2003 Carpineta Fontalpino Do Ut Des Toscana IGT

Community Tasting Notes (29) Median Score: 92 points

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  9/5/2023 - popasq Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Excellent bottle, drink very well right now. Classic Tuscan wine, some of my guests loved this bottle.

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  4/23/2023 - martinmcgrath Likes this wine:

  I tasted it with one of my wine reps. They left me a bottle as a courtesy. Just opened it…unfortunately it was corked. I loved the wine during the tasting. Great dark fruit and lovely tannins combined with an earthiness that really made this wine a great example of a Super Tuscan. The cohesiveness of the elements was what really drew me in. I feel like it’s a wine that anyone can appreciate. A wine to just enjoy or a wine that can be discussed, to be analyzed and thought about. We’ll see if any is still available so I can pick up a case.

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  4/23/2023 - eteyemd wrote: 60 Points

  Corked. Waited too long. My fault.

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  1/4/2023 - Neurowine1 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  I thought this was a sangio blend, but alas it is a CS/Mer/PV 1/3 of each. probably a better match on the grill than it is for this spinach ravioli with zucchini and the like, but there is no denying this is a fine wine that is currently drinking beautifully. There is nothing about this that speaks to the insane heat that was '03, this is neither roasted nor jammy. This wine has aged flawlessly and reminds me most of (well of course) a well-aged Bx. There is a pluminess and roasted tomato narrative that speaks most to Pomerol, but it could pass for a St. Julien as well. I really dig this as it evolves in the glass. While I popped this for a random Wednesday night, this is a special occasion wine that should be treated as such. My only criticism is the lack of terroir, which is always my criticism for "super Tuscans"; this could be from anywhere. N.B. heavy heavy sediment.

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  11/9/2022 - Scottlmatthews wrote: flawed

  Corked

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