Bolgheri 2019 Anteprima
67 Pall Mall, London
Tasted Thursday, February 24, 2022 by ManhattanBeach with 283 views
Introduction
A tasting of 41 young Bolgheris (and one Maremma interloper). Quite young wines given the profile; speaking to the makers they were in many cases suggesting leaving them for 5+ years. Frequent comments on the prominence of tannins reflect this; it was often hard to look past, to see how the wines would resolve with time.
2019 Batzella Bolgheri Peàn
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri
70% cab sav, 30% cab franc, 12m in barrique and 12m in bottle. Immediate blue fruit. Smooth. Tannic finish. Immediate sense that it would go well with steak.
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2019 Ca' Marcanda (Gaja) Bolgheri Camarcanda
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri
80% cab sav, 20% cab franc, 18m in barrique and 12m in btl. Remember enjoying previous vintages. Found this v dry, nearly astringent. Should last.
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2019 Caccia al Piano Bolgheri Superiore
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri, Bolgheri Superiore
70% cab sav, 30% cab franc, 20/24m in barriques. I liked a lot although G described it as 'wrong.' Smoother, darker, more resolved. Licorice finish.
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2019 Campo Al Mare Bolgheri Superiore Baia al Vento
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri, Bolgheri Superiore
100% merlot, 30m in barrique. Dark chocolate, smell of wet mould, hard green leaf. Much less accessible than I expected.
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2019 Campo al Pero Bolgheri Superiore Dorianae
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri, Bolgheri Superiore
80% cab sav, 20% cab franc, 15m in barriques. G liked quite a lot, although with a bit of a shrug, not so much going on. V dry finish.
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2019 Campo alla Sughera Bolgheri Adèo
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri
60% cab sav, 40% merlot, 12m in barriques. We didn't get a lot out of this. G said the nose was white spirit but I wasn't getting that.
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2019 Castello di Bolgheri Bolgheri Superiore
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri, Bolgheri Superiore
75% cab sav, 20% cab franc, 5% merlot, 21min tonneaux. Deep enticing nose, bright sweet fruit. G found it big on the nose, then sweetness, then chalky with v dry finish. "Jazzy." "Frills and knickers and cancans" - she found it too complicated, would have been better with food. I liked this a lot.
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2019 Ceralti Bolgheri Superiore Sonoro
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri, Bolgheri Superiore
100% merlot, 18m in tonneaux. G liked a lot, "v sophisticated" and round-bodied.
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2019 Giovanni Chiappini Bolgheri Superiore Guado de' Gemoli
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri, Bolgheri Superiore
70% cab sav, 15% merlot, 15% cab franc, 20m in barriques. Probably the wine of the night. Deep & sweet, we both really liked. Gunpowder and biltong on the nose. "Like Pirates of the Caribbean" (?). Apparently the only one apart from Sassicaia and Ornellaia to get 100pts (vintage unknown)
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2019 Azienda Agricola Cipriana Bolgheri Scopaio
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri
100% cab sav, 10m in barriques and tonneaux. We just found this too hard
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2019 Donna Olimpia 1898 Bolgheri Superiore Millepassi
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri, Bolgheri Superiore
Cab sav, Petit Verdot, Merlot (blend unspecified), 24m in barrique. Appealing nose and immediate fruit hit on the palate. Enjoyed.
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2019 Donne Fittipaldi Bolgheri Superiore
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri, Bolgheri Superiore
30% merlot, 30% cab franc, 30% cab sav, 10% petit verdot, 15m in barriques. Liked this a lot. Interest. Roasting meat on the nose, softer and more accessible on the body. "Great."
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2019 Motta Fabio Bolgheri Superiore Le Gonnare
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri, Bolgheri Superiore
85% cab sav, 15% syrah, 12m in barrique and 12 in bottle. The syrah really adds something here, smooth and sweet and gamey. G found it a little strong, "quite in your face."
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2019 Fattoria Casa di Terra Bolgheri Mosaico
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri
100% merlot, 12m in barrique and tonneaux. Slight sous-bois nose, intense sweet fruit, really nice, we both liked a lot.
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2019 Fornacelle Foglio 38
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri, Bolgheri Superiore
100% cab franc, 18m in barrique. I thought G would love this, but she thought the nose was "funky" and it was a bit sweet. The palate is "blue blueberry," not just blueberry but blue blueberry. (Like fake blueberry.)
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2019 Giorgio Meletti Cavallari Bolgheri Superiore Impronte
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri, Bolgheri Superiore
70% cab sav, 30% cab franc, 18m in barrique. G _hated_ this, too heavily oaked.
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2019 Grattamacco Bolgheri Superiore
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri, Bolgheri Superiore
65% cab sav, 20% cab franc, 15% sangiovese, 18m in barrique. Great within the genre. Needs time but liked a lot.
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2019 Azienda I Greppi Bolgheri Superiore Greppicaia
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri, Bolgheri Superiore
60% cab sav, 20% cab franc, 20% merlot, 30m in barrique. All that time in barrique. Cold, flat, hard and inky. Heavily tannic, cloying.
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2019 La Madonnina Bolgheri Superiore Opera Omnia
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri, Bolgheri Superiore
40% cab sav, 40% cab franc, 20% merlot, 18m in barrique. More accessible, bright sweet fruit. Vanilla on the nose (I love, G hates), but good on the palate. G liked but didn't love.
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2019 Le Crocine Bolgheri 57022
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri
Cab sav, merlot (blend not specified), 12m in barrique. Big fruit initially, immediately overwhelmed by a wall of tannins. Needs time.
