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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 28 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Livonietisr on 12/10/2022 & rated 93 points: Deep ruby. Intense aromas of dark cherry, cassis, pepper, tobacco. Full bodied, medium acidity, full of dark fruits with tannic finish. In great shape now. (648 views) | | | Tasted by MikkoA on 12/6/2019 & rated 95 points: Tosi pehmeä (1735 views) | | | Tasted by fozzibaer on 6/25/2018 & rated 91 points: Still full bodied, but missing its structure a bit. (2430 views) | | | Tasted by Cmainardi on 4/2/2018 & rated 89 points: My last. Ottolenghi. This seems to be fading. Drink up. (2428 views) | | | Tasted by Mlermontov on 9/11/2015 & rated 89 points: sweet plum. ripe forward fruit. candied blueberry. to me - there was a hint of alc that bothered me on the palate. ripe mid with acidity to carry it - a touch of a sharp note but leading to a long finish of herb and fruit. interesting wine. (4999 views) | | | Tasted by Javachip on 10/10/2014 & rated 88 points: San Diego WineSpectator.com Offline, 10/10/2014 (Solare Restaurant, Liberty Station, Point Loma, San Diego CA): 50:50 sangiovese & merlot. Clear dark garnet color. Notes of cooked red fruit, wood, musk, clean wet dog, clean barnyard. Excellent with food. (5820 views) | | | Tasted by EmilyE on 5/18/2014 & rated 90 points: Average (4875 views) | | | Tasted by Jurgens on 4/20/2014 & rated 92 points: Nive as always. need 1 hour before full body (4346 views) | | | Tasted by anonymoose12345 on 9/2/2013 & rated 89 points: Nose of baking and savory spices. Tastes older than it is but still quite tannic. A little disjointed. (5003 views) | | | Tasted by olracx62 on 2/17/2012 & rated 92 points: Complex the nose and powerful the palate, revailling strong tannins, growing along time. Full bodied and well balanced with oak, tobacco, liquorice and dark ripe berry fruit and earth notes. Balanced acidity that cut through the roasted lamb. Very long length and extremely pleasant and tasty finish. Big and bold. Best expression of a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon amd Merlot. still a couple of years ahead (4624 views) | | | Tasted by Winiac on 11/24/2011 & rated 93 points: Dark ruby color. I could not get much on the nose, but the palate made up for it! Full bodied and well balanced with dark ripe berry fruit and secondary mushroom and earth notes. Good integrated acidity that cut through the roasted lamb. Very long length and extremely pleasant and tasty finish. Loved it. (4256 views) | | | Tasted by stevenjstein on 1/21/2011 & rated 95 points: This really hit the spot for me. As the composition would suggest, it's like a combination of a great Brunello with a nice right bank Bordeaux. It has all the dark fruit and acidity, but with many other complex flavors including a floral component. (4588 views) | | | Tasted by Cantinetta on 12/12/2010 & rated 92 points: Enoteca Prato (4620 views) | | | Tasted by timcullen on 1/17/2010 & rated 90 points: Delicious. Drank with basti and emma in blind tasting with solaia. Not quite up to the sol but v close and some tannin still left to smooth out (4419 views) | | | Tasted by brunellolover on 12/31/2009 & rated 94 points: Really tasty. Although restrained on the nose, it was big and bold with a nice long finish. Excellent but still young. Lot to look forward to as it ages. (3664 views) | | | Tasted by paulst on 6/23/2008 & rated 84 points: Harsh nose; burnt cherry fruit. (4248 views) | | | Tasted by Wrighty on 11/9/2006 & rated 90 points: Watson's World Wine Week tasting - 06 (Marriot Hotel, Hong Kong): Roasted coffee nose, fresh round palate. (6276 views) | | | Tasted by PhDP on 10/10/2005 & rated 90 points: Licata 2005 "Giro d'Italia" (Diepenbeek, Belgium): 50% sangiovese & 50% merlot
C'est évidemment très bon, très puissant ...et pas très marqué par le merlot
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| By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (8/5/2021)
(Mazzei, Castello di Fonterutoli, Siepi IGT Toscana Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (10/25/2007)
(Castello di Fonterutoli, Siepi IGT Toscana Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, Central Tuscany 2003 and 2004: A Tale of Two Vintages? (June 2007)
(Mazzei - Castello Di Fonterutoli Siepi) Subscribe to see review text. |  By Gary Vaynerchuk
Wine Library TV, Super Tuscany Wine Tasting, Episode #272 (7/9/2007)
(FONTERUTOLI SIEPI) #2; COLOR-extremely dark; NOSE-very tight; aromatically challenged (AC); TASTE-this wine is well made; extremely juicy; I really enjoy the flavor profile; it's attacking my palate with a beautiful dryness, tannic & black currant/blackberry invasion of fruit; very well structured & very dry; extremely silky & elegant; very dark in its' approach (dark chocolate, dark blueberries & figs); this is a beautiful wine; ; WS-93; GV-93 93 points |
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Producer Location - Zisola (Google Maps)SuperTuscan BlendSuperTuscan Blend refers to wines which feature a significant Sangiovese component combined with grapes not traditionally associated with Italy like Merlot or Cabernet Sauvignon. This separates it from "Sangiovese blend" which is used for wines which are predominantly Sangiovese and combined with traditional Italian varieties. There is often confusion as many wines most famous associated with the term "Super Tuscan" like Sassicaia, Masseto and Ornellaia have no Sangiovese and are properly linked to 'Red Bordeaux Blend.'
In fact, Super Tuscan was a term coined to refer specifically to wines such as Sassicaia and Tignanello. These were wines that "fell out" of the official DOCG classification of Italian wines because they either contained grapes not permitted (international varietals such as cabernet sauvignon or merlot,) were aged differently (I.e. in barrique) or were 100% sangiovese - which was not permitted at the time for Chianti (E.g. Fontodi Flaccianello.) Forced to be classified as simply "Vina di Tavola" these wines nontheless quickly found favour in international markets and comanded prices above the highest quality DOCG Chianti Classico & Brunello di Montalcino wines at the time. The wine industry and press began to refer to these wines as SuperTuscans because of their popularity and quality, but also because of the prices they commanded. Subsequently, the Italian authorities, under the Goria Law 1992, redrew the classifications, and included the category IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica) to classify the SuperTuscans.Siepi On weinlagen-infoItaly Italian Wines (ItalianMade.com, The Italian Trade Commission) | Italian Wine Guide on the WineDoctorTuscany Tuscany (ItalianMade.com) | TuscanytToscana IGTHere is the Wikipedia entry for Toscana wine. |
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