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'.
Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon, Sangiovese, Cabernet Franc
Tasting notes: The original Super-Tuscan, Tignanello is produced exclusively from the Tignanello vineyard, a 47 hectares (116 acres) southwest-facing, calcareous rocky-marl and limestone soil plot planted between 1,150 and 1,312 feet above sea level at Antinori's Santa Cristina Estate. It was the first Sangiovese to be aged in small oak barrels, the first red wine from the region in modern times to use a non-traditional grape variety, Cabernet, in the blend, and among the first red wines made in Chianti with no white grapes. In all three instances, it set the example for a new breed of exceptional top-of-the-line Italian wine, and established the rule in Tuscany for breaking the rules, which has been widely emulated.
The blend of 80% Sangiovese, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc gives a harmonious and complex wine evoking tobacco, blackberry and blackcurrant jam. A mouthfilling silky palate enhances the sweetness making the 2003 vintage a very stylish version of the Tignanello. A light hint of sweet, nicely rounded tannins in the finish complete the wine beautifully.
Price: £48.95
Size: 75cl
Colour/style: Red
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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".
Price: £12.50
Size: 75cl
Colour/style: Red
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Tasting notes: The Casa Via Syrah is ranked as one of Italy's top examples of the variety, and is a stunning Northern Rhone lookalike. Wine Spectator has referred to it as "La Turque" of Italy, such its elegance and proximity to the Guigal style.
Tasting notes: This wine from the Bolgheri region of Tusacny oozes quality. The full fruit is beautifully balanced with a fine and well integrated tannin structure, and finishes with great length on the palate.
Tasting notes: Predominantly Sangiovese and Canaiolo Nero, the 2002 also benefits from a touch of Merlot and Cabernet. Marco did not make his single vineyard wines in 2002 - all of the best fruit is in this blend. This is his benchmark wine, a classic modern Chianti. Rich, dense, black cherry fruit. Fuller, more supple and better structured than most Chiantis. This is now nicely mature.
Price: £5.95
Size: 37.5cl
Colour/style: Red
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