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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.5 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 136 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by maderay on 1/16/2024 & rated 88 points: Big wine, dense, leather, meat (276 views) | | | Tasted by pemazel on 1/13/2024 & rated 86 points: 13,5%
Certainly not out of business, looks as dense and purple as a much younger wine. From the website:
"Crognolo, the first wine of Tenuta Sette Ponti. Born in 1998 from the wine project of the Moretti Cuseri family. An elegant Sangiovesebased supertuscan, endowed with a unique identity: between enhancement of territory and vines, excellence, rigor and innovation made from a tradition capable of evolving. The best selection of a historic variety of Sangiovese from a unique clone found in the Vigna dell’Impero 1935 and multiplied in the estate’s Sangiovese vineyards. A small addition of Merlot to give roundness and complexity."
It is good, but in no way mind blowing. Drink with a pizza or simple pasta. Overrated at € 29. (261 views) | | | Tasted by edckim on 8/5/2023 & rated 90 points: Clean and crisp, bright cherry with tartness, simple light tannin finish (393 views) | | | Tasted by millesime66 on 2/27/2022 & rated 90 points: Arrivé dans une belle zone de buvabilité si je puis dire. Evolué avec un début d'arômes tertiaires mais encore bien sur les fruits (noirs). C'est concentré, large et assez long en bouche. (1108 views) | | | Tasted by aveeck on 2/16/2021 & rated 91 points: In its 9th year, like a late-blooming adolescent, this Italian is finally becoming comfortable in its own skin. Previously harsh, discordant acidic notes are now refined into dark fruit harmonies. Even the nose has matured from the raucous barnyard into a refined, if understated, grassy meadow. I'm excited to see where she goes next. (1600 views) | | | Tasted by firstgrowth on 2/4/2021 & rated 88 points: With Ray and Steven and cigars (1486 views) | | | Tasted by sethboy23 on 10/23/2020 & rated 90 points: Always so solid. I think this still has some runway (1576 views) | | | Tasted by Lionshield on 9/21/2020 & rated 92 points: Farven er tæt mørkerød.
Duften har toner af, røde bær, modne kirsebær, lidt røde/sorte brombær, lidt læder, lidt vanilje, tørret røde blomster, lidt ristet træ toner fra fadet, grønne krydderurter, sødlig tobak toner, lidt salt lakrids, en lille tone af mentol.
Smagen fyldig og frugtrig af duften, der er en hvis saftighed over smagen. Blandet røde bær med nogle krydret toner, anis, urter, eg, lidt læder. Smagen er tør. Syren er medium og renser lidt.
Gode faste og tilgængelige tanniner af, sort te, kernebitterhed, lakrids, sorte oliven.
GRAPE: 85% Sangiovese, 8% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Sauvignon.
Der er lidt uenighed om drue procenterne og nogle nævner :90% Sangiovese, 10% Merlot.
En ting er sikker: 95 Points James Suckling "A tremendous follow-up to the superb 2011"
(Tænker at Crognolo smager bedst med en del år i flasken) (1562 views) | | | Tasted by aveeck on 6/20/2020 & rated 90 points: Deep clear scarlet color, sharp mineral and shellfish nose, and bright, anise, and acidic mouthfeel with a tart finish. Nothing to complain about here. (1222 views) | | | Tasted by Lyubomir Lefterov on 6/9/2020 & rated 86 points: Sangiovese/Merlot, indicative blend of 80/20, this just failed to impress, could be a bad bottle, really just the acidity was right. Drinkable but nothing to get a little bit exited for. (819 views) | | | Tasted by PSPatrick on 4/23/2020 & rated 88 points: I opened the bottle for my wife since she did not like the other red I was drinking. Small tasting pour, brief note.
Dark ruby colour. Red fruit, cherry, coffee, some tobacco, spices, vanilla and liquorice. Medium-bodied, with good, lively acidity, ripe tannin and good length. Average concentration and complexity. A little simple, but delivers in line with the price. A solid weekday pizza wine. Drink now. (1087 views) | | | Tasted by aveeck on 4/14/2020 & rated 85 points: On the down slope of a short aging curve - not much fruit, mostly complex barnyard flavors that are neutral in the mouth, at best. (894 views) | | | Tasted by SLOFred on 3/27/2020 & rated 85 points: Not even drinkable. Totally tasteless. Just another bad, overhyped wine. Never get again. Off to the vinegar bin. (1072 views) | | | Tasted by mac-eye on 1/11/2020 & rated 90 points: Quite a likable wine, even though it's a bit simple. Still fairly youthful at 8 years old, it has at least a few more years to go, despite the current CT window of 2015-2018. (776 views) | | | Tasted by elevwine on 4/27/2019 & rated 89 points: Still a vibrant wine. Clearly European and Italian in style. Very high acidity still so pair it with tomato-based pastas and pizzas. Fruit fading more quickly than acidity. A bit expensive for a pizza pairing but oh so good. (1399 views) | | | Tasted by blackcrowb on 4/4/2019 & rated 88 points: I had always thought that this wine was going to be at its best upon release when it was fruity and fleshy. Time has not changed my mind. For a wine this rich to leave no sediment means the serious filtration is only one of the reasons this is aging into dullness. It is drinkable but the flavors are muddled around a spine of acid.
