Masseto

Masseto is a single-vineyard Merlot from a 7-hectare clay hillside next to Ornellaia, made as a separate estate by Frescobaldi since 2018 with its own winery. Production is about 30,000 bottles; Massetino is the second wine (from 2017).

Founded: 1986
Region: Tuscany
Ownership: Marchesi Frescobaldi
Vineyard: 7.0 ha17 ac
Annual output: 30.0Kbottles, all wines

Wines

Masseto, Toscana IGTToscana IGT · Bolgheri

Masseto, Toscana IGT, vintage by vintage

One square for each year. The darker the square, the better the weather was for the grapes. Tap a year to read about it.

2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995

ExceptionalExcellentVery goodGoodMixedDifficult

The essentials

Economic profile

Masseto's price — the highest of any Italian wine at release — comes from Pétrus-scale scarcity applied to a Bordeaux-variety wine with Sassicaia's distribution. Its land, a single clay hill, cannot be expanded; the estate's 2018 separation from Ornellaia and the new gravity winery were investments in the brand's independence.

The detailsClassification, ownership, land and output

Founded

1986

Classification

Toscana IGT

Ownership

Marchesi Frescobaldi (family)

Vineyard holdings

7.0 ha (17 ac)

Annual production

30,000 bottles, all wines≈ 30,000 bottles of Masseto (estate and trade reporting)

First vintage made

1986

Website

masseto.com/

Grape

100% MerlotMasseto

Second wine

Massetino, from 2017

We estimate it costs about $29 to $101 to make one bottle at an estate like this. See the full breakdown

Land-value contextWhat a hectare of vineyard sells for around here

Input	Low	High	Unit	Source
Vineyard land, Bolgheri DOC2024	250,000	600,000	EUR/ha	CREA / trade reporting on Bolgheri lan…
Vineyard land, Brunello di Montalcino2024	300,000	600,000	EUR/ha	CREA / Consorzio and trade reporting
Vineyard land, Chianti Classico2024	80,000	200,000	EUR/ha	CREA / trade reporting

Every wine in a tableBottles made, years covered and how hard each is to find

Wine	Bottles made in a typical year	Vintages covered	Great years	How rare (0–100)
Masseto, Toscana IGTToscana IGT · Bolgheri	30,000	28 1995–2022	8	65

Every year in a tableMasseto, Toscana IGT: How each year was rated, and the price the producer first asked

Vintage	How the year was rated	Release price	How rare (0–100)	The growing season
2022	Good	—	60
2021	Excellent	—	61
2020	Very Good	—	61
2019	Excellent	—	62
2018	Very Good	—	62
2017	Good	—	63
2016	Exceptional	—	63	Even season; Bolgheri's reference modern vintage.
2015	Excellent	—	64
2014	Mixed	—	64
2013	Very Good	—	64
2012	Good	—	65
2011	Very Good	—	65
2010	Very Good	—	66
2009	Good	—	66
2008	Very Good	—	66
2007	Very Good	—	66
2006	Excellent	—	66
2005	Good	—	67
2004	Excellent	—	67
2003	Mixed	—	67
2002	Difficult	—	67
2001	Excellent	—	68
2000	Good	—	68
1999	Very Good	—	68
1998	Very Good	—	68
1997	Excellent	—	68
1996	Good	—	69
1995	Very Good	—	69

How the years were rated

very good10 vintages
good7 vintages
excellent7 vintages
mixed2 vintages
exceptional1 vintages
difficult1 vintages

Vigna Masseto Ornellaia e Masseto Società Agricola S.r.l.. · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

The regionTuscanySangiovese country: Chianti, Brunello and the Super Tuscans.About the region

Sources

Masseto, 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2026.

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Wines

Masseto, Toscana IGT, vintage by vintage

Economic profile

How the years were rated

Sources

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