出身義大利最著名的葡萄酒世家Antinori家族，Lodovico Antinori在見識到表兄Mario Incisa della Rocchettai的Sassicaia，以及哥哥Piero Antinori的Solaia的成功之後，啓發了他也開創一家酒莊的夢想，於是在1980年代初也在Bolgheri創立了也是生產「超級托斯卡尼紅酒」的Tenuta dell'Ornellaia。
其葡萄園開始種植於1981年，第一個生產的年份是1985年。挾著Antinori家族強大的實力為後盾，本酒莊馬上一炮而紅，擠身全義大利最頂尖的波爾多型態紅酒的生產者之一，被譽為Bolgheri最厲害的三劍客之一。和酒莊同名的Ornellaia紅酒雖不是本酒莊最昂貴的產品，卻是最能代表本酒莊精神的招牌產品，採用Cabernet Sauvignon、Merlot、Cabernet Franc 和Petit Verdot等4個波爾多品種釀造，是標準的超級托斯卡尼紅酒；近年來，本酒莊還聘請到世界聞名的釀酒顧問Michel Roland來指導，讓品質維持在相當高的水準。從它上市以來，當然酒評家們給予好評不斷，還數度獲選入Wine Spectator年度百大，甚至1998年份在2001年勇奪年度百大第一名！
WA: 97 Drink: 2024-2050
The 2018 Masseto is the vintage surprise few of us could have expected. The season saw rains just before harvest, and vintners were forced into dramatic last-minute decisions and risks. The expert team at Masseto navigated those challenges with deft precision in this first vintage executed in the new winery that is now fully dedicated and engineered to fulfill the expectations of this iconic Merlot from coastal Tuscany. The new gravity-flow building has angular concrete fermentors and an old-fashioned basket press. Dark fruit and ripe blackberry bleed slowly into spice, leather, chocolate and sweet tobacco. The wine shows generous extraction and concentration; however, it remains light and lifted throughout. Welcome Masseto into your new home.
