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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.3 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 17 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by sastewart on 12/7/2023 & rated 90 points: Very good. PNP. Cherry and tobacco on the nose. Some woody astringency at first but after 15 minutes Bright cherry and some plum with some earthy notes mixed in. Plenty of tannins/acidity but I think I'd drink these sooner rather than later. Purchased on release and stored at 55 degrees. Solid 90 points. (240 views) | | | Tasted by Vinogan(s) on 4/19/2023 & rated 91 points: See my previous note (457 views) | | | Tasted by Kris G on 4/3/2023 & rated 91 points: Intense red & black fruits, some herbs, all well supported by a fine acidity (440 views) | | | Tasted by Vinogan(s) on 3/28/2023 & rated 90 points: OK as always, but could not compete with the other wines in the flight. Time to drink these. (412 views) | | | Tasted by Trolson on 2/2/2023 & rated 92 points: Excellent bottle of wine ready to drink. (501 views) | | | Tasted by tomlee on 5/26/2022 & rated 91 points: Crimson in color. 14% ABV. Beautiful nose of red fruits, leather and cigar box. Medium body with strong acidity and prominent tannins. Currants, cassis, plums and earth on the palate. Exceptional length on the finish. Best over the next several years while the fruit is still in balance with the tannins. (762 views) | | | Tasted by Mark van Delft on 2/3/2022 & rated 93 points: Delicious super Tuscan: Black currant, tobacco, plum, red cherry, soft fig note, medium to full body, smooth long finish. (607 views) | | | Tasted by John McCabe on 5/22/2021 & rated 93 points: Quite pleasant and balanced, nice attractive fruit, firmness to the structure and lovely dryness on the finish. Showing well with the bottle age. A bit pricey for what it is, but nice enough. (1047 views) | | | Tasted by Trolson on 11/14/2020 & rated 73 points: Not good (969 views) | | | Tasted by s******n on 5/14/2016 & rated 91 points: - Direkt nach dem Öffnen probiert
- Starkes Cab S Bouquet. Sehr offensichtlich
- Auch im Geschmack stark Cab S - Kirsche plus Lakritz. Schöne Frucht, rund.
- Toller Wein. Aber ein echter Cab S. Auch nicht vergleichbar mit Sangiovese - Cab S "Super Toskanern". (3639 views) | | | Tasted by swapdoc on 1/25/2015: Great Wines of Italy Tasting 2015 -- Tuscany (NYC): Cab, sour berries, woody aromas. Less playful than the '10 Brunello, but quite good. (5194 views) | | | Tasted by BigBoy_Sonoma on 1/24/2015 & rated 90 points: Black fruit, spice, cedar, tannins. a- (3983 views) | | | Tasted by MC2 Wines on 2/11/2014 & rated 90 points: James Suckling/Zachy's Super Tuscany Tasting (City Winery (Varick Street in NYC)): Cabernet, merlot, syrah, petit verdot. It was a very soft wine (surprising contrast to the Suolo). Still a bit tight, but some standard Tuscan Bordeaux blend flavors. (6777 views) |
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Producer Location (Google Maps)Argiano Solengo Toscana IGTIndicative blend: 25% Syrah, 30% Merlot and 45% Cabernet SauvignonSuperTuscan 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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