Name: Masseto, Toscana IGT
Brand: Masseto

Masseto is a single-vineyard Merlot from seven hectares of clay in Bolgheri, aged about 24 months in new French oak, produced in about 30,000 bottles. Its price sits with the top of Bordeaux.

Made by: Masseto
From: Bolgheri, Tuscany
Style: RedMerlot
Bottles made in a typical year: 30.0K

The kind of wine

Pomerol micro-estate (Merlot)

A Merlot from a tiny estate in Pomerol, on some of the most expensive land in Bordeaux.

What a bottle like this costs to make

A glass of deep red wine and a bowl of plums on a kitchen table, with old vines outside the window

Good years and bad

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

The wine and its economics

Masseto is a single-vineyard Merlot from seven hectares of clay in Bolgheri, aged about 24 months in new French oak, produced in about 30,000 bottles. Its price sits with the top of Bordeaux.

Every year in a tableHow each year was rated, and the price the producer first asked

Release price is what the producer first asked for a bottle. A dash means no price was published.
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

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What does this wine cost to make?Our estimate: $29–$101 a bottle

We estimate it costs about $29 to $101 to make one bottle of a wine like this. The price in the shop is far higher because the land is scarce, the name is famous, and many hands take a share on the way to you.

One standard bottle, at the winery door. Built in US dollars and shown in your chosen currency.
Component	Low	High
Imputed land cost	$9.11	$43.88
Vineyard operations	$3.87	$10.24
Oak barrels	$0.50	$1.61
Winemaking labour and cellar work	$3.00	$6.00
Cellar aging	$1.12	$2.72
Bottle, closure, label, case and bottling	$4.90	$13.40
Winery overhead	$5.00	$12.00
Financing over the aging period	$1.54	$10.69
Estimated winery production cost	$29.04	$101

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Recent auction resultsWhat bottles of this wine fetched when collectors sold them

Prices are in the currency of each sale. Christie’s and Sotheby’s include the buyer’s fee; Hart Davis Hart shows the price before it.
Sale date	Vintage	House and sale	Format	Lot price	Per bottle
Jun 2026	2010	Christie'sThe Opulent Cellar: Online (sale 24463) · lot 475	6 × 75 cl	≈$4,779	≈$796 with premium
Jun 2026	2008	Christie'sThe Opulent Cellar: Online (sale 24463) · lot 474	6 × 75 cl	≈$4,141	≈$690 with premium
Jun 2026	2020	Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online Day 2: Featuring a Collection Direct from González Byass (sale 25045) · lot 1073	1 × 75 cl	≈$579	≈$579 with premium
Jun 2026	2019	Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online Day 2: Featuring a Collection Direct from González Byass (sale 25045) · lot 1072	3 × 75 cl	≈$1,984	≈$661 with premium
Jun 2026	2018	Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online Day 2: Featuring a Collection Direct from González Byass (sale 25045) · lot 1071	3 × 75 cl	≈$1,984	≈$661 with premium
Jun 2026	2017	Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online Day 2: Featuring a Collection Direct from González Byass (sale 25045) · lot 1070	3 × 75 cl	≈$1,984	≈$661 with premium
Mar 2026	2006	Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 24459) · lot 238	3 × 75 cl	≈$2,867	≈$956 with premium
Mar 2026	1999	Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 24459) · lot 237	1 × 75 cl	≈$876	≈$876 with premium
Dec 2025	1995	Christie'sThe Historic Cellar of Jürgen Schwarz: Five Decades of Collecting, Day II (sale 24692) · lot 726	1 × 300 cl	$2,500	$2,500 with premium
Nov 2025	2001	Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online Featuring The Sierra Cellar (sale 23961) · lot 553	1 × 75 cl	$1,062	$1,062 with premium
Nov 2025	2000	Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online Featuring The Sierra Cellar (sale 23961) · lot 552	1 × 75 cl	$812	$812 with premium
Nov 2025	1996	Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online Featuring The Sierra Cellar (sale 23961) · lot 550	1 × 75 cl	$625	$625 with premium

All lots on record

The detailsClassification, grapes, bottle sizes and the rest

Producer

Masseto

Region

Tuscany

Appellation

Bolgheri

Classification

Toscana IGT

Style

Red

Grape composition

Merlot100%

Bottle sizes

375 · 750 · 1500 · 3000 ml

Bottles made in a typical year

30,000 bottlesEstate and trade reporting

First vintage made

1986

Great years

8 of 28 rated excellent or exceptional

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Sources

Masseto, 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2026.

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