2015 Giorgio Primo
$120 (2018)
Italy
Panzano in Chianti (Chianti Classico, Firenze)
Tuscany
Red
75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 10% Petit Verdot (2020 vintage)
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2015
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Giampaolo Motta's wines get better and better with each passing vintage. More than anything else, the wines show more freshness, energy and vivacity than they did in the past. The flagship Giorgio Primo is fabulous, as is the 100% Sangiovese Carla 6. But the most impressive wine may be La Massa, which happens to be a tremendous value.
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Giampaolo Motta is one of the great characters in Chianti Classico. Motta purchased his estate in 1992. Deeply influenced by the wines of Bordeaux, Motta has long charted his own path. These new releases are stellar and point to greater finesse and nuance. There's still plenty of textural opulence that has long defined the wines, but these days, the wines are super-refined. Readers will note the addition of the new 100% Merlot Asiram, a wine named after Motta’s mother, who played a critical role in helping Motta get started in the very days. I also tasted a new white that Motta presented under his personal label.
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Proprietor Giampaolo Motta is Panzano’s bad boy. With tastes and an overall aesthetic that leans strongly towards Bordeaux for inspiration, Motta crafts wines that stand out within the context of Panzano and Chianti Classico. The flagship Giorgio Primo is terrific in 2019, while La Massa is once again both a fabulous expression of the estate and a ridiculous value. The Carla 6 is the only Sangiovese-based wine in the range. It, too, is very good, but its personality speaks more to the style of the estate than it does to Panzano.
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I was blown away by the wines I tasted from La Massa this year. Giampaolo Motta has always been a lone wolf in Chianti Classico, a producer who takes his inspiration from Bordeaux and who has perhaps a more worldly view than many of his colleagues. The wines have always been rich and flamboyant, but in recent years they have gained notably in finesse and nuance. The Cabernet Sauvignon-based Giorgio Primo remains the flagship wine. Carla 6, 100% Sangiovese, is a more recent addition to a range that does not have a Chianti Classico. La Massa, the second wine of Giorgio Primo, is a great choice for readers on a budget.
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Giampaolo Motta continues to refine things at his Panzano estate with the help of Stephane Dernoncourt and Julien Lavenu, who have consulted here for years. The entry-level La Massa remains a superb value, while the Carla 6 continues to impress for what is a very distinctive expression of Sangiovese. The flagship Giorgio Primo is more international in its influences, and is especially memorable in 2016. All of the wines capture the natural richness that is such a signature of Panzano's Conca d'Oro district.
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Giampaolo Motta is one of the most gregarious characters in Tuscany. Motta has spent a considerable amount of time optimizing his vineyard with the help of Bordeaux-based consultants Stéphane Derenoncourt and Julien Lavenu. The results of that work are apparent in these stellar current releases, which are some of the very best wines I have tasted from La Massa. As always, the wines are rich and sumptuous, but they also have gained in finesse over the last handful of years.
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Giampaolo Motta is one of Chianti Classico's most outgoing producers. He is also one of the few winemakers in the region that has consistently looked outside of Italy for inspiration, namely in Bordeaux. The wines today are a bit less flamboyant than they used to be just a few years ago, but they remain very much international in style. In addition to these two wines, I also tasted the 2013 Carla VI, La Massa's 100% Sangiovese. That wine remains very much a work in progress. Also tasted: 2013 Carla VI.
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Giampaolo Motta's estate is located in the heart of Panzano's Conca d'Oro, a striking amphitheater of vineyards that tends to produce ample, powerful wines. For years, Motta emphasized international varieties, but in recent times Sangiovese has begin to make a comeback. The wines here are opulent and richly textured, with plenty of influences from Bordeaux, where Motta spends quite a bit of time finding inspiration.
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Things seem to be coming full circle at La Massa. For years, proprietor Giampaolo Motta favored international varieties. And why not? This part of Panzano has proven to be fertile ground for those varieties, most notable at Rampolla, which is a stone's throw away. This year, though, Motta has introduced a new 100% Sangiovese, Carla, named after his daughter. One gets the sense things are still a work in progress here, but Motta consulting oenologist Stephane Derenoncourt have made important strides. Unfortunately I was not able to taste the 2012s as they were being bottled right around my tastings.
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Proprietor Giampaolo Motta continues to refine his approach at La Massa. It has now been a few years since Motta began working with consulting oenologist Stephane Derenoncourt, and the results of that collaboration are starting to show up in the wines, most notably in the 2010 Giorgio Primo, which is easily one of the best wines ever made here. At the other end of the spectrum, La Massa is one of the finest values in Tuscan wine today. This year Motta has a new wine, the 100% Sangiovese Carla 6, named in honor of his daughter. The 2011 had just been bottled at the time of my visit and seemed to be in an awkward stage. The 2012, from barrel, is much more interesting, at least today.
