Super Tuscans
The term “super-Tuscan” came into being to describe the collection of outstanding wines made in Tuscany that fell outside established appellations owing to the presence of international/French grape varieties (usually Cabernet Sauvignon, often Merlot, occasionally others) and the (usual) absence of Sangiovese.
[Read more...]2018 CABURNIO Tenuta Monteti
Bolgheri Tuscany Italy 13.5% Red
Alicante Bouschet, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon.
2018 MONTETI Tenuta Monteti
Maremma Tuscany Italy 14% Red
Petit Verdot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc.
The nose starts with a soft-serve swirl of vanilla and milk chocolate, then deepens into the richer sweetness of dark cherry syrup, which is balanced by the crackling sharpness of pepper and graphite. The palate turns ta...(read more)
The Wine Enthusiast www.winemag.com2021 GUIDALBERTO Tenuta San Guido Incisa della Rocchetta
Tuscany Italy 13.5% Red
Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon.
The 2021 Guidalberto, San Guido's blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, is soft, succulent and alluring right out of the gate. The supple contours of Merlot lend fleshiness to this mid-weight, racy Maremma blend. Ripe...(read more)
Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com2018 TERRICCIO Castello del Terriccio
Tuscany Italy 14.5% Red
Syrah, Grenache, Shiraz, Mourvedre, Tannat, Cabernet Sauvignon.
2020 LE SERRE NUOVE DELL'ORNELLAIA Tenuta dell'Ornellaia
Tuscany Italy 14.5% Red
Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon.
This was a hot year, and as with the main estate wine you feel the generosity of the vintage coming through in an exuberantly supple texture and a blast of underbrush spice. Gathers grip and momentum through the palate,...(read more)
Jane Anson, Decanter2011 LUPICAIA Castello del Terriccio
Maremma Tuscany Italy 14% Red
Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon.
Leads with cedar, cassis, mocha, balsamic, roasted meat. Palate again good energy, more evolved, macerated cherries and cassis, chocolate, tannins frame the whole.
L&S2013 LUPICAIA Castello del Terriccio
Maremma Tuscany Italy 14% Red
Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon.
Quite a centred concentrated nose of cassis and plum, dark cherry, mint chocolate. Good energy, fruit quite plush, plum and tobacco, cedar and chocolate.
L&S2019 SAFFREDI Le Pupille
Tuscany Italy 15% Red
Merlot, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Sauvignon.
A deep, polished red, whose black currant, blackberry, plum, violet and oak spice aromas and flavors mesh well with the dense structure, showing terrific length. Very focused and balanced, this needs a few years to integ...(read more)
Bruce Sanderson, The Wine Spectator2020 GUADO AL TASSO Marchesi Antinori
Bolgheri Tuscany Italy 14.5% Red
Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc.
The 2020 Bolgheri Superiore Guado al Tasso is a rich, resonant wine that captures the natural radiance of the Tuscan Coast. Blackberry jam, mocha, plum, chocolate, spice and espresso all build in a mid-weight yet succule...(read more)
Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com2017 SAFFREDI Le Pupille
Tuscany Italy 14% Red
Merlot, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Sauvignon. Magnums
Just bottled, the 2017 Saffredi is a huge, unctuous wine that captures all the natural richness of the year in spades. Rich and super-concentrated, with huge fruit, the 2017 is going to need a number of years to shed som...(read more)
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