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2004 Brancaia Il Blu Toscana IGT
SuperTuscan Blend
- Italy
- Tuscany
- Toscana IGT
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Community Tasting Notes 124
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thkim Likes this wine: 91 points
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La Sprezzatura wrote: 92 points
April 7, 2023 - On the nose tertiary aromas such as barnyard and leather. some fruit still shines trough but rather shy.
on the palate still vibrant but and an amazing freshness which comes from the highhigh acidity. medium tannins still present. medium body, medium lengthy finish.
lots of sediment. nonetheless I would not recommend to decant this bottle, let it evolve in the glass.
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mtgu Likes this wine: 94 points
January 20, 2023 - Beautiful Wine. Still bibragt fruit, but ofcourse also sogns og age. Om nose black currant , vanilla, middle eastern spices. Palate has nice acidic freshness, medium-tannin but fine and balanced. Could probably stay alive for several more years.
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ilikebordeaux wrote: 92 points
January 8, 2023 - We found a batch of these in a boutique store about a year ago (after having enjoyed this wine back in the day) and have been drinking them up. All of them have had crumbly corks and a lot of sediment. Perhaps this goes against wine drinking convention but I decanted the wine through a coffee filter to remove the sediment and pieces of cork. That process, and some time to breathe, yielded a terrific Tuscan wine. There is still fruit present, the tannins soft, and balanced alcohol. Lovely. I wouldn't hold these much longer. Drink up. But don't fear they are past it.
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acheng wrote:
October 15, 2022 - This is a monolithic bottle. Mostly Cabernet character with Sangiovese savory tones and acidity coming through. Not nearly as enjoyable as previous bottles.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2004
- Type Red
- Producer Brancaia
- Varietal SuperTuscan Blend
- Designation Il Blu
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Italy
- Region Tuscany
- SubRegion n/a
- Appellation Toscana IGT
- UPC Codes 083664864416, 8031822020046, 8031822020053, 8031822020152
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 1 (0%)
- In Cellars 1,069 (44%)
- Consumed 1,385 (56%)
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parmigiano and different pecorini senesi, with italian cheese: taleggioWho Likes This Wine
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- VarietySuperTuscan Blend
- CountryItaly
- RegionTuscany
- AppellationToscana IGT
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