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Proprietor Giampaolo Motta continues to refine his approach at La Massa. It has now been a few years since Motta began working with consulting oenologist Stephane Derenoncourt, and the results of that collaboration are starting to show up in the wines, most notably in the 2010 Giorgio Primo, which is easily one of the best wines ever made here. At the other end of the spectrum, La Massa is one of the finest values in Tuscan wine today. This year Motta has a new wine, the 100% Sangiovese Carla 6, named in honor of his daughter. The 2011 had just been bottled at the time of my visit and seemed to be in an awkward stage. The 2012, from barrel, is much more interesting, at least today.
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Motta describes 2009 as an important vintage. Cool weather and rain allowed the fruit to recover from the intense August heat. Vintage 2008 was a year of average heat and sun, with rain during the harvest that required a focus on the best-exposed parcels. Motta is quite candid that he isn't fully satisfied with how some of his earlier wines have aged. With this amount of dedication it is only a matter of time before he finds an approach he is happier with.
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Motta describes 2009 as an important vintage. Cool weather and rain allowed the fruit to recover from the intense August heat. Vintage 2008 was a year of average heat and sun, with rain during the harvest that required a focus on the best-exposed parcels. Motta is quite candid that he isn't fully satisfied with how some of his earlier wines have aged. With this amount of dedication it is only a matter of time before he finds an approach he is happier with.
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Proprietor Giampaolo Motta is one of the most passionate, driven producers in Tuscany. Seemingly never content with his wines, he continues to ratchet up quality in a meaningful way. The 2007 vintage brings with it a few significant changes, first and foremost the elimination of Sangiovese from the top of the line Giorgio Primo. Motta has never been fully satisfied with the way Sangiovese ages, so he has opted to use all of his Sangiovese in the entry-level La Massa, and use only his finest Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot for Giorgio Primo. This means that production of La Massa (the wine) will nearly double to 100,000 bottles, while production of Giorgio Primo will drop significantly to about 20,000 bottles. Clearly, this is a huge hit to top-line revenues in the short-term as prices will remain unchanged, at least while economic conditions are soft. It is only a matter of time before prices increase for Giorgio Primo, so fans of this wine will want to give the 2007 special consideration.
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Proprietor Giampaolo Motta is one of the most passionate, driven producers in Tuscany. Seemingly never content with his wines, he continues to ratchet up quality in a meaningful way. The 2007 vintage brings with it a few significant changes, first and foremost the elimination of Sangiovese from the top of the line Giorgio Primo. Motta has never been fully satisfied with the way Sangiovese ages, so he has opted to use all of his Sangiovese in the entry-level La Massa, and use only his finest Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot for Giorgio Primo. This means that production of La Massa (the wine) will nearly double to 100,000 bottles, while production of Giorgio Primo will drop significantly to about 20,000 bottles. Clearly, this is a huge hit to top-line revenues in the short-term as prices will remain unchanged, at least while economic conditions are soft. It is only a matter of time before prices increase for Giorgio Primo, so fans of this wine will want to give the 2007 special consideration.
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Proprietor Giampaolo Motta continues to make some of the most ambitious Bordeaux-inspired wines in Tuscany. Freed from the constraints of the Chianti Classico DOCG under which he bottled his early wines, Motta seems to be finding more of his own personal voice with each passing vintage. 2006 represents yet another step forward for this small estate. Now that his vines have acquired some age, Motta has decided to make La Massa the estate's main wine, rather than the second label it was in previous vintages. Giorgio Primo becomes a cuvee that is produced from the estate's best fruit, but in smaller quantities than has been the case recently and only in the finest vintages.
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Proprietor Giampaolo Motta is best described as a free-spirited renegade. Motta's wines reflect a passion for Bordeaux, a region he first discovered when he spent time in France as a student. Those years would prove to be formative for the young Motta, who decided to pursue a career in wine upon his return to Italy. Despite being disowned by a family that had expected him to take over a successful leather business Motta continued to work towards his dream of owning an estate. His early work experience included a stint at nearby Castello di Rampolla, where he is proud to say he helped plant the vineyard that is the source of that estate's d'Alceo. In 1992 Motta secured the financial backing to buy a property in Panzano. Today Fattoria La Massa produces two wines. The estate's top bottling, Giorgio Primo, is a blend of Sangiovese, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Motta named the wine after his grandfather, the only person who supported his oenological pursuits. The entry-level La Massa is a second selection of barrels not deemed to be of sufficient quality to be used for Giorgio Primo.
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