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| Drinking Windows and Values |
| Drinking window: Drink between 2023 and 2026 (based on 4 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 88.9 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 12 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Monvigliero on 4/8/2023 & rated 85 points: Drank better than the bottle I tried 6 months ago but still wasn't that great. Lacked structure and body to counteract the high acidity and sandy tannins. Not very fruit-driven but also not too much other stuff going on.
Wouldn't say it was a bad wine but I'm having a hard time learning to love this particular wine of Brancaia. (985 views) | | | Tasted by ElAzul on 2/22/2023 & rated 90 points: Agree with both prior reviews posted. The aromas are of mostly dark berries and the flavor is mostly dark berries as well but with a hint of chocolate. Tannins are a bit drying but ok as provide a solid base for the fruit. It was much better after two nights open and decanting as the fruit was more present and a nice finish of 5-10 seconds appeared. This young wine will improve with another year or so in bottle. (968 views) | | | Tasted by Double-A on 1/25/2023 & rated 88 points: Scorched, oily nose over dark berries and toast. Spiced, flavourful palate with good weight and balance; finishes well.
3.5/5 (1079 views) | | | Tasted by tomoem on 11/11/2022 & rated 89 points: CBCC fall wine tasting.
While aromatically the wine is better than many, there is nothing much here in the nose. In mouth it feels dusty (thanks to the tannin), and drying. Aromatically (though hard to find) it is bright and smells lively with fresh fruit but that does not translate into the taste. Initially quite acidic and that acidity maintains through to the finish at an almost uncomfortable level. This wine is way too young right now. If opening I would allow 2-3 days of air before sampling. (1245 views) | | | Tasted by cvst on 7/17/2022 & rated 90 points: Bright red fruit with balsamico notes. Tannins quite present, holding the flavours at bay. Medium body. Easy to be enjoyed. (1218 views) |
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WineAlign (2/6/2023)
(Brancaia Tre, Igt Toscana red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Michael Godel
WineAlign (2/5/2023)
(Brancaia Tre, Igt Toscana red) Subscribe to see review text. | By James Suckling
JamesSuckling.com (6/13/2022)
(Brancaia Toscana Tre, Italy) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, Chianti Classico & Neighbors: Looking at the 2020s and 2019s (Jul 2022)
(Brancaia Tre Red) Subscribe to see review text. |
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Casa Brancaia was founded in 1981 by the Swiss couple Brigitte and Bruno Widmer. It is located in the heart of the Chianti Classico region. The vineyard experienced a quasi vertical takeoff, as it already won with the 1983 vintage won first place at a major Chianti Classico tasting. This rapid success is the friendship with the Mazzei family, owners of the famous Castello di Fonterutoli owe. In their cellar, the wines of Casa Brancaia were pressed up to the 1997 vintage and expanded. Since 1998, the wines in their own, vinified using the most modern principles built cellar. The management of the property taken over in 1999 the daughter of Barbara Kronenberg-Widmer and her husband Martin Kronenberg. They are supported by star winemaker Dr. Carlo Ferrini. La Brancaia is already one of the flagship company of Tuscany and receives for its wines every year national and international awards. Brancaia Casa also has a winery in Maremma. From there comes the Ilatraia. SuperTuscan 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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