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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.5 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 124 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by vinelouse on 9/13/2023 & rated 89 points: Too much oak influence. Even 48 hours didn't mellow it down. Its a no for me (430 views) | | | Tasted by vinkarl on 7/31/2021 & rated 89 points: Paired well with traditional lasagne (1859 views) | | | Tasted by Le Vinophile on 5/22/2021 & rated 91 points: Très très bien. Fruit très présent, cerise surtout. Superbe équilibre. Tanins fondus. Probablement à son apogée. Sans être complexe, il a fait le bonheur de tous. (1868 views) | | | Tasted by ecsf on 2/10/2021 & rated 90 points: Drank this over 3 days and was good each day. Very old world in style. Dry tannins. Lots of red fruit along with strong savoury notes, dried herbs (thyme) and a stewed tomato note. Wine is well made. 95 is too high of a score, but i would buy this again for the price. (2008 views) | | | Tasted by HU on 5/24/2020 & rated 85 points: Meh. Flat wine, no length, unremarkable. Acidic Italian style, good to drink now, not per se unpleasant to drink. But nothing special. Could have been an off-the-shelf Italian wine for 9 $ at your local supermarket. Way too expensive at the 27$ that I paid, based on the incomprehensible 95 points given by JS. This was the second of two bottles: glad they are gone and that I did not purchase more. (2811 views) | | | Tasted by mcease on 12/25/2019 & rated 89 points: Found this to be bright red fruit, and red currant similar to some Spanish wines.no real complexity. 88-89 points. Wouldn’t buy again. Not my style. (2885 views) | | | Tasted by Laz4wine on 12/10/2019 & rated 92 points: This was in a beautiful place, PnP at Italian restaurant slightly chilled, by 30 mins really opening nicely to dark chocolate covered cherries, minty-licorice, and a nice mouth coating finish. By 60 mins it was smooth and caressing the palate with red-black fruits, mocha, and tarragon, complimenting the red sauce, the wine nicely amplified the whole meal. Exactly why we almost always pair v. 'drink' wine, especially Italian bottlings. (1993 views) | | | Tasted by WineSlurm on 12/10/2019 flawed bottle: The "Crognolo" is very wrongly labelled a Tignanello Killer.
Don't be fooled. Tignanello is way better.
4 of 12 purchased bottles were heavily corked, 1 of 12 lightly corked. (1818 views) | | | Tasted by ClaytonDave on 9/21/2019 & rated 91 points: Good QPR. Good acidity, but not excessive. Soft tannins and cherry on the palate. Has time left, but fine now. (2035 views) | | | Tasted by Vasily on 9/14/2019 & rated 93 points: woody nose. needed some air. first night was a bit tight and not very fruit expressive but on second night the fruit expressed itself and the rest of the wine remained balanced and delightful. (1559 views) | | | Tasted by vinkarl on 9/14/2019 & rated 89 points: Nice wine, old acquaint from Tuscany. Dark fruits, cherry, blackberries, some spices. Paired very well with homemade hamburger with bacon and blue cheese. (1150 views) | | | Tasted by McGonigle1 on 6/9/2019 & rated 90 points: Cherry, acid, plenty left in the tank here... (1575 views) | | | Tasted by rgawlowski on 5/18/2019 & rated 90 points: Fine wine for the price; a bit acidic, but good tannins; nothing deep but enjoyable. (1569 views) | | | Tasted by Siwink57 on 2/20/2019 & rated 88 points: It had been 6 months since my last bottle and it tastes much older now....comparable to a 10 year-old Brunello. Not that that’s a bad thing. Remember this wine tasting much fresher previously. Will drink up the rest soon as it may be peaking. (1826 views) | | | Tasted by mpsocal on 2/18/2019 & rated 90 points: Smooth with flavor of black cherry and a nice lingering finish. Way too easy to drink. (1686 views) | | | Tasted by GEMon on 10/28/2018 & rated 93 points: Scents of black cherry, vanilla, and a little tobacco on the nose. Black cherry dominates the palate. As the wine opened up, there were hints of truffle on the finish. Very nice wine. (2232 views) | | | Tasted by vancouvermatt on 10/22/2018 & rated 90 points: This took an hour or two to really gain weight in the glass. Fully integrated tannins, with a healthy dose of acidity keeps things fresh. Relatively simple wine, given the $45 CAD price point. (1980 views) | | | Tasted by JimTaft on 7/22/2018 flawed bottle: This bottle was badly corked, not drinkable. Of the 15 or so of the 2013 Crognolo I have consumed two likely three were just as bad. High failure rate. (2269 views) | | | Tasted by wicozani on 7/14/2018 & rated 90 points: Drank over two days. An opaque reddish