2019 TASSINAIA Castello del Terriccio
Maremma Tuscany Italy
14%
Red
Merlot, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon.
Currants and flowers with just a whiff of lavender on the nose. Medium body, fine tannins and a bright finish. Vivid and very attractive. Cabernet sauvignon and merlot. Makes you want to drink it. Better in a couple of y...(read more)
James Suckling, www.jamessuckling.com2018 TERRICCIO Castello del Terriccio
Tuscany Italy
14.5%
Red
Tannat, Syrah, Grenache, Shiraz, Mourvedre, Cabernet Sauvignon.
2011 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&S2008 LUPICAIA Castello del Terriccio
Tuscany Italy
14%
Red
Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon.
The estate's 2008 Lupicaia was beautiful a year ago, and it is just as beautiful today. Over the last twelve months the tannins have begun to soften but the aromas remain quite primary. Mocha, espresso, menthol, tar, asp...(read more)
Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com2006 LUPICAIA Castello del Terriccio
Tuscany Italy
14%
Red
Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon.
Terriccio's top wine. A classic Bordeaux blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot, aged eighteen months in new 'barriques', this is treated very much like a top Bordeaux but somehow retains all the character...(read more)
L&S2017 TASSINAIA Castello del Terriccio
Maremma Tuscany Italy
14.5%
Red
Merlot, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon.
Magnums
Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot which, after having been aged for 16 months in tonneaux, are blended and aged for a further 12 months in bottle. Deep, lustrous ruby. Peppery, concentrated dark-fruit nose with saline hints...(read more)
Walter Speller, www.jancisrobinson.com