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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.2 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 13 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by BoxerBee on 10/9/2022 & rated 93 points: Sweet berry fruit, tobacco, English licorice, Heinz Ketchup. Creamy texture. Too sweet and dense for my taste, but it is undeniably a good wine. Fans of New World wines would probably score it more highly. Drink now - 2026. (414 views) | | | Tasted by OmiyaDrinker on 9/24/2022 & rated 91 points: Balsamic, nuts, cassis, plum, liqorice, forest floor. Nice, round fruit on the attack and mid-palate, smooth and velvety. This is fine and certainly fun to drink since it was among the first wines I’ve ever collected. That said, andI have to be honest, there’s nothing special here beyond a personal memory. Yet to form a final opinion on recent vintages but among the 04/05/06, I really think they hit a home run with the 04 . (388 views) | | | Tasted by Milos on 5/18/2019 & rated 90 points: Dark deep blue red. Dark blue and red fruit with some forest floor green notes dominate the nose. Palate is focused but little too narrow; some mineral notes but overall lighter than the nose and colour imply. Moderate finish. Not sure if this one is getting any better. (1144 views) | | | Tasted by Rogershkg on 12/22/2016 & rated 90 points: Colourist deep red. Nose very light, it was noticeable on decanting the second half of the magnum. The taste was plenty of rich dark fruit. Excellent wine (1810 views) | | | Tasted by Blauweiss on 8/8/2015 & rated 88 points: Slightly corked. Noticeable on the nose but not palate. Did not go away with air and time.
Otherwise really ok, but ín my opinmion lacking some of the Bolgheri generousity I expect. Now more like a standard bordeaux-blend, could be from anywhere really.. (2097 views) | | | Tasted by OmiyaDrinker on 3/14/2013 & rated 88 points: Lost notes but clearly remember this being disjointed at present and lacking body. I'm a big fan of this wine but give it a few more years...or drink the 2004. (3333 views) | | | Tasted by maxima on 11/27/2012 & rated 90 points: Un nez puissant, cerises surtout.
En bouche, c'est big, costaud et épicé, ça sature. Très long!
Loin d'être prêt! (3846 views) | | | Tasted by nstorck on 1/7/2011 & rated 93 points: A strong young wine with a lot of fruit. Tasted wery well with a lamb steak. (4841 views) | | | Tasted by martcouz on 7/14/2010 & rated 91 points: 50% Cabernet Sauvignon; 40% Merlot; 10% Cabernet Franc, qui donne d'ailleurs beaucoup d'élégance à ce vin. (4116 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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