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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.8 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 31 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by SicilyStartedIt on 4/15/2023: Very enjoyable. (188 views) | | | Tasted by MilesLP on 7/4/2020 & rated 92 points: vibrant aroma of blue and blackberry, violets, well structured, full of flavour, balanced finish (715 views) | | | Tasted by jefiset on 4/28/2019 & rated 90 points: Encore tout jeune. A redécouvrir dans quelques années (1105 views) | | | Tasted by Genghis88 on 4/15/2017 & rated 90 points: Drank over two nights.
Deep, dark ox-blood with a petulant pour.
Oak, tobacco, leather off the nose.
Super dry, tannin is still present. Full bodied. Red licorice, cherries.
Long finish.
A quality wine for sure, but more suited as a food pairing wine. (2036 views) | | | Tasted by Genghis88 on 11/26/2016 & rated 90 points: Drank over two nights....
Deep, dark, rich, frothy purple
Sour dark cherries, currants, some oak, pencil lead, slate
Dry, powerful tannin. Medium plus finish. Tastes like the nose.
Marginally better day two, so make sure to decant for several hours.
I like the wine, but I'm not blown away. It's a bold Italian wine with classic regional and varietal characteristics. I would buy it again, but it would not be something I searched for. (2277 views) | | | Tasted by Meneley on 7/11/2015: Great black fruits and nice firm and grippy tannins. Pair with lamb or beef. LO (3103 views) | | | Tasted by Life At Your Leisure 🍷 on 7/9/2014 & rated 94 points: Dark purple turning violet at the rim with a rich, meaty nose of currant, leather and tobacco. The palate is copious, opulent and full-bodied. This jumps out from the glass into the mouth with flavors of ripe cherry, tobacco, earth, eucalyptus, saddle leather and spice. Harmonious and well-balanced. Finishes long with silky tannin. Drink now until 2023. 94+ Pts. (3066 views) | | | Tasted by alain@driesassur.com on 9/29/2012: Beaucoup de boquet au nez, mais au faite trop fort et un gout trop fort en bouche. Too strong for me (3366 views) | | | Tasted by mike410 on 8/4/2012 & rated 93 points: Big, bold, fruit bomb super Tuscan. Needs a few years. Only drawback is the cost. (3142 views) | | | Tasted by Grimaldi’s cellar on 1/10/2012 & rated 89 points: Very good wine, strong and with nice end but maybe too young: it will give its best in 3-5 years (3383 views) | | | Tasted by elevitan on 7/15/2010 & rated 91 points: W/mozzarella basil tomatoes. Yummy! (3967 views) | | | Tasted by pjaines on 5/20/2010: London Wine Fair - day three (London): Deep colour - very dark. Notes of black cherries, some dry, austere wood. Very hard tannins for now with the fruit struggling to shine. Needs time. Average but will improve. (4516 views) | | | Tasted by dannykoz on 4/17/2010 & rated 90 points: Unreal for price, but tastes like a Bordeaux, with a real earthy barnyard mellow richness. Wow! (3183 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, In a Tuscan State of Mind (Oct 2010)
(Frescobaldi - Tenuta Di Castiglioni Giramonte) Subscribe to see review text. | By Ian D'Agata
Vinous, July/August 2010, IWC Issue #151
(Frescobaldi Giramonte Rosso Toscana) Subscribe to see review text. |
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Producer Location - Castello di Nipozzano (Google Maps)
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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