Bolgheri (Tuscan Merlot)

Bolgheri Merlot is the plush, sun-drenched, cult-status face of the grape: an opulent varietal red from the warm Tuscan coast where Merlot ripens fully into dense blackberry and dark plum, framed by sweet toasty oak and a warm Mediterranean-herb savouriness. This is the terroir of Masseto — the single- vineyard Merlot from clay soils near the sea that ranks among the most coveted (and expensive) reds on the planet — a New-World-scaled richness grown on old-world Italian coast.