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| Drinking window: Drink between 2010 and 2015 (based on 15 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 87.3 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 21 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by matthewjhale on 1/30/2016 & rated 84 points: Similar experience as last time although I'm rating the wine substantially lower. When first opened it seems it's age got the best of it. With some breathing it does come around to show some licorice and overripe fruit. Also shows some vegetal and herbal notes. Chalky, grippy tannins. The lower score is probably due to more experience and being more conservative with my scores than I use to be. If you have this wine, probably time to give it a go. (2132 views) | | | Tasted by Number51 on 3/1/2013 & rated 89 points: Good concentrated dark fruit with adequate amount of oak and a touch of barnyard is delicious. (5771 views) | | | Tasted by matthewjhale on 12/10/2012 & rated 90 points: Tight nose after opening but it opened up quickly with some barnyard notes. I wasn't able to spend much time thinking about this wine but it showed good complexity and balance. I can easily give it 90 points but I may have gone higher if I had time to critique it more. (5937 views) | | | Tasted by CarpeVinoDiem on 3/5/2012 & rated 87 points: No notes taken.
After a 3 hr decant she seemed ready for prime time.
Decent weight and still fruit but somewhat tight still.
Not a hundy bottle, but ok for the price paid.
87 pts. Drink now or in a few yrs.
Decent foodie wine. (7245 views) | | | Tasted by Bam_Man on 1/27/2012 & rated 88 points: Very dark purple in color and shows a very nice, fruity nose of violet and plum with a hint of alcohol. This is full-bodied and offers a very plush mouthfeel - similar to Amerone. Lots of plum fruit on the front and mid-palate, ending with a medium finish. Very, very dry but fruity enough to be satisfying. A bit one-dimensional, but at this price point ($16) it delivers decent value.
50+5+12+13+8=88 (7646 views) | | | Tasted by jerrysvino on 11/27/2011 & rated 88 points: Very nice smooth drinking wine from Siena Italy. Gift from Craig and Kim. (6198 views) | | | Tasted by CarpeVinoDiem on 10/20/2011 & rated 88 points: Decanted 40 mins.
Merlot/Sang blend.
Plum, blackberry, boysenberry, and leather.
Still indeed tight.
I'll try to wait 1 yr before popping the other bottle.
88 pts.
An ok value at $26 (from $100) for 1.5 ltr. (3566 views) | | | Tasted by Snoman on 11/22/2010 & rated 92 points: Consistant with last tasting notes; drinking perfectly now. (4242 views) | | | Tasted by EthanH on 9/24/2010 & rated 79 points: Ok. I'd say pretty good if it were wedding wine...but nit really worth it for around ten dollars. (4220 views) | | | Tasted by N2Vin on 9/12/2010 & rated 90 points: Explosive nose of oak, black fruit, and dusty rose accented with fresh cut flowers. Palate is replete with toasted vanilla oak, raspberry, asian spices and strawberry. Soft tannin and acidity linger on the finish like a bite of red delicious apple. A great St. Emilion knockoff. Nice wine, very nice. (4237 views) | | | Tasted by Snoman on 8/16/2010 & rated 91 points: Wow, blockbuster SuperT flavors explode in the nose and on the palate with earthy, dusty and bright blackberry, black currant and saddle leather. Could be blind-tasted for a big Bulgari Superiore, and at this price point it's a stunning effort. Tannins are very prominent, but sweet in the mouth, and the finish just goes on and on. Needs a decant or a day de-corked in the bottle to emerge, but when it does, it's stunning. (4315 views) | | | Tasted by anonymoose12345 on 6/14/2010 & rated 87 points: Full bodied, bright black fruits, nicely integrated tannins. Drinking very well right now. (4640 views) |
| Tenuta di Arceno Producer website
For their Arcanum ("Super Tuscan") line
Jackson Family Wines site for addt'l infoSuperTuscan 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.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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