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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.3 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 6 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by jusuf on 9/12/2023 & rated 91 points: Great Year ok wine. No good formula.
Summus is named Super Tuscan but never was Super. Always average. (396 views) | | | Tasted by DevenStephens on 11/8/2022 & rated 91 points: Let breathe for 1-2hrs, very acidic/tannic. Will age well. Give it another 5-10 years++ (937 views) | | | Tasted by isaacjamesbaker on 3/27/2022 & rated 92 points: Vibrant purple color. Lovely depth on the nose, with complex notes of black cherries and tart plums along with violets, cocoa, warm clay, earthy, graphite tones – a lot to unpack. Nice grip on the tannins, great depth of texture, lively acidity. Tart red and black currants, a chewy feel to the fruit but lots of other complex elements: tobacco, charcoal, basil, pepper. Long-lasting and showing nice concentration, with beautiful mouthfeel and complexities to unpack. Very pretty, this deserves some cellar time and it will blossom. Sangiovese with Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah. (1225 views) | | | Tasted by GuanYu on 2/5/2022 & rated 92 points: Stewed sour cherries, ripened raspberries, dark chocolate. Full bodied, complex, good tannin and acid. This wine will age well. (1176 views) |
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U.S. Importer (Addt'l Info)
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) | TuscanytMontalcino Montalcino website |
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