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| Drinking window: Drink between 2019 and 2026 (based on 26 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 94 pts. and median of 94 pts. in 6 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Filippo on 12/25/2023 & rated 94 points: Beautiful! Needs some air time to regain its strength. Perfect now. (143 views) | | | Tasted by jigones on 6/12/2022 & rated 94 points: Delicious wine with depth, structure and balance. Nice acidity and tannins. This has at least 5 more years to go as it seemed still very young. Beautiful red fruit and minerality/forest floor in the palate. The acidity balances the depth of flavor. This was so good it didn't even make it to the dinner pairing. (535 views) | | | Tasted by Mazza on 3/6/2022 & rated 94 points: Refined and complex, deceptively light in colour, but has good depth and body, medium finish, ripe fruits, earthy spices and herbs. Had it with roast lamb and oven roasted vegetables, was amazing, and thoroughly enjoyable. (549 views) | | | Tasted by ChâteauneufDuPfaff on 10/7/2020 & rated 93 points: Beautiful bouqet of blueberries, red fruit, eucalyptus, some spice and dark chocolate. Very refined palate with delicious fruit, velvety tannins, the first signs of maturity and a wonderful acidity. All about elegance in this 70/30 Cab Sav/Merlot Cuvee from the Maremma. Very recommended! (952 views) | | | Tasted by Kenryuu on 7/14/2019 & rated 90 points: 充分美味しいワイン (1461 views) |
| Petra Producer websiteSuperTuscan 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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