2022 Masseto

It’s going to be very interesting to see how things play out in the coming years at Masseto. To be sure, the wines had already been trending away from power and opulence before Estate Director Axel Heinz moved back to his native Bordeaux in early 2023. His departure likely accelerated changes that were already underway. The new team headed by Winemaker Gaia Cinnirella and Production Manager Marco Balsimelli finished and blended the 2022s, wines that show a lighter style. How much of that is attributable to the vintage as opposed to the more restrained approach favored these days will become clearer in the future, hopefully through the lens of less stressful growing seasons.