Tasting with Sean O'Callaghan, Tenuta di Carleone
67 Pall Mall, SG
Tasted Monday, December 1, 2025 by astroman with 50 views
Introduction
Total 32 heacares, 120,000 bottles ~ half Chianti Classico, target 13.5% alcohol, typically keeps 4-8 bunches on a vine, 1 pump over a day, all parcel vinified individually, vineyards are 400 - 700m high with north facing slopes, ~ long maceration, resulting in lighter wines, pH goes up with long maceration, Whole bunch from 20% onwards,
UNO is a selection of favourite barrels with IL Guercio single vineyards blended with different winemaking, bought in grapes.
NV Laurent-Perrier Champagne Brut 89 Points
France, Champagne
Green fruits, asparagus, lime, grapefruit, fine creamy mousse, high acid, med finish
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2022 Tenuta di Carleone Chianti Classico 92 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Chianti, Chianti Classico DOCG
40% whole bunch, 3 months maceration, earth, sour cherry, leather, light body, good elegance, earthier on the front of palate with good red fruits on the mid palate. firm dry tannins, high acid with long earthy finish.
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2020 Tenuta di Carleone Uno 91 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
UNO is a selection of barrels, oak showing, whiff of red fruits, VA showing, sour cherry, firm drying tannins, hollow on the finish. Prob needs more time.
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2019 Tenuta di Carleone Uno 94 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
20% whole bunch, more integrated compared to 2020, red fruited, spice, mineral, pure on the palate, well balanced, hint of heat, firm tannins, high acid, with long prominent finish
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2018 Tenuta di Carleone Uno 93 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
From a magnum, earth, leather, showing some age, high VA, as it sits in the glass, showing cherry, spice, potpourri,, mineral, backed with earth, some blood, lift on the front of the palate, leather, firm tannins, long finish not as prominent compared to 2019.
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2022 Tenuta di Carleone Il Guercio 92 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Lots of oak, darker in colour, bigger, earthy backed with red fruits, drying tannins, red fruits showing revealing overtime, elegant but lacks the complexity.
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2021 Tenuta di Carleone Il Guercio 92 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Good mineral notes, red fruits, good weight on the palate, layered
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2018 Tenuta di Carleone Il Guercio 87 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
More tertiary, earth, almost sherry like notes, med acid. Definitely an outlier, not showing typical.
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