. (1327 views) | | | Tasted by elevwine on 1/26/2019: Drinking very well right now. Still improving. Decant of about an hour or so recommended. From bottle, still drinking very well on day 2, with richer flavors, reduced acidity. (1481 views) | | | Tasted by Dinamarca on 12/23/2018 & rated 89 points: Rigtig fin vin og rigtig god til prisen. Dejlig åben næse med blå blommer, mørke kirsebær og dernæst chokolade, mørk ristet kaffe og lidt sød bourbonvanille. I munden er vinen god og fyldig med en god rank syre og fortsat pæne tanniner. Lidt umoden mørk frugt og en mellemlang, lettere syrerig eftersmag. Der er masser af liv i denne vin endnu +5 år. (1489 views) | | | Tasted by mike410 on 12/12/2018 & rated 88 points: Three years since my last notes. Slight improvement and may improve even more in a few years. Nice balance and medium finish. (1520 views) | | | Tasted by elevwine on 9/29/2018 & rated 90 points: Still plenty of life in this wine. Would expand drinking window. (1251 views) | | | Tasted by Primordialsoup on 7/15/2018 & rated 91 points: Drinking well after short decant. Warm and inviting. A bit chewy. Full flavored on entry yet becomes more delicate as it crosses palate. Refreshes with tart finish. Decent balance. Fully integrated. Good value. Ready to drink. (1590 views) | | | Tasted by daa123 on 4/7/2018 & rated 90 points: value for money (1799 views) | | | Tasted by nm10 on 12/16/2017 & rated 90 points: Decanted at a restaurant. The fruit started to emerge after ~45 minutes. A nice young wine to match with prime rib. Good QPR. (2143 views) | | | Tasted by danielbleier on 10/28/2017 & rated 91 points: Nice juicy, berry filled red that complemented our dinner very nicely. Slightly dry on the finish witch made it a good compliment to the seasoned pork chop entree. (2276 views) | | | Tasted by McGonigle1 on 10/19/2017 & rated 90 points: Started quick, but fading a little quicker than I remember too. Still a very nice wine, but I thought there might be more LT potential here and I'm no longer convinced of that. One more bottle in the cellar. Will be interesting to see how it turns out (2165 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By David Lawrason
WineAlign (6/18/2015)
(Tenuta Sette Ponti Crognolo, Igt Toscana red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (5/6/2015)
(Tenuta Sette Ponti Crognolo Toscana IGT) Very dark ruby color; tart roasted black fruit, tar, roast coffee nose; tasty, tart roasted black fruit, tar palate with near medium acidity; could use 1-2 years; medium-plus finish 91 points |
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U.S. Importer (Addt'l Info)
Tenuta Sette Ponti lies in the heart of the Chianti area, not far away from Arezzo. The oldest vines were planted in 1935 by Duke Amadeo d’Aosto vice-king of Ethiopia, in remembrance of a victory. It has been the property of different members of the Italian royal family until the end of the 1950s, when architect Alberto Moretti bought it from Princesses Margherita and Maria Cristina di Savoia d’Aosta, daughters of Vittorio Emanuele III, king of Italy from 1900 to 1946. The Moretti family started working at the estate as soon as the end of autumn 1957. In 1996, Antonio Fioravante Moretti, Alberto’s son, took over. He was the leader of a group of companies in the sector of luxury and fashion, but decided to follow his passion. He decided to bottle the wine directly at the estate. His 1998 Crognolo and his 1999 Oreno have both become symbols of the oenological vocation of Tuscany. The winemaker is Carlo Ferrini, one of the best in Italy, who also works for other prestigious Tuscan estates such as Fattoria di Petrolo, Talenti and Brancaia. The vineyards comprise 150 acres. The estate, like many Tuscan estates, is multi-dimensional. The huge 750-acre property incorporates a stud farm for race horses, breeding of native Tuscan Chiana cattle, a preserve for a rare breed of pig, and fields of sun flowers and maze.
The Sette Ponti estate lies fifteen miles northwest of the city of Arezzo in the heart of the Chianti zone. The name Sette Ponti translates as "seven bridges" and refers to the seven bridges crossing the Arno River on the road from Arezzo to Florence.
Curiously, in a region where 200-year-old wineries are commonplace, Sette Ponti didn't even make wine until 1997, when owner, Dr. Antonio Moretti, asked his good friend Piero Antinori if he thought the estate could produce great wines. Antinori's response, loosely translated, was "Ya, sure, ya betcha!"Sangiovese BlendSangiovese blend is used in CellarTracker for Italian wines to represent wines predominantly made of Sangiovese and blended with traditional Italian grapes. It is different than SuperTuscan which is a blend of Sangiovese with non-traditional (eg Bordeaux) varieties, often in closer to equal portions. For example, Chianti is at least 80% Sangiovese and will always be listed Sangiovese blend.CrognoloTenuta Sette Ponti’s first release was the 1998 vintage Crognolo(pronounced cro nyoh’ loh), named after a wild bush, Cornus, which grows on the estate. The blend of Sangiovese and Merlot from vines of an average age of 25 to 35 years yields a refined, elegantly stylish wine of fruit forward lushness. The wine’s dense color suggests a concentration confirmed on the palate along with sweet ripe flavors of wild cherries, black fruit, leather and vanilla also evident in the aromas. The wine is firmly structured yet elegant, with good tannic support and well-integrated oak notes, leaving an overall impression of harmony, balance and length.
Italy 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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