Super Tuscan Flashcards
Antinori La Braccesca, Cortona
Merlot 1998 $200
Tenuta Di Trinoro, Orcia
2009 $685 Merlot, CF, CS/PV
09 Palazzi $510 Merlot
Tua Rita
Giusto di Notri- 60-Cab 30 Merlot 10-CF
Perlato del Bosco- Sangiovese/cabernet 02-10
92-01 Sangiovese
11- Sangiovese
Querciabella
Organic since 1998
Ca’Martina-70 Cab/30 Sangiovese
Palafreno-Merlot
Il Palazzone Lorenzo e Isabella, Montalcino
60 CF 38 Sangiovese 2 PV 2.25 hl botti for 16 mos, 18 mos bottle 05 $125 Named after parents
Montellori, Chianti
Salamartano-70 Cab 20 CF 10 Merlot
Frescobaldi Luce della Vite-Montalcino
Light of the Vine
50 Sangiovese/50 Merlot
100% new oak 24 mos
Highest site in Montalcino
Argiano, Montalcino
Solengo (Lone wild boar) 300m
Syrah, Merlot, Cab, PV
Tolaini, Chianti
Piconero-65 Merlot 30 Cab 5 PV
Valdisanti-75 CS 20 Sang 5 CF
Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia
85 CS 15 CF 24 mos French Oak
Not made in 69/73
Duemani
Duemani-Cabernet Franc 3 Bicchieri
Suisassi-Syrah
Antinori Solaia, Chianti
The Sunny One 10ha
Sunny part of the Tignanello Vineyard, Best grapes
75 CS, 20 Sangiovese 5 CF
12 mos barriques, 12 mos bottle
Antinori Guado al Tasso Il Bruciato, Bolgheri
65 CS 20 Merlot 15 Syrah
Antinori Guado al Tasso, Bolgheri
60 CS 30 Merlot 10 Syrah
Antinori Tignanello, Chianti
57 ha 400m
1st to be aged in barriques, 1st to use non traditional varieties, 1st to omit white varieties
80 Sangiovese 15 CS 5 CF
First vintage, 1971
Antinori Guado al Tasso-Matarocchio, Bolgheri
Cabernet Franc
Gaja, Ca’Marcanda, Bolgheri, Maremma
Hot summer days refreshened by the brisk sea breezes and cool night time temperatures
Gaja, Ca’Marcanda, Bolgheri
Promis-55 Merlot 35 Syrah 10 Sangiovese
Ca’Marcanda-50 Merlot 40 CS, 10 CF 2004 $500
Guicciardini Strozzi, Siena
40 Sang 30 CS 30 Merlot
Millani 1999 $250 Celebrates 100 yrs of Cusona. Made in finest years. 18 mos French oak
Leonardo Da Vinci Degli Artisti, Chianti/Montalcino
100% Merlot
15 mos oak
Poggio Scalette, Ruffoli/Greve/Chianti
Capogatto-25 Merlot 25 CS 25 CF 25 PV 18 mos in barrique, 8 mos bottle
Il Carbonaione-(Charcoal Pit) 100% Sangiovese, 14 mos in 350L oak, 6 mos bottle
La Mozza
Aragone-40 Sangiovese 25 Alicante 25 Syrah 10 Carignan
San Guisto a Rentennano, Chianti
Percarlo- 100 % Sangiovese 20 mos Fr. Oak 18 mos bottle
La Ricolma-Merlot 20 mos Fr. Oak
Castello di Ama-L’Apparita
Merlot Cult wine, parcels in Vigneta Bellavista High altitudes vineyards in Gaiole 40% new oak, 18 mos barrel 2004 $375 1st vintage 1985
Tenuta di Nozzole-Il Pareto, Chianti/Greve
100% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16 mos oak 2009 $200
Le Macchiole, Bolgheri, Maremma
Macchiole-Sangiovese Scrio-Syrah Paleo-CF Messorio-Merlot Bolgheri Rosso- Merlot,CF, Sangiovese, Syrah 22ha, 1975, a few km from the sea
Podere Forte, Orcia Hangs high btwn 2 mtns bowl of blue clay air in the bowl whirls rain falls outside the rim bad weather circles around it
Guardiavigna-65 Merlot 20 CF 15 PV 10 mos Fr. Oak, 15 mos bottle Petrucci-Sangiovese Petruccino-younger vines, 60 Sangiovese, 25 Merlot, 15 Cabernet 12-14 new French oak Biodynamic
Petra, Maremma (Bellavista)
Ebo $70-CS 50, Merlot 40 10 Sangiovese-Slavonian Oak
Alto $150-100% Sangiovese 600L casks
Potenti $150-100% CS 100hl Barrels 15 mos
Petra $175- Cabernet/Merlot 18 mos 50/50 oak, 18 mos bottle
Quercegobbe $150-Merlot
Similar soils to Pomerol 600l Barrels for 15 mos
Castelgiocondo Lamaione, Montalcino (Frescobaldi)
100% Merlot
24 mos French Oak
2005 $200
Il Borghetto, Chianti
Clante-Name of etruscan hills now called chianti classico
100% Sangiovese 20-24 mos oak.
