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Red
2003 Castello dei Rampolla Sammarco Toscana IGT
SuperTuscan Blend
- Italy
- Tuscany
- Toscana IGT
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Community Tasting Notes 38
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Axelpeter wrote: 93 points
March 16, 2023 - Zh) (CS,M, Sang) voll da, kein bisschen müde, erfreulich, unerwartet nach 20 J! Gepaarte Frucht und Kraft: den kann man lutschen und beißen. Toll. Macht Spaß. Eleganz kommt nicht ganz an den d‘Alceo ran, etwas rauher und bissiger…aber mit besonderem rustikalen Charme.
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Cmainardi wrote: 91 points
January 16, 2021 - Enjoyable and ready to drink
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rgawlowski Likes this wine: 92 points
November 6, 2019 - Deep purple; tannic, but opening up after a 2-hour decant; dark fruit, good nose; very good balance.
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Bob23 Likes this wine: 92 points
September 7, 2018 - Still got plenty of structure. Restrained and elegant.
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Teaky Likes this wine: 93 points
September 7, 2017 - The wine looks crimson colored. The legs are slow, long and thin. Moderate sediment present in bottle, this was decanted off. It smells like raisin, blackberry, raspberry and chocolate. It tastes like red cherry, mineral, leather (saddle), mild oak, sweet tomato and tobacco. The body is medium/full. The wine has silky texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has mild acidity and is mildly tannic. Decanted and tasted over 4.5 hours, was at its best after 3 hours and didn't seem to evolve much after this. An excellent wine!
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By Antonio Galloni
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By Lyle Fass
2/7/2005 (link)(Castello di Rampolla Sammarco) If this is any indication 2003 is a freak-show vintage in Tuscany. The nose reminded me of a cross between the new wave Douro wine Zambujiero and some monster Barossa shiraz. Ripe to the point of pruney. Raisiny, port-like aromas of macerated black cherries and just a little bit of spice and mineral. Pretty sweet and ripe on the palate but still precise, pure and focused. This wine has a serious balancing act to do and pulls it off deftly. Long finish with some pretty serious tannin.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2003
- Type Red
- Producer Castello dei Rampolla
- Varietal SuperTuscan Blend
- Designation Sammarco
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Italy
- Region Tuscany
- SubRegion n/a
- Appellation Toscana IGT
- UPC Code 716898504017
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 266 (46%)
- Consumed 317 (54%)
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