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2004 Brancaia Ilatraia Maremma Toscana IGT |
| Vintage | 2004 |  Label 1 of 2   | |
| Type | Red | ||
| Producer | Brancaia (web) | ||
| Variety | SuperTuscan Blend | ||
| Designation | Ilatraia | ||
| Vineyard | n/a | ||
| Country | Italy | ||
| Region | Tuscany | ||
| SubRegion | Maremma | ||
| Appellation | Maremma Toscana IGT |
| Community Tasting History |
Community Tasting Notes (average 91.1 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 25 notes) | |
| Tasted by sonakul_t on 11/30/2009 & rated 90 points: same as previous tastings (253 views) | |
| Tasted by thewine-insider.com on 10/19/2009 & rated 91 points: (322 views) | |
| Tasted by porkfat on 6/18/2009 & rated 91 points: (474 views) | |
| Tasted by loverboy on 3/15/2009 & rated 90 points: Venturi and decanted 30 minutes prior to drink. Opaque deep red color, with tons of blackberries, dense cream and caramel. Big in mouth with harsh but sweet tannin. Too young but very enjoyable. (892 views) | |
| Tasted by thewine-insider.com on 2/23/2009 & rated 92 points: (659 views) | |
| Tasted by Anders C J on 2/15/2009 & rated 91 points: Great supertuscan blend. Decanted 4 hours, still not enough. See my previous note. (822 views) | |
| Tasted by chrismillerpdx on 1/25/2009 & rated 95 points: Better than the 2003 at this point in its life. (767 views) | |
| Tasted by sonakul_t on 1/25/2009 & rated 91 points: (667 views) | |
| Tasted by Anders C J on 12/1/2008 & rated 91 points: Wonderful Supertuscan blend. Had it with Scaloppine milanese and a tomato & basil & vinegear julienne. Very rich and dark red wine with a nose of cassis, violet and blueberry. Great palate delivering excellent on the nose with a smooth string of chocolate on top. Great round tannins. However needed extremely long decanting - 3 hours was not enough. Will improve over coming years. (866 views) | |
| Tasted by sonakul_t on 7/27/2008 & rated 91 points: (765 views) | |
| Tasted by sonakul_t on 7/27/2008 & rated 90 points: (759 views) | |
| Tasted by dannyk8232 on 7/23/2008 & rated 91 points: Notes from memory. Rich, dark red in the glass. Really took a couple hours to come together. Blueberry and violet on the nose. Smooth, silky palate filled with cassis, raspberry and chocolate which is complemented nicely by an herbal finish surrounded by round tannins. I cannot recommend decanting enough...this will take time to come together in the bottle. 40+5+5+16+18+7=91 (1015 views) | |
| Tasted by Winetex on 6/2/2008 & rated 90 points: (899 views) | |
| Tasted by thewine-insider.com on 5/25/2008 & rated 92 points: Gorgeous dark color. Aromas of Blackberry, Chocolate, Mineral, and slight oak showing. Very full in body with a long lingering finish. JD92+ (1179 views) | |
| Tasted by WineForRob on 5/14/2008 & rated 92 points: Blueberries and crushed flowers on the nose. Medium bodied nice minerality and acidity. Mocha tinged finish that was very smooth. (1246 views) | |
| Tasted by sonakul_t on 4/2/2008: Still a very good wine (1264 views) | |
| Tasted by Winetex on 12/27/2007 & rated 90 points: (1115 views) | |
| Tasted by usual suspect on 11/25/2007 & rated 91 points: powerfull, but still a bit young and a shorter lenght than expected. (1612 views) | |
| Tasted by Jide on 11/10/2007 & rated 91 points: Nice bottle, silky tannins, dark fruit, very pleasant in its youth (1533 views) | |
| Tasted by mmurry on 8/25/2007 & rated 90 points: The Other Italy (Farpointe Cellar): The nose had lots of dark fruit, herbs, tobacco, and a hint of earthiness. The palate was smooth, with sweet dark fruit, spice, and earth. The finish was good, but hot. (1809 views) | |
| Tasted by sonakul_t on 8/3/2007 & rated 93 points: Wonderful for a young wine. Great aroma, heavy flavours but ver smooth. Good finish. It should get a lot better with more bottle age. A must buy. (1729 views) | |
| Tasted by Pool Boy on 7/26/2007 & rated 88 points: A baby, loads of tannins but still bursting with dark fruits and smoke, and earthy peanuts? Good. 88pts. (783 views) | |
| Tasted by Richard Jennings on 3/30/2007 & rated 93 points: Intriguing, haunting, blueberry, berry and vanilla oak nose; tight dense black fruit and tangy plum palate, plush, with velvety tannins; medium-plus finish (824 views) | |
| Tasted by jolson on 3/4/2007 & rated 91 points: (1432 views) | |
| Tasted by Anonymous on 1/20/2007: Dark, heavily cabernet influenced nose. Slightly sweet palate, dense and, again, very cabernet-like. Concentrated and ripe with fine tannins. Enjoyable wine, but lacks special character or anything to separate it from a large pack of similarly styled wines. (2126 views) |
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About red wine SuperTuscan 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?. Italian Wines (ItalianMade.com, The Italian Trade Commission) | Italian Wine Guide on the WineDoctor Tuscany (ItalianMade.com) | Tuscany |
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