Super Tuscans Flashcards

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Who produces Tignanello? Assemblage, appellation, and inaugural vintage?

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Antinori
75-85% Sangiovese + Cab Sauv, Cab Franc
IGT Toscana
1971

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Who produces Solaia? Assemblage, appellation, and inaugural vintage?

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Antinori
75% Cab Sauv, 5% Cab Franc, 20% Sangiovese
IGT Toscana
1978

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Who produces Guada al Tasso? Assemblage, appellation, and inaugural vintage?

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Antinori
50-65% Cab Sauv, 30-40% Merlot, plus Syrah/other varieties
DOC Bolgheri Superiore
1990

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Who produces Grifi? Assemblage, appellation, and inaugural vintage?

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Avignonesi
60% Sangiovese, 40% Cab Sauv
IGT Toscana
1983-1996, 2010

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Who produces Desiderio? Assemblage, appellation, and inaugural vintage?

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Avignonesi
85% Merlot, 15% Cab Sauv
DOC Cortona
1988

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Who produces SummuS? Assemblage, appellation, and inaugural vintage?

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Banfi
Cab Sauv, Sangiovese, Syrah
Formerly Sant’Antimo DOC, now IGT Toscana
1985

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Who produces Casalferro? Assemblage, appellation, and inaugural vintage?

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Barone Ricasoli/Castello di Brolio
100% Merlot (100% Sangiovese until 2001)
1993

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Who produces Il Caberlot? Assemblage, appellation, and inaugural vintage?

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Il Carnasciale
100% Caberlot (unique variety (unique variety, Merlot x unknown)
IGT Toscana
1988

Bottled only in magnum

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Who produces Fontalloro? Assemblage, appellation, and inaugural vintage?

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Felsina
100% Sangiovese
IGT Toscana
1983

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Who produces Maestro Raro? Assemblage, appellation, and inaugural vintage?

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Felsina
100% Cab Sauv
IGT Toscana
1987

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Who produces Flaccianello delle Pieve? Assemblage, appellation, and inaugural vintage?

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Fontodi
100% Sangiovese
IFT Colli della Toscana Centrale
1981

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Who produces Mormoreto? Assemblage, appellation, and inaugural vintage?

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Castello di Nipozzano (Frescobaldi)
Cab Sauv, Merlot, Cab Franc, Petit Verdot
IGT Toscana
1983

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Who produces Lamaione? Assemblage, appellation, and inaugural vintage?

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Castelgiocondo (Frescobaldi)
100% Merlot
1991

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Who produces Luce? Assemblage, appellation, and inaugural vintage?

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Luce della Vite (Frescobaldi)
Sangiovese, Merlot
IGT Toscana
1993

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Who produces Giramonte? Assemblage, appellation, and inaugural vintage?

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Tenuta di Castiglioni (Fescobaldi)
Merlot, plus Sangiovese
IGT Toscana
1999

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Who produces Cepparello? Assemblage, appellation, and inaugural vintage?

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Isole e Olena
100% Sangiovese
IGT Toscana
1980

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Who produces Paleo Rosso? Assemblage, appellation, and inaugural vintage?

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Le Macchiole
100% Cab Franc
IGT Toscana
1989

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Who produces Messorio? Assemblage, appellation, and inaugural vintage?

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Le Macchiole
100% Merlot
IGT Toscana
1994

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Who produces Scrio? Assemblage, appellation, and inaugural vintage?

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Le Macchiole
100% Syrah
IGT Toscana
1994

20
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Who produces Le Pergole Torte? Assemblage, appellation, and inaugural vintage?

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Montevertine
100% Sangiovese
IGT Toscana
1977

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Who produces Ornellaia? Assemblage, appellation, and inaugural vintage?

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Tenuta dell’Ornellaia
Cab Sauv, Merlot, Cab Franc, Petit Verdot
DOC Bolgheri Superiore
1985

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Who produces Masseto? Assemblage, appellation, and inaugural vintage?

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Tenuta dell’Ornellaia
100% Merlot
IGT Toscana
1986

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Who produces Sammarco? Assemblage, appellation, and inaugural vintage?

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Castello di Rampolla
Cab Sauv, plus
IGT Toscana
1980

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Who produces Vigna d’Alceo? Assemblage, appellation, and inaugural vintage?

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Castello di Rampolla
80% Cab Sauv plus Petit Verdot
IGT Toscana
1996

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Who produces Sassicaia? Assemblage, appellation, and inaugural vintage?

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Tenuta San Guido
80% Cab Sauv, 15% Cab Franc
DOC Bolgheri Sassicaia
1968

26
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Name five Super Tuscans that do not appellate as IGT Toscana

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*Guado al Tasso (Antinori, DOC Bolgheri Superiore)
*Desiderio (Avignonesi, DOC Cortona)
*Flaccianello della Pieve (Fontodi, IGT Colli della Toscana Centrale)
*Grattamarco (Grattamarco, DOC Bolgheri Superiore, 65% Cab Sauv, 20% Merlot, 15% Sangiovese)
*Ornellaia (Tenuta dell’Ornellaia, DOC Bolgheri Superiore)
*Il Carbonaione (Poggio Scalette, IGT Alta Valle della Greve, 100% Sangio)
*Saffredi (Le Pupille, IGT Maremma Toscana, Cab Sauv, Merlot, Alicante)
*Sassicaia (Tenuta San Guido, DOC Bolgheri Sassicaia)
*Il Bosco (Tenimenti d’Alessandro, DOC Cortona, 100% Syrah)
*Anfiteatro & Bruno di Rocca (Vecchie Terre di Montefili, Anfiteatro: 100% Sangiovese, Bruno: 60% Cab Sauv plus Sangio)

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Super Tuscans from Antinori

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Tignanello, 75-85% Sangiovese + CS/CF, 1971
Solaia, 75% CS + CF, Sangio, 1978
Guado al Tasso, 50-65% CS + Merlot, plus, 1990

28
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Super Tuscans from Avignonesi

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Grifi, 60% Sangio + CS, 1983

Desiderio, 85% Merlot + CS, 1988

29
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Super Tuscans from Felsina

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Fontalloro, 100% Sangio, 1983

Maestro Raro, 100% CS, 1987

30
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Super Tuscans from Frescobaldi

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Mormoreto, CS/Merlot/CF/PV, 1983
Lamaione, 100% Merlot, 1991
Luce, Sangiovese + Merlot, 1993
Giramonte, Merlot + Sangio, 1999

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Super Tuscans from Le Macchiole

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Paleo Rosso, 100% CF, 1989
Messorio, 100% Merlot, 1994
Scrio, 100% Syrah, 1994

32
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Super Tuscans from Tenuta dell’Ornellaia

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Ornellaia, CS/Merlot/CF/PV, 1985

Masseto, 100% Merlot, 1986

33
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Super Tuscans from Castello dei Rampolla

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Sammarco, CS plus, 1980

Vigna d’Alceo, 80% CS + PV, 1996