Masseto 1996 (1 DM)

Masseto 1996

Toscana, IGT

Case 1 /1

This lot include a thank you letter together with an invitation for a private visit and exclusive tasting at Masseto for a maximum of 4 guests, to be done before 15/12/2024. 

An advance booking of at least one month is requested.

The winery is closed on weekends as well as during the month of August and during Christmas Season (15 December - 10 January).

The invitation cannot be passed from the buyer of the lot to a third party and does not include the expenses of any travel arrangements or accommodation.

Wonderfully vibrant nose of loganberries beginning to mature. An amazing taste of violets on the palate. Great liqueur qualities. Thick, dense texture. Macerated fruit and even superripe at the end. In 2013 and from double magnum, this is superb, inky, irony and 'iodé' from the nearby Tyrrhenian Sea. Great attack and life runs through this wine. Serena Sutcliffe, MW

WA 91

1 d.mag - 3 litres (owc)

“What is Masseto – above all, it is seductive opulence! With its deep, velvety, black cherries flavour and exotic chocolatey allure, Masseto is always exciting and a marvellous expression of luscious Merlot. You could call it noble perfection.”

Serena Sutcliffe, MW, Honorary Chairman, Sotheby’s Wine 

This incredible sale coming from the very cellar of the winery is remarkably unique as it is the first ever auction to release a very limited number of bottles in varying formats, proficiently removed from the Masseto Caveau – the most secret space in the winery’s cellar carved deep beneath the vineyard of the same name.

Masseto | The Caveau Release comprises vintages spanning three decades, including 35 cases containing the 2006, 2010 and 2011 vintages, as well as magnums, double magnums, imperials, and an outstanding Nebuchadnezzar.

Rarely open to the public, the Masseto estate will also extend an invitation to host some of the successful bidders at the winery.

To celebrate this once-in-a-lifetime auction and to highlight its extraordinary provenance, each bottle from this sale has been conditioned for this sale and is packed in bespoke numbered oak presentation coffrets handcrafted by an artisan in Bolgheri, and contain a certificate of origin signed by Axel Heinz, Estate Director.

LYING AT HILLEBRAND, Offered Duty Paid, VAT on Hammer