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)

As ever the blend is Merlot, Cabernet and some Syrah. This is again an unbelievably smart wine from the team here. Intense, complex and individual - but with such satisfying feel and depth it is hard t...(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)

A blend of Syrah, Petit Verdot, Tannat and Mourvèdre aged in French oak. Marked by balsamic, spice and violet aromas, with dense, blackberry, blackcurrant and chocolate flavours on the palate wit...(read more)

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)

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)

stainless steel and concrete ferment 24 different passes through the vineyard, all fermented separately, blended then in to barrel for 18 months 75% new and 25% one year. Nice freshness on the no...(read more)

Rich, ripe and dense, sporting black cherry and leather flavors and hints of tar and tobacco leaf. Powerful and well-structured, with a long, tobacco- and mineral-inflected finish. Merlot. Drink...(read more)

34% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot, 20% Petit Verdot, 14% Cabernet Franc. 18 months in (70% new) oak. Tasted blind. Bright ruby. Not that concentrated. Muted nose. Sweet start and a bit bloody me...(read more)