
- Conseil de service :
- Après un passage en carafe
- Servir à :
- 17°
Description
« Messorio » est un terme italien déterminant le bon moment pour récolter. Cette cuvée est 100% Merlot, cépage le plus répandu sur Bolgheri. Les vignes proviennent de 2 parcelles plantées en 1993 et 1999.
La robe est d’un grenat profond. Le nez est complexe et charmeur, sur des notes de groseilles, de fèves de tonka, de cuir et d’un fin boisé. La bouche est massive, structurée et pourtant toute en élégance. Les notes de fruits noirs se succèdent une à une passant du cassis à la mûre pour laisser place à une finale d’une extrême longueur.
Suggestion gourmande
Lièvre à la royale de 12h.
Avis des Experts
James Suckling
"Shows very ripe aromas on the nose with lightly burnt oranges, black olives and fresh dark berries and hints of walnuts, yet the palate is driven and very bright with ultra-fine tannins and a flavorful finish. Shows definition and tension. Drink in 2021 and onwards."
The Wine Advocate
"This expression of Merlot is explosive and profound. The 2016 Messorio presents an absolute textbook rendition of Merlot that can be read and appreciated in terms of the layering and overlapping textures of the wine as it rolls over the palate. There is a point of sweetness on the palate, and the wine also shows a bright point of acidity that makes for a great balancing act. I tasted this wine twice, and at my first tasting, I tried it next to the 2015 vintage, thus putting me in a better position to directly compare the two. Whereas the 2015 edition came off as more velvety and soft, the 2016 vintage displays exceptionally crafted precision. This is an incredible wine. Fermentation occurs in cement vats, and the wine goes into barrique for 19 months."
Decanter
"Messorio is made from the estate's best selection of Merlot grapes. The 2016 vintage has produced an extremely balanced wine with great intensity, full of aromas of mediterranean herbs, juniper, meat and some butteriness. However, it's on the palate that it shows its full depth, with a full, creamy frame, thick on the finish yet ripe and precise. Cloves, curry and other spicy notes from oak ageing are still to be integrated, yet the wine already provides a warm caress."
Vinous
"With the 2016 Messorio, Le Macchiole moves from a wine of unctuous power to one of total refinement. Aromatic, translucent and striking in its nuance, the 2016 is flat out stunning. The flavors are fresh, vibrant and beautifully delineated. More than anything else, through the 2016 shows the present-day Macchiole style off to great effect. Another year in bottle has done wonders for the Messorio, which is even more arresting in its beauty today than it was last year."
Parmi l’élite des grands Merlot Italien !