Super Tuscans Flashcards
Who produces Tignanello? Assemblage, appellation, and inaugural vintage?
Antinori
75-85% Sangiovese + Cab Sauv, Cab Franc
IGT Toscana
1971
Who produces Solaia? Assemblage, appellation, and inaugural vintage?
Antinori
75% Cab Sauv, 5% Cab Franc, 20% Sangiovese
IGT Toscana
1978
Who produces Guada al Tasso? Assemblage, appellation, and inaugural vintage?
Antinori
50-65% Cab Sauv, 30-40% Merlot, plus Syrah/other varieties
DOC Bolgheri Superiore
1990
Who produces Grifi? Assemblage, appellation, and inaugural vintage?
Avignonesi
60% Sangiovese, 40% Cab Sauv
IGT Toscana
1983-1996, 2010
Who produces Desiderio? Assemblage, appellation, and inaugural vintage?
Avignonesi
85% Merlot, 15% Cab Sauv
DOC Cortona
1988
Who produces SummuS? Assemblage, appellation, and inaugural vintage?
Banfi
Cab Sauv, Sangiovese, Syrah
Formerly Sant’Antimo DOC, now IGT Toscana
1985
Who produces Casalferro? Assemblage, appellation, and inaugural vintage?
Barone Ricasoli/Castello di Brolio
100% Merlot (100% Sangiovese until 2001)
1993
Who produces Il Caberlot? Assemblage, appellation, and inaugural vintage?
Il Carnasciale
100% Caberlot (unique variety (unique variety, Merlot x unknown)
IGT Toscana
1988
Bottled only in magnum
Who produces Fontalloro? Assemblage, appellation, and inaugural vintage?
Felsina
100% Sangiovese
IGT Toscana
1983
Who produces Maestro Raro? Assemblage, appellation, and inaugural vintage?
Felsina
100% Cab Sauv
IGT Toscana
1987
Who produces Flaccianello delle Pieve? Assemblage, appellation, and inaugural vintage?
Fontodi
100% Sangiovese
IFT Colli della Toscana Centrale
1981
Who produces Mormoreto? Assemblage, appellation, and inaugural vintage?
Castello di Nipozzano (Frescobaldi)
Cab Sauv, Merlot, Cab Franc, Petit Verdot
IGT Toscana
1983
Who produces Lamaione? Assemblage, appellation, and inaugural vintage?
Castelgiocondo (Frescobaldi)
100% Merlot
1991
Who produces Luce? Assemblage, appellation, and inaugural vintage?
Luce della Vite (Frescobaldi)
Sangiovese, Merlot
IGT Toscana
1993
Who produces Giramonte? Assemblage, appellation, and inaugural vintage?
Tenuta di Castiglioni (Fescobaldi)
Merlot, plus Sangiovese
IGT Toscana
1999
Who produces Cepparello? Assemblage, appellation, and inaugural vintage?
Isole e Olena
100% Sangiovese
IGT Toscana
1980
Who produces Paleo Rosso? Assemblage, appellation, and inaugural vintage?
Le Macchiole
100% Cab Franc
IGT Toscana
1989
Who produces Messorio? Assemblage, appellation, and inaugural vintage?
Le Macchiole
100% Merlot
IGT Toscana
1994
Who produces Scrio? Assemblage, appellation, and inaugural vintage?
Le Macchiole
100% Syrah
IGT Toscana
1994
Who produces Le Pergole Torte? Assemblage, appellation, and inaugural vintage?
Montevertine
100% Sangiovese
IGT Toscana
1977
Who produces Ornellaia? Assemblage, appellation, and inaugural vintage?
Tenuta dell’Ornellaia
Cab Sauv, Merlot, Cab Franc, Petit Verdot
DOC Bolgheri Superiore
1985
Who produces Masseto? Assemblage, appellation, and inaugural vintage?
Tenuta dell’Ornellaia
100% Merlot
IGT Toscana
1986
Who produces Sammarco? Assemblage, appellation, and inaugural vintage?
Castello di Rampolla
Cab Sauv, plus
IGT Toscana
1980
Who produces Vigna d’Alceo? Assemblage, appellation, and inaugural vintage?
Castello di Rampolla
80% Cab Sauv plus Petit Verdot
IGT Toscana
1996
Who produces Sassicaia? Assemblage, appellation, and inaugural vintage?
Tenuta San Guido
80% Cab Sauv, 15% Cab Franc
DOC Bolgheri Sassicaia
1968
Name five Super Tuscans that do not appellate as IGT Toscana
*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)
Super Tuscans from Antinori
Tignanello, 75-85% Sangiovese + CS/CF, 1971
Solaia, 75% CS + CF, Sangio, 1978
Guado al Tasso, 50-65% CS + Merlot, plus, 1990
Super Tuscans from Avignonesi
Grifi, 60% Sangio + CS, 1983
Desiderio, 85% Merlot + CS, 1988
Super Tuscans from Felsina
Fontalloro, 100% Sangio, 1983
Maestro Raro, 100% CS, 1987
Super Tuscans from Frescobaldi
Mormoreto, CS/Merlot/CF/PV, 1983
Lamaione, 100% Merlot, 1991
Luce, Sangiovese + Merlot, 1993
Giramonte, Merlot + Sangio, 1999
Super Tuscans from Le Macchiole
Paleo Rosso, 100% CF, 1989
Messorio, 100% Merlot, 1994
Scrio, 100% Syrah, 1994
Super Tuscans from Tenuta dell’Ornellaia
Ornellaia, CS/Merlot/CF/PV, 1985
Masseto, 100% Merlot, 1986
Super Tuscans from Castello dei Rampolla
Sammarco, CS plus, 1980
Vigna d’Alceo, 80% CS + PV, 1996