purple on the glass, the very nice nose beckons cherry, raspberry, violets, black licorice and a hint of dark chocolate. Very good intensity and concentration, the palate is replete with red fruits and violets. Indeed, perhaps more than any other, this wine is a poster child for when folks mention "violets" on either nose or palate; on both in this case. As pleasant to drink on its own as with food. Have always loved this modestly-priced IGT. (2158 views) | | | Tasted by GEMon on 11/5/2017 & rated 92 points: Not a lot on the nose, but we caught hints of berries, wood, and vanilla. There's a lot of black cherry on the palate with some herbal notes and spice on the finish. More fruity than most Super Tuscans. Medium tannins. (3424 views) | | | Tasted by mcease on 10/21/2017 & rated 90 points: Upon opening the nose had medium dark fruit with a little bit of freshness to it. On the pallet was very nice well balanced raspberries with a little tartness on the back end. Not too complex, but there is something about it that keeps you coming back. This is an extremely nice everyday wine. The nose evolves to subtle vanilla and sweet oak notes with some subtle currents as well. On the pallet the sweet oak starts to poke through along with currents and vanilla. Some nice acidity shows through as well along with some blueberries. This wine is a 90-91 point wine at $30 CAD, but if it was priced any higher I would not see the value in it. I will taste again in 6-8 months to see how this is moving along. (1890 views) | | | Tasted by vespasian on 10/9/2017: Vibrant ruby colour; quite a ripe nose of red and black cherry, a touch of spice and some herbal notes - good richness here; bursting with fruit, literally. Deliciously flavoursome. Very drinkable. Some tannins creep in on the finish. Pretty typical of its origin. (3068 views) | | | Tasted by azwino on 9/17/2017: Nice, medium bodied bottle - cherry with some earth / tobacco / oak flavors. Decanted for an hour and drank two thirds of the bottle over the next two hours. Stayed fairly consistent. Decent food wine - paired it with steak with a lemon/basil pesto, the wine had enough acid to hold up without being overpowered. (2882 views) | | | Tasted by cos65 on 9/17/2017: Dark ruby.
Very juicy, dry black cherry soda flavors.
Light tannins, pretty decent balance, and very nice acidity. A very pleasant restaurant choice by the glass. (2743 views) | | | Tasted by Derek Darth Taster on 8/5/2017 & rated 88 points: Tasted blind. Salvaged from a bottle broken en-route. Drank from decanter over 30mins.
Appearance is clear, deep intensity, ruby colour. Legs.
Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of green bell peppers, blackberries, dark plums, dark red cherries, blackcurrant mixed with redcurrant. Developing.
On the palate, dry, medium+ acidity, medium+ alcohol (13.5%), rounded smooth medium+ tannins, full body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of blackberries, black cherries, dark red cherries, plush dark plums, blackcurrant and redcurrant. Integrated oak but the copious amount of fruit almost completely distracts you. Medium+ finish.
Good quality. Very fruity. Didn't appreciate the pyrazine on the nose, but thankfully didn't translate to the palate flavour. I was actually guessing a New World Bordeaux blend possibly Margaret River.
Certainly drinkable now. But maybe a couple years ~ 3+ should calm the fruit down a bit more. SuperTuscan. No expression of terroir or Italian-ness here.
90% Sangiovese, 10% Merlot. Aged for 10-14 months in French oak barriques. (3294 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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WineAlign (9/29/2016)
(Tenuta Sette Ponti Crognolo, Igt Toscana red) Subscribe to see review text. | By David Lawrason
WineAlign (9/22/2016)
(Tenuta Sette Ponti Crognolo, Igt Toscana red) Subscribe to see review text. | By John Szabo, MS
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(Tenuta Sette Ponti Crognolo, Igt Toscana red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Michael Godel
WineAlign (6/30/2016)
(Tenuta Sette Ponti Crognolo, Igt Toscana red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, On the Tuscan Coast: New Releases (Oct 2015) (10/1/2015)
(Tenuta Sette Ponti Crognolo) Subscribe to see review text. | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (2/11/2016)
(Tenuta Sette Ponti Crognolo Toscana IGT) Dark red violet color; savory, red currant, soapstone nose; tasty, poised, tart raspberry puree, cherry puree palate; needs 2-plus years; medium-plus finish 91+ points 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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