世界中のワインラバーから常に熱望され続けてきたマッセト。 オルネライアは、1981年に名門アンティノーリ家の次男、ロドヴィーコ・アンティノーリ侯爵が設立。 常に妥協を許さず、革新的にワイン造りを行ってきたカンティーナ。 ここのフラッグシップ・ワインは、1986年の初リリースでは『オルネライア・メルロー』でしたが、1987年から 『マッセト』に名前を変えリリースされました。 “ボルゲリの奇跡”と呼ばれるその素晴らしい味わいは、世界中のメルロー・ファンを虜にしています。 ワイン・スペクテイター誌で100点満点の常連として知られています。 生産量があまりに少ないために、常にオークションで高額落札されています。

テイスティング2009年8月
PP（WAポイント）99
公開媒体： Wine Advocate #184 （2009-08-31）
レビュアー： Antonio Galloni
飲み頃： now-2031
I can still remember nearly falling out of my chair the first time I tasted the 2006 Masseto (100% Merlot) from barrel. The wine is now in bottle, and it is every bit as monumental as I had hoped. The wine possesses staggering richness in a style that perfectly captures the essence of this great Tuscan vintage. Black cherries, flowers, licorice and sweet toasted oak are just some of the nuances that emerge from the 2006 Masseto. A wine of breathtaking depth, it also reveals superb clarity, freshness and vibrancy in a sumptuous, beautifully-balanced style. Simply put, the 2006 Masseto is a masterpiece from Tenuta dell’ Ornellaia. According to Agronomist/General Manager Leonardo Raspini the dryness of the vintage slowed down the maturation of the sugars, leaving the wine with an unusually high level of acidity, and therefore freshness, considering its overall ripeness. Anticipated maturity: 2016-2031. This set of new 2006s from Tenuta dell’Ornellaia leaves me looking for words that can adequately capture the pure magic and sheer profoundness the property has achieved in this important, hallmark vintage. I will try with one word: Monumental. The Ornellaia team led by Oenologist Axel Heinz and Agronomist/General Manager Leonardo Raspini has done a fabulous job with these wines, which have never failed to literally send shivers down my spine on the multiple occasions I have tasted them. At this stage the 2007 Serre Nuove, Ornellaia and Masseto are shaping up to be ripe, relatively early-drinking wines without the stuffing or sheer vibrancy of the 2006s. I recently had the privilege of revisiting 17 vintages of Ornellaia (all from magnum) spanning vintages 1985-2006 at an incredible tasting that will be covered in an in-depth article on www.erobertparker.com in the coming months.