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| Drinking window: Drink between 2012 and 2016 (based on 37 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 88 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 12 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by lifeattable on 7/12/2018: Past prime (1114 views) | | | Tasted by Baudelaire on 9/27/2014 & rated 86 points: Not bad, but also not great. I appreciated the absence of too much oakiness, but there was a certain roughness or lack of harmony that never resolved itself, even after several hours. Plum, raisin, a bit of black cherry; also a little smokiness. (2416 views) | | | Tasted by wynnewood500 on 8/18/2013: Thoroughly enjoyed at a family reunion. (3409 views) | | | Tasted by InternationalWineReport on 4/20/2012 & rated 85 points: Notes of blackberry, scorched earth, spice and tobacco. Built on a medium frame with fine grained tannins. This really needs some time to open up, it all starts to come together after about an hour of air. (Drink 2012-2015) - April, 2012. (JD) (5020 views) | | | Tasted by Wayne Richmon on 11/20/2011 & rated 87 points: Popped and poured. Needed time to come together, but easy to enjoy with italian food. (5766 views) | | | Tasted by Dokken on 10/9/2011 & rated 87 points: A blend of CS-M-Sangiovese. Correct with ripe fruit but burning alcohol. A bit disjointed. No oak. (5337 views) | | | Tasted by zen4poets on 8/29/2011 & rated 88 points: If you weren't looking this could pass as a Bordeaux (which may reflect the hand of the House of Rothschild in its heritage). A hint of cherries and plums on the aroma, with a tannin backed body. The absence of oak makes it an easy sipper. (4230 views) | | | Tasted by ikileo on 3/13/2011: Popped and poured. Drank over and hour.
Nose: From the first pop, a very interesting nose of blood and red fruit. Over the course of the picnic, the blood tailed off showing more nice red and dark fruit along with some spices and pepper. A touch of alcohol on the nose though
Taste: Drank very well straight out of the bottle. Medium body with well integrated tannins. Delicious and rich cherry flavours dominate which later revealed more depth, spices and earth notes. Lovely acidity which was a perfect foil for the variety of cheeses and cold cuts available. Simply a delicious wine and tasting great right now. You really taste the essence of the fruit here since no oak was used. (3800 views) |
| Rocca di Frassinello Producer websiteSuperTuscan 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) | TuscanytMaremma On weinlagen-infoMaremma Toscana On weinlagen-info |
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