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La Massa Giorgio Primo Toscana 2021

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$ 130

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Fresh on the heels of yesterday’s Morlet Mon Chevalier library raid, La Massa’s undeniable GIORGIO PRIMO is back! DOUBLE 97 POINTS, from Wine Spectator’s 98 point, highest-rated Tuscan vintage EVER – and we’ve scored it at the WORLD’S BEST PRICE! 

“The highlight in this range, the 2021 Giorgio Primo is one of the finest wines Gianpaolo Motta has ever made. Vertical and explosive, with striking persistence, the 2021 dazzles from start to finish…” – Antonio Galloni

Yes, SIR!!! Have you tried this yet? Is it not one of the most stunning and compelling under $100 Super-Tuscans you’ve ever tasted?! The LEGENDARY 2021 vintage, so full of structure and crazy depth — and now, this GORGIO PRIMO is BETTER THAN EVER! The single... greatest quality-for-value Super-Tuscan in Italy in my book — and I ain’t flying solo on that airplane of vinous delight! Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate handed a stellar 97 POINT review on this baddy — which puts it on the exact same plane as Tuscany’s other TOP 2021s — like Montevertine’s Le Pergole Torte ($250), Antinori’s Solaia ($300), Le Macchiole’s Paleo ($160), Tenuta di Biserno’s Lodovico ($500), and MORE! At our downright CRAZY $85 price — this is a certified STEAL!!!

In what may well be the tippy-top BEST vintage for Tuscany in my lifetime — this 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, and 5% Petit Verdot beauty PULSES with soul-snatching intensity, and unreachable depth, crafting flavors that elicit the sensations of some of the top Bordeaux wines — at a downright unthinkable price! 

“The 2021 vintage establishes a new benchmark for the wines of Tuscany. It is the best vintage to date across this central Italian region, with many new releases reaching levels of excellence not seen before.” – Wine Spectator

Preach, my brothers and sisters, preach! The floral and mineral aromas grab hold and never let go, rounded out with blackberries and plums, dustings of cocoa powder, and wild fennel pollen, then smoldering sage and tobacco, and this core of black cherry richness that builds and carries throughout. Layers and layers of silky, polished, and downright sexy flavors wash over your tongue with every sip – and the finish cruises on for minutes after. Hot DANG is this ever good! Like the 2020, frost in the spring severely limited yields – but trust me when I say – this baby is worth going ALL-IN on! DOUBLE 97 POINTS, plus multiple 96s, from a magical Tuscan vineyard site that boasts some of the most unique soil combinations in all of Italy! 

We took the lion’s share of Giampaolo’s entire production on this FLAGSHIP wine — but the well is rapidly depleting, and your chance to score this all-time expression of Bordeaux in Tuscany is coming to an end! Today, tomorrow, and twenty years from now – you’re gonna be THRILLED to have some of this in your collection! While it lasts, of course!!!

** "When we talk about terroir we discuss climate, geology, history, but all this without man has no value. Man is the most important part of the concept of terroir. He is the engine which leads to the search for quality, rigor, precision, attention to details, and most of all, the courage to make important choices." – Gianpaolo Motta **


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97 POINTS
"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. Production is 12,500 bottles." ~Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate
97 POINTS
"Rich, deep dark ruby with a slight purple shimmer. Very precise and appealing nose, lots of dark currant, some blueberry, plus notes of graphite and dark chocolate. Full-bodied and dense on the palate, fills the mouth, opens up with a lot of tannins, densely woven, pithy on the finish and with a lot of drive, still very young." ~Falstaff
96+ POINTS
"The highlight in this range, the 2021 Giorgio Primo is one of the finest wines Giampaolo Motta has ever made. Vertical and explosive, with striking persistence, the 2021 dazzles from start to finish. Scents of blackberry, graphite, new leather, licorice, incense and lavender are immediately alluring. Swaths of tannin and veins of acidity suggest that at least a few years of cellaring are warranted. Today the 2021 is decidedly embryonic. It was an unusual vintage marked by early-season frost, hail and then a very hot summer, which resulted in small grapes and very loose bunches. Conditions changed towards the end of the season with rain in August, followed by cooling temperatures. Harvest ran all the way to October 22, exceptionally late. The 2021 spent 20 months in French oak, 50% new." ~Vinous
96 POINTS
"Elegance and complexity go hand in hand in the sleek aromas of milk chocolate, black cherries, bramble fruit, incense, cocoa powder and restrained flowers. Full-bodied, it shows rare density and elegant, velvety tannins with long, refreshing acidity. Drinkable now, but best from 2026." ~James Suckling
96 POINTS
"From Bordeaux varietals growing in the ‘golden shell’, a sun trap in Chianti Classico's Panzano, this take on the Médoc's finest is a bonanza of spicy red and black berries supported by chocolatey depth and grippy tannins. Incredibly fresh and lifted, the poised mid-palate sees the emergence of some herbal touches and structural acidity, leading to a long, bright yet still quite sturdy finish." ~Decanter

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