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2019 Le Macchiole Bolgheri Rosso
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri
Merlot, cab franc, cab sav & syrah, 80% barrique and 20% in clay. Just really VG.
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2019 Le Novelire Bolgheri Re Ludio
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri
50% syrah, 50% cab sav, 11m in tonneaux. We both liked this, spice & game, softer on the palate, gentle sweetness.
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2019 Michele Satta Bolgheri Superiore Piastraia
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri, Bolgheri Superiore
35% cab sav, 35% merlot, 20% sangiovese, 10% syrah, 18m in barrique. Apparently the original garagiste of Bolgheri, planted Masseto, now here Very soft, gentle yet inviting. Grip on the finish but not to much. Liked a lot.
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2019 Mulini di Segalari Bolgheri Ai Confini del Bosco Rosso
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri
50% cab sav, 50% merlot, 18m age. We found this strange, sour and lacking interest, sharp yet simultaneously felt watered-down.
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2019 Orma Bolgheri Passi di Orma
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri
40% merlot, 35% cab franc, 25% cab sav, 6m in barrique and 6m in btl. Accessible and soft, nicely put together and well balanced, with spice on the finish. G said "really nice."
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2019 Tenuta dell'Ornellaia Bolgheri Superiore Ornellaia
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri, Bolgheri Superiore
62% cab sav, 31% merlot, 4% petit verdot, 3% cab franc, 18m in barrique and 12m in bottle. There is a reason this is so highly regarded. Even this young, it's smooth, poised, balanced. Flowery finish.
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2019 Podere Conca Bolgheri Agapanto
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri
50% cab sav, 30% cab franc, 20% cilegiolo, barriques and tonneaux. Hard green leaf on the nose. Too much.
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2019 Podere il castellaccio Bolgheri Superiore Il Castellaccio
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri, Bolgheri Superiore
95% cab franc, 5% pugnitello, 12m in barrique, 12m in amphora and 6m in bottle. Blueberry, acidic snap on the palate. This was great. Not amazing, but great.
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2019 Podere Prospero Bolgheri Rosso
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri
60% cab sav, 20% merlot, 20% cab franc, 18m in barrique. Nice start, overwhelmed with wall of tannins. Ok, but not as good as others tasted alongside.
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2019 Podere Sapaio Volpolo
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri
70% cab sav, 15% merlot, 15% petit verdot, 14m in barrique and tonneaux. G found this a little "raw" (esp compared to Guado al Tasso tasted alongside) but I thought this was quite nice.
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2019 Poggio al Tesoro Bolgheri Superiore Sondraia
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri, Bolgheri Superiore
65% cab sav, 25% merlot, 10% cab franc, 12m in barrique. Glossy. A bit dark on the finish, but otherwise vg.
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2019 San Felice Bolgheri Superiore Bell´Aja
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri, Bolgheri Superiore
95% merlot, 5% cab sav, 18m in barrique. Blueberry fruit and a bit of grip. Quite hot on the finish.
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2019 Tenuta Argentiera Bolgheri Superiore
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri, Bolgheri Superiore
55% cab sav, 32% cab franc 13% merlot, 18m in barrique. Another standout, although it needs at least five years. Cool and smooth on the palate.
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2019 Tenuta Campo al Signore Bolgheri Superiore
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri, Bolgheri Superiore
505 cab sav, 40% merlot, 10% petit verdot, 12m in tonneaux. Softer, sweeter, cool, light bodied. I quite liked this although G did not.
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2019 Tenuta di Vaira Bolgheri Superiore Bolgherese
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri, Bolgheri Superiore
40% cab sav, 25% cab franc, 35% merlot, 20m in barrique and 6m in bottle. Warm red fruit but cool in the mouth. Tannic finish. Quite like this. G likes the nose ("amazing") but "it would be too much out of this context" (the tasting) and on balance she doesn't like it.
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2019 Tenuta Guado al Tasso (Antinori) Bolgheri Superiore
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri, Bolgheri Superiore
65% cab sav, 25% cab franc, 10% merlot, 16m in barrique. G likes this (very smooth) but I find it too heavy on the blackcurrant leaf.
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2019 Tenuta Le Colonne Bolgheri Rosso
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri
70% cab sav, 20% merlot, 10% cab franc, 12m in tonneaux. Starts well but the tannins cut across everything else too soon for it to show.
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2019 Tenuta Meraviglia Bolgheri Rosso
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri
100% cab franc, 12m in tonneaux. Nose of BO. Too much blackcurrant leaf. Too much.
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2019 Tenuta Dei Sette Cieli Bolgheri NOI4
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri
70% cab sav, 15% merlot, 10% petit verdot, 5% cab franc, 14m in barrique. Quite nice, good balance and blend, accessible - but overshadowed by the Scipio 2017 from the same producer surreptitiously shown alongside
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2017 Tenuta Dei Sette Cieli Maremma Toscana Scipio
Italy, Tuscany, Maremma, Maremma Toscana
Smuggled in to the Bolgheri tasting and was a big success.
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2019 Fattoria Terre Del Marchesato Bolgheri Superiore Marchesale
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri, Bolgheri Superiore
50% syrah, 30% cab sav, 15% merlot, 5% petit verdot, 18m in barriques. This was very nice, although totally overshadowed by the Castello di Bolgheri
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2019 Azienda Agricola Villanoviana Bolgheri Superiore Sant’Uberto
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri, Bolgheri Superiore
50% merlot, 35% cab franc, 15% petit verdot, 14m in barrique and 12m in bottle. V blackcurrant on the nose but better balanced on the palate. Still a bit grippy. Ok.
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