1994 Masseto, Tuscany, Italy bourgogne-hautes-cotes-de-beaune tobacco and allspice flourishes

tobacco and allspice flourishes

high acidity

and it’s appreciably superior to the Lavaux

who is deemed one of the world's foremost authorities on Port and Madeira

1994 Masseto, Tuscany, Italy bourgogne-hautes-cotes-de-beaune tobacco and allspice flourishesThe 1994 Masseto is not a wine I have had often, but it is so compelling tonight. The aromatics alone are totally beguiling. A whole range of floral, savory and spice notes are woven throughout a core of red toned fruit. Delicate and nuanced, the 1994 is utterly beguiling. I absolutely loved it. Readers who own it should be thrilled. The growing season was marked by an early flowering but normal harvest time, which means the cycle was on the longer