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VISIT THE PRIVATE ESTATES OF LEGENDARY
ITALIAN WINEMAKING FAMILIES AND MEET THE
MODERN DAY MASTERS OF ITALIAN WINE.
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onight, take home an
imperial of Tenuta dell’Ornellaia
Masseto 2008
. This wine is everything that Italian wine
lovers crave.
James Suckling ranked this wine “#1 in Top Dozen
Bottles Tasted in 2011
.
Opulent and complex, with dark fruits
such as plums and blackberries. Milk chocolate. Dried herbs too.
Black olives. Stunning nose. Full bodied, with firm and chewy
tannins, but a very creamy texture, and lots of milk chocolate,
berry and mineral character. It goes on for minutes. Clear and
powerful. Savory and salty.
One of the best Massetos ever.
”
TRIP FOR TWO INCLUDES
•
1 night at the Frescobaldi family’s Masseto estate
, one of the
most prestigious wine estates in the world — often referred to as
the Château Pétrus of Italy
•
Personal vineyard tour with Masseto’s CEO,
Giovanni Geddes
and Winemaker,
Axel Heinz
•
Private luncheon and tasting with Masseto’s executive
management team with a very rare historical tasting of Masseto’s
top vintages stretching back to the legendary 1997 and 2001
masterpieces
•
Wine and dinner at the Michelin-starred
La Pineta
, which
overlooks the beach of
Marina di Castagneto
, where the fresh
catch of day turns into stunning dishes; featuring wines from
Tenuta dell’Ornellaia
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Breakfast the following morning
•
2 nights at Borgo Scopeto Relais
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Dinner at
La Tinaia
in the old cellars of the Borgo
•
Vineyard visit to either
Caparzo
or
Borgo Scopeto
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Generously contributed by
Marchesi Antinori, Cary and Tara
Kochman, the Masseto Estate,
Johnson Ho and PantheonWine Shoppe,
LUNGAROTTI Winery Torgiano,
Borgo Scopeto Relais
ESTIMATED VALUE $20,000
LOT 17TRIP FOR TWO TO
TUSCANY AT THE
PRIVATE ESTATES
OF ITALIAN ROYALTY
6 DAYS/5 NIGHTS
Wines to take home tonight:
Tenuta dell’Ornellaia Masseto 2008
(1 imperial)
Lungarotti Rubesco Vigna
Monticchio, Torgiano Rosso
Riserva DOCG 2007
(1 magnum)
TUSCANY, UMBRIA, ITALY
1 imperial and 1 magnum
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LIVE AUCTION