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| Drinking window: Drink between 2019 and 2024 (based on 4 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 88.2 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 13 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by refugio48 on 2/28/2021 & rated 89 points: Very smooth, dry, soft, slight jam. Nice lush fruit. Paired well with Rigatoni with Porcini mushroom sauce. Good value. (1350 views) | | | Tasted by to_sty on 1/23/2021 & rated 89 points: Final bottle of the 2014 vintage, a bit harsh even after decanting. Developed (balanced) slightly better on second day / evening. Anticipating the 2016 vintage. (1343 views) | | | Tasted by to_sty on 8/6/2020 & rated 90 points: Smooth, full, round and dry - the everyday tuscan which is somehow just a little bit too good. Still some time to go - better on the second day - will hold. (1446 views) | | | Tasted by nkromberg on 11/9/2018 & rated 89 points: Deep dark purple. Smooth taste. Medium fruit forward. Good every day wine. Slight jam. Pepper on the end fades. (2296 views) | | | Tasted by macaujames on 7/28/2018 & rated 89 points: Has nice opulent and a bit four square blackberry and vanilla depth with good layering and freshness. Ends mediumish and tapering. 13%. This had two hours aeration. Maybe it could have benefitted from more time. Lay down for a couple of years and wait and see. This is quite serious. (3400 views) | | | Tasted by Minne Lusa on 11/24/2017 & rated 89 points: The nose is sweet with a note of baking chocolate. Black cherry and tart currant carry chewy, leathery tannins. White pepper and baking spices are followed by a hint of cigar box on the medium finish. Give this one another year or two. It's aging gracefully. (2558 views) | | | Tasted by ephorn on 9/29/2017 & rated 86 points: This hasn’t quite come together balance wise. Uninspired to take the next sip. Maybe better in 2 years. (2395 views) | | | Tasted by Gregboch on 3/12/2017 & rated 85 points: Enjoyed this @Eataly in Boston. A nice table wine that went well with our meats, cheeses, bread and other goodies. Balanced front to back and not overly complex. (2572 views) | | | Tasted by MichelNL on 1/14/2017: Nice but doesn't bring back memories of the Chianti area. (233 views) | | | Tasted by Rezy13 on 11/30/2016: Very solid, lots of currant and other Bordeaux varietal character, decent depth and richness; good. (2094 views) |
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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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