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| Drinking window: Drink between 2021 and 2025 (based on 37 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 86.5 pts. and median of 86 pts. in 2 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by @sebastienwine on 1/23/2022 & rated 87 points: Sangiovese Merlot Cab with juicy acidity and ripe black fruits on nose. Upfront tannins requires food. Simple wine perfect for pizza and pasta Drink now (195 views) | | | Tasted by cbforever1 on 10/19/2021 & rated 86 points: Very decent for the 8 euros price point (227 views) |
| By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, Tuscany New Releases, Part 1 (Mar 2020) (3/1/2020)
(Rocca Di Frassinello Poggio Alla Guardia Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By James Suckling
JamesSuckling.com (7/16/2019)
(Rocca di Frassinello Maremma Toscana Poggio alla Guardia, Red, Italy) Subscribe to see review text. |
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| Rocca di Frassinello 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) | TuscanytMaremma On weinlagen-infoMaremma Toscana On weinlagen-info |
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