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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.3 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 19 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Jzizzle on 2/15/2024 & rated 91 points: This is very appealing with lovely rich fruit flavours trading the stage with tartness, a moderately tannic backbone, wood spice and perhaps even light herb notes and impressions of sweetness at times. This is not overly complex (yet?) but certainly delicious and with a sense of quality. 91+ (631 views) | | | Tasted by OttawaB on 2/13/2024 & rated 91 points: Nice overall balance. Better on 2nd day ... taste filled in and less shrill on the acidity. Good fruit flavours of red berries and dark cherries. Spices, and some herbal component on the finish. Tannins still present ... slightly chewy/grainy. Medium length to finish. (573 views) | | | Tasted by KillerJones on 2/10/2024 & rated 93 points: Super-Tuscans, once among the world’s most sought-after wines, have fallen out of fashion recently. I’d pretty much stopped drinking ST some years ago, probably for the same reasons as everyone else – they were $$ & confusing, generic if you will.
Now, if you have not enjoyed an ‘-aia’ wine, this one would be a good introduction to these bad boys of Tuscany.
With big brother Oreno in the background, I really like the alluring flavors of fleshy plums, tender berries, dark cherries, delicate spice, & licorice.
The palate is full-bodied, with intense tannins, balanced acids, & a long, engaging finish. This wine will only get better as these vines age…Sucking, you were right! (741 views) | | | Tasted by MattMauldin on 2/2/2024 & rated 90 points: Restaurant service. Cherry, plum, camphor, sage, allspice and lavender aromas and flavors. Richly layered with succulent fruit and plenty of savory depth, pleasantly nervy, closing with ripe round tannins. (680 views) | | | Tasted by mmiller94 on 1/14/2024 & rated 90 points: A powerful beam of cassis and blackberry fruit, but the herbal aromas of dried herbs, incense, and barrel spice make this particularly appealing. (795 views) | | | Tasted by MS86 on 1/5/2024 & rated 92 points: Incredible value from the second wine of Tenuta Sette Ponti. Pure black fruit, menthol, tobacco and leather. Deep and complex. Medium bodied, well integrated, piercing acidity. Flavours of bay leaf, tobacco and rich black fruit. Concentrated wine. Better in time but lovely right now. Drink through 2030. (507 views) | | | Tasted by Lord Marc on 12/29/2023 & rated 89 points: This was medium bodied with medium tannins. The fruit was balanced with cherries, wild berries and a hint of smoke. There are better options at this price point. Will try again. (530 views) | | | Tasted by kfrench150 on 12/28/2023 & rated 93 points: Under synthetic cork. Pnp. Maroon with a bit of earthy red at the rim. Lovely modern Italian nose of black cherries and plums, stone dust, ink, charcoal and dried herbs. Full bodied, sweet round fruit extract, good acidity, sandy tannins, slightly elevated alcohol and a long, very dry finish. Sweet tart black and red fruits, more cherry and plum, well integrated charred oak, some blackberry as well and dark minerality. Finishes with sweet fruit and sandy tannins. I have to agree with the Suckling on this one and go with a 93 points. (514 views) | | | Tasted by Double-A on 11/29/2023 & rated 90 points: Concentrated currant/cherry fruit nose with an earthy, pastoral note. Full, rich palate with good flavours and grip; long and solid, youthful, but accessible finish. (607 views) | | | Tasted by Adam Benke on 10/4/2023: Tasted at Peter and Bernie‘s, loved it (826 views) | | | Tasted by Low_on_Coffee on 7/15/2023 & rated 87 points: Good, smooth, easy drinking and lovely with a nice olive oil rich meal! (828 views) | | | Tasted by chatters on 5/15/2023: Gambero Rosso Tasting (Doltone House, Sydney): Cherries and sweet spice, cream on the nose. Medium plus intensity acidity, cherry, cream, a little fresh tobacco leaf, grainy tight tannins, all persists long. Simple but not unpleasant. Balanced. Okay (1179 views) | | | Tasted by Vino Me on 1/15/2023 & rated 88 points: Ordered a bottle at Bruna’s restaurant. I previously had the 1999 and 2006. 95% Sangiovese and 5% Merlot. Young and tight with firm tannins. Full bodied with black fruit notes and tar. This needs a good 3-5 years to show better. A bit of a bruiser at present. 88+ points. (1323 views) | | | Tasted by Ben Christiansen on 8/5/2022: Pretty fruit on the nose. Soft, easy does it. With some grip on the back. So a little bit more than just soft. (1502 views) |
| By Michael Godel
WineAlign (12/16/2023)
(Tenuta Sette Ponti Crognolo, Igt Toscana red) Subscribe to see review text. | By James Button
Decanter, Vinitaly 2023 (4/2/2023)
(Tenuta Sette Ponti, Crognolo, Sangiovese, Toscana, Tuscany, Italy, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Georgina Hindle
Decanter, September releases on the Place de Bordeaux 2022 (7/5/2022)
(Tenuta Sette Ponti, Crognolo, Sangiovese, Toscana, Tuscany, Italy, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By James Suckling
JamesSuckling.com (5/22/2022)
(Tenuta Sette Ponti Toscana Crognolo, Italy) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, Tuscany: New Releases from the Coast (Jul 2022)
(Sette Ponti Crognolo Red) Subscribe to see review text. |
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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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