2009 %200
Fattorio Le Pupille (The Pupils), Maremma
2 farm houses on peak of 2 hills
Elizabetta Geppetti
Saffredi-CS, Merlot, Syrah, PV
Ferm in inox, 18 mos barrel 75% new
Gagliole, Chianti
Gagliole- 90 Sangiovese 10 CS
Pecchia-100 Sangiovese
Single Vineyard, only in best yrs. 14 mos fr. oak 70% new
Galestro loam soil.
Petrolo, Colli Aretini eastern part of Chianti
Boggina-Sangiovese- 18 mos Fr Tonneaux
Galatrona-Merlot 18 mos New Fr Barriques
Torrione-80 Sangiovese 15 Merlot 5 CS
Montepeloso, Swiss WM, Bolgheri
Gabbro-CS 120 cases Nardo- 70 Sangiovese 20 Montepulciano 10 Alicante Eneo-Sangiovese, Colorino, Merlot 400 cases Sits above Tua Rita, compared to Soldera
Castello Romitorio
Il Toro- CS, Syrah, PV
14 months french oak
Castello di Terricio
Lupicaia- Top Wine 85 CS, 10 Merlot, 5 PV
French oak 18 mos
Tassinaia-33 CS, 34 Sang, 33 Merlot
Castello Di Vicarello, Montalcino
45 CF, 45 CS, 10 PV
12-18 mos new french Barriques
Mastrojanni
San Pio-80 CS 20 Sangiovese
18 mos French tonneau/ small barrels
Castellare Di Castellina
I Sodi di San Nicolo-80- Sangioveto/Malvasia Nera
Ampelaia
Certified organic and moving into Demeter
Ampelaia- CF 700-1900 ft
Arcanum
arcanum-cF, merlot, CS
Valadorna-merlot, CF, CS
Il fauno Di arcanum-merlot, cab sauv, cf, PV
ColleMassari-
100% Sangiovese
Montecucco
Lamole DI Lamole-
Lam’oro-Cab Sauv/ Sangiovese
Cignale
Sangiovese/Cabernet Sauvignon
Folonari
Il Cabreo- Sangiovese/Cabernet Sauvignon
Riecine
La Gioia (Joy) Sangiovese/Merlot
Ruffino
Romitorio di Santedame- Colorino/Merlot
Farnese Quinto Auctoctoni
Puglia/Abruzzi-Sangiovese/Malvasia Nera/Primitivo/Negro Amaro
Graetz
Soffocone-single vineyard 90 Sangiovese, 3 colorino, 7 canaiolo
15-18 mos barriques
Rampolla- chianti Classico
Vigna d’alceo- Cabernet/PV
Sammarco-Cabernet Sangiovese
La Torre-Montalcino
Ampelio-Alicante 40, Sangiovese grosso 30, ciliegiolo 30 12 mos oak casks
SuperTuscan
Frustrated winemakers in the 70's Slow changing wine laws Unsanctioned varieties IGT 92 new designation Tignanello 1971