2008-CORTONA-SYRAH-Tenimenti-Luigi-d'Alessandro

CORTONA SYRAH

2008 Tenimenti Luigi d'Alessandro

Grapes Syrah
Colour Red
Origin Italy, Tuscany
Sub-district Cortona Syrah
ABV 13.5%

Noted by Antonio Galloni as a 'ridiculously good wine for the money' this is a fabulously good Syrah, immediately approachable and packed with fruit and bright tannins. L&S (Jun 2011)


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Plenty of violets and leathery fruit to recommend this wine, albeit not quite as intense as some of its counterparts at the same tasting. Oodles of tannin with leathery, developed characters also showing through, but the tannin is the main player here. Rating: 89 The Wine Gang - www.thewinegang.com (Apr 2011)

The 2008 Cortona Syrah is a ridiculously good wine for the money. Rich dark fruit, violets,leather, licorice and spices swirl around in the glass with a captivating personality. The tannins could use a touch more polish and I suppose this could be more varietally expressive, but the absolute quality of what is in the glass is beyond reproach. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2013. D’Alessandro, one of the historic estates in Tuscany, continues to make important strides under the leadership of consultant Luca Currado. Rating: 90 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (Sept 2010)

Tenimenti Luigi d'Alessandro

Massimo d'Alessandro is passionate about the Rhone and Syrah in particular. Having long since identified the 'terroir' and micro-climate of his Cortona vineyards as being almost identical to that of the Northern Rhone, he imported the best Viognier and Syrah clones, densely planted in the early 1990s, and set about making the best wines of the region. His Syrah is now rated world-class, particularly in vintages such as 2001 and 2004.

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