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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.2 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 6 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Brandovious on 3/27/2015 & rated 89 points: Young wine! Initially the nose was very Bordeaux like. Pencil led, wet mushrooms. Finish was hot and tannic BUT showed a lot of potential. 4 hours later the nose closed a bit and the heat blew off tannins softened. At 4 hours was eucalyptus bomb nose and soft, lingering finish of lush berry. I think this wine has a ton of potential. Very exciting wine, just not in its best spot right now IMO. (2160 views) | | | Tasted by spendergast on 11/6/2011 & rated 92 points: Luscious red fruit with a bit of oak, soft tannins. (3728 views) | | | Tasted by MoTheMan on 7/18/2011 & rated 92 points: A dark brown garnet color, med viscosity. A nose of pencil lead, wet peat, light hints of fresh manure & fresh berries.
Drinkable right away & opens up beautifully as well.
Although a Bolgheri wine made from Bordeaux varietals, it had a very old world style!
Subtle dark berry flavors that layer the palate but with very expressive terroir, kirsch, wet wood, faint hints nutmeg & cardamon.
Very well balanced with a med long finish; very enjoyable.
Had it with a little Italian, a coupla' nights later with a limb & asparagus dish (although it could barely keep up with the lamb & asparagus) and even later as an after dinner quaffing.
Would buy more if it was accessible. (3533 views) | | | Tasted by jfox724 on 11/30/2010 & rated 89 points: I bought 6 bottles of this about a year ago and this was my last. We have consistently enjoyed this bottle with a wide range of foods. It is medium bodied with some fruitiness up front. Smooth finish. I will be looking to buy future vintages as well. (3768 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) | TuscanytBolgheri On weinlagen-infoBolgheri Superiore On weinlagen-info |
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