In Central Italy on the west coast with Florence at it's heart, Tuscany is Italy's most famous wine region. Sangiovese is the most important grape variety, producing Brunello di Montalcino and being the main component of Chianti. Tuscany is also home to fantastic wines made from international varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot which are often blended with Sangiovese, the best of which are known as 'Super Tuscans'.
Tasting notes: 92 Points - Antonio Galloni (The Wine Advocate)
"The estate's flagship wine, the 2005 Guado al Tasso, possesses gorgeous aromatics and a core of vibrant, dark fruit framed by finessed tannins. Medium to full-bodied, it shows superb balance, particularly in the use of French oak, something that I haven't always been able to say in the past. With air, attractive notes of wild herbs, smoke, minerals and sweet toasted oak develop to complete this very pretty Guado al Tasso. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2019."
Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon, Sangiovese, Cabernet Franc
Tasting notes: The exclusivity speaks for itself, only 3,000 cases made. Offers gorgeous aromas of blackberry, a full body, with superfine tannins and a long, long finish. A complex and wonderfully structured wine. Long and beautiful. Best after 2012.
Tasting notes: 95 points, Wine Spectator
October 2003
Still one of the top wines of the region. Bold and exotic, with a muscular style. Fullbodied, with fantastic, velvety tannins and a long, opulent finish. Got to love this wild wine. Best after 2007. 3,750 cases made.
This unique red wine is a rather newly expression of Argiano's winegrowing potential compared to its Sangiovese-based reds. ‘Solengo’, a Tuscan word meaning 'lone wild boar', marries Tuscan soil with French grapes: Syrah, Merlot, and Cabernet Sauvignon. Solengo is produced from vineyards which are 12 to 18 years old. It is the result of a team effort between Adriano Bambagioni, Argiano’s long’serving cellarmaster and Hans Vinding-Diers, a master winemaker and blender with worldwide experience. While keen to retain Solengo’s unique style the new team is also endowing Solengo with even greater levels of finesse, balance and depth.
Tasting notes: Suolo has a dark ruby color, with its typical “nose” of complex notes of dark fruits that all fans of it will easily recognise from vintage to vintage. With its beautiful texture, Suolo is smooth and silky, overall very balanced, dark and mysterious, with superbly well-integrated oak. The aftertaste is long-lasting with hints of balsam and earth, and lingering fruit. It exhibits beautifully delineated, perfumed red fruits, flowers, spices, licorice, smoke and earthiness in a gorgeously pure, vibrant expression of Sangiovese that bursts onto the palate. Suolo shows important ageing potential, with an impressive capital of tannins and acidity. A wine with outstanding potential to mature for 10 to 15 years… for those who will be patient enough to wait.
Tasting notes: 80% Sangiovese, 10% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon sourced from the estates in Chianti and Maremma, aged for 12 months in second year oak barriques. The wine is lively and elegant and represents an excellent introduction to the "Super Tuscan".
Tasting notes: The grapes for the Rufina were grown in various vineyards covering 40 hectares on this ancient estate situated in the Chianti Rufina DOCG zone, north east of Florence. At an altitude of up to 200 metres above sea level, most of the vineyards face west/north west with soils formed of clay and limestone. The older vines (31 years old) are planted at a density of 3,200 per hectare with 5,200 per hectare for the younger 7 year old vines resulting in an average yield of between 35 and 40 hl per hectare.
The outstanding 2008 is one to be cherished, very pure, very classic and complex for the price.
Tasting notes: The most characterful of the Selvapiana range, the Riserva Bucerchiale is full of vivacity displaying pure fresh berried flavours and high levels of complexity. This is a wine that although showing well now, will require 5-10 years to reveal it's true potential.
Tasting notes: The most characterful of the Selvapiana range, the Riserva Bucerchiale is full of vivacity displaying pure fresh berried flavours and high levels of complexity. This is a wine that although showing well now, will require 5-10 years to reveal it's true potential.
Tasting notes: Wine Spectator: Issue Oct 31 2009 - Blackberry and dark plum aromas follow through to a full body, with silky tannins and a bright, fruity finish. There's a nice combination of bright fruit and clean acidity. Drink now. 14,000 cases made.
Price: £18.50
Size: 75cl
Colour/style: Red
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