Super Tuscans

Question 1

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

Answer 1

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

Question 2

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

Answer 2

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

Question 3

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

Answer 3

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

Question 4

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

Answer 4

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

Question 5

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

Answer 5

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

Question 6

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

Answer 6

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

Question 7

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

Answer 7

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

Question 8

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

Answer 8

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

Bottled only in magnum

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Felsina
100% Sangiovese
IGT Toscana
1983

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Felsina
100% Cab Sauv
IGT Toscana
1987

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Fontodi
100% Sangiovese
IFT Colli della Toscana Centrale
1981

Question 12

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

Answer 12

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

Question 13

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

Answer 13

Castelgiocondo (Frescobaldi)
100% Merlot
1991

Question 14

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

Answer 14

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

Question 15

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

Answer 15

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

Question 16

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

Answer 16

Isole e Olena
100% Sangiovese
IGT Toscana
1980

Question 17

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

Answer 17

Le Macchiole
100% Cab Franc
IGT Toscana
1989

Question 18

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

Answer 18

Le Macchiole
100% Merlot
IGT Toscana
1994

Question 19

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

Answer 19

Le Macchiole
100% Syrah
IGT Toscana
1994

Question 20

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

Answer 20

Montevertine
100% Sangiovese
IGT Toscana
1977

Question 21

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

Answer 21

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

Question 22

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

Answer 22

Tenuta dell’Ornellaia
100% Merlot
IGT Toscana
1986

Question 23

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

Answer 23

Castello di Rampolla
Cab Sauv, plus
IGT Toscana
1980

Question 24

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

Answer 24

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

Question 25

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

Answer 25

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

Question 26

Name five Super Tuscans that do not appellate as IGT Toscana

Answer 26

*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)

Question 27

Super Tuscans from Antinori

Answer 27

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

Question 28

Super Tuscans from Avignonesi

Answer 28

Grifi, 60% Sangio + CS, 1983 | Desiderio, 85% Merlot + CS, 1988

Question 29

Super Tuscans from Felsina

Answer 29

Fontalloro, 100% Sangio, 1983 | Maestro Raro, 100% CS, 1987

Question 30

Super Tuscans from Frescobaldi

Answer 30

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

Question 31

Super Tuscans from Le Macchiole

Answer 31

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

Question 32

Super Tuscans from Tenuta dell'Ornellaia

Answer 32

Ornellaia, CS/Merlot/CF/PV, 1985 | Masseto, 100% Merlot, 1986

Question 33

Super Tuscans from Castello dei Rampolla

Answer 33

Sammarco, CS plus, 1980 | Vigna d'Alceo, 80% CS + PV, 1996