97 points Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate
The 2015 Messorio is a true tribute to Merlot. It’s not easy to faithfully render the distinctive characteristics of this grape, within such a tight margin of error, but the winemaking team at Le Macchiole has deftly achieved exactly that. With sourcing from the Puntone vineyard, Le Macchiole wanted to achieve less density yet more aromas of skin. The wine has a homogeneous feel, with huge generosity and fullness, and it delivers big, ripe cherry tones with so much luscious fruit and delineated persistence.

97 points Wine Spectator
Seductive, yet packs a serious punch. Blackberry, black currant, cedar, iron, coffee and vanilla flavors unravel as this builds on the palate to a long finish. All the elements are in the right place. Merlot. Best from 2022 through 2043.

97 points Wine & Spirits
Cinzia Merli’s Messorio soars atop an impressive set of releases from the 2015 vintage. Merli recalls two very hot weeks in July followed by more moderate temperatures in August. For the first time, she directed her team to harvest about ten percent of the merlot for Messorio a week earlier than the rest to increase the wine’s freshness. She also reduced the toast levels in the new French oak barriques and introduced five percent of larger barrels to give greater expression to the fruit. The result is a brilliant wine with flavors of plummy purple fruit and a thrilling edge of acidity. Velvety tannins frame the flavors like a silk glove, the notes of cool moss, wet bark, menthol and graphite lasting on a long, harmonious journey across the palate.