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JS 94 RPWA 92 VAG 90 WS 90

Grape Variety
60% Sangiovese, 25% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon and Alicante Bousche

Tasting Notes
This full-bodied, energetic red from the Chianti Classico region of Panzano combines warm richness with balance and length that makes it widely popular year after year. Winemaker Stephane Derenoncourt, one of Bordeaux’s most renowned winemakers, crafts the wine with Bordeaux influences including aging in French oak, 20% new, to produce a luscious mouth-feel. This wine is one of the best values in the market place.

When to Drink: 2019 – 2024

• 94 James Suckling

  Aromas of blackberry, cherry and blueberry with hints of green tea. Full body, layered and ripe with lots of intense fruit and a long finish. Shows energy and focus. Drink in 2020.

• 92 Robert Parker Wine Advocate

  From the beautiful rolling hills of Panzano in Chianti, the 2015 La Massa shows a ripe and soft side of the vintage with warm notes of black cherry and blackberry. This is a velvety and richly textured blend of 60% Sangiovese, 25% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon and Alicante Bouschet that displays beautiful concentration and color saturation. This is an upfront and immediate wine that offers loads of beautiful intensity. You absolutely can’t beat this unbelievable value from Tuscany.

• 90 Vinous Antonio Galloni

  The 2015 La Massa is pliant, deep and wonderfully expressive, all of which make it an excellent choice for drinking now and over the next few years. Black cherry, licorice, lavender, rose petal and spice give the 2015 an exotic feel that is impossible to miss. Ripeness is pushed to the edge in this creamy, voluptuous entry-level offering from La Massa. (AG) (1/2018)

• 90 Wine Spectator

  A brooding style, saturated with blackberry, pomegranate and tar flavors. The dense tannins are well-integrated, with a light grain to them, buoying the long finish. Sangiovese, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Alicante Bouschet. (BS) (7/2018)