97pts Robert Parker

The Tenuta La Massa 2021 Giorgio Primo reveals an inky dark color and rich concentration. It shows a pretty sense of textural smoothness that remains intact from start to finish, adding volume along the way. The blend is 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot. You taste the Cabernet Sauvignon with hints of grilled herb and bay leaf along with plenty of blackberry and baked plum. It matures in barrique for 18 months, with 50% new oak. Fruit comes from across eight hectares that are divided into six sub-parcels between 300 and 400 meters above sea level on clay schist and marly limestone—that's the sweet spot here in Panzano in Chianti. 

Winemaker Notes

The “Gran Vin”, an act of love by Giampaolo for his grandfather Giorgio and now for his first son, who is sublimated through his great passion for the Bordeaux grape varieties. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot, carefully selected and deriving from single particles of skeleton-rich clayey and schistose soils. It represents the highest territorial expression of the company.