Super Tuscans

2014 was not the easiest vintage in Tuscany, with a damp start only saved by a long dry autumn and late harvesting, but the team here have made a fabulous Caburnio - rightly gaining the coveted '...(read more)

Notes of plum, blackberry and gentle herb note, aromatic with a touch of blueberry and menthol. Nice grip on the palate, dark fruit core, some earthiness, aromatic again, herb and touch of tobacc...(read more)

Bold and intense, black cherry, blackberry and tobacco. Sleek and bright with great freshness, cassis, cherry and a touch of dark chocolate, coffee and tobacco. This is a beautifully made, precis...(read more)

Very Tuscan with cooked meat, cassis, coffee and tobacco aromas. Palate has juice and lift, cassis, cherry, tobacco and a meaty savouriness, rich tannins and great length. A really lovely wine wi...(read more)

Cassis, tobacco, plum and cedar, bright and fragrant, high toned but perfectly pitched. Grip and richness, gorgeous cassis and plum, lively, fresh, rich tannic structure, bold but balanced cedar,...(read more)

The 2015 Tassinaia is a blend of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, now with an element of Syrah. The wine is fermented partly in steel and partly in oak and brings a breeze of spice from the get-go....(read more)

Aromatic plum, cherry, and mint chocolate. Sappy, fleshy, plums and cherries, nice richness, decent weight, ripe tannins and a sleek macerated fruit finish, with hints of tobacco and chocolate.

Stainless steel ferment, then mix of tonneau & Barrique for 14 months, 50% new and one year old. Oriental spice, ginger, pepper and blackberry on the nose, palate is generous and full with ripe r...(read more)

Mid crimson. Dark fruit and lots of peppery spice, very Syrah. Chewy, charry and lots of spice and a charry savoury character. Serious Syrah. But you have to like oak because it is still present.

There is evident heat to the fruit in the 2011 Lupicaia, but the balsam intensity or tertiary aromas also come through. The wine shows green notes of grilled herb and a sharper, more defined leve...(read more)

Raspberry, floral, gentle sweet, cooked spice, aromatic and elegant, cherry and blackberry. The palate has drive and grip, taut tannins, deep core of dark fruit, blackberry and raspberry, envelop...(read more)

I have tasted this wine a number of times and it ranges from 97 to 98 points in my scoring. The subtlety and depth to this is amazing. Aromas of ripe fruit, chili powder, and toasted oak with hin...(read more)