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Tuscany Vintage Flashcards

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Tuscany

Disaster Vintages: 1980s

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1984, ‘89

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Tuscany

Excellent Vintages: 1980s

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1982/83, ‘85, ‘88

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Tuscany

Disaster Vintages: 1990s

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1991/92

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Tuscany

Excellent Vintages: 1990s

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1990, ‘95, ‘97, ‘99

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Tuscany

Disaster Vintages: 2000-present

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2002, 2014

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Tuscany

Excellent Vintages: 2000-present

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2001, ‘04, ‘06/07, ‘10, ‘12, ‘15/16

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1982 Tuscany Vintage

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Excellent Vintage - Tannic, austere, full-bodied wines

•More poweful than the 1983 counterparts

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1983 Tuscany Vintage

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Excellent Vintage - Balanced, elegant wines

•Extremely elegant compared to the 1982 counterparts

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1984 Tuscany Vintage

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Disaster Vintage - Rainy harvest

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1985 Tuscany Vintage

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Excellent Vintage - Rich, ripe, concentrated wines with considerable structure
•Similar to 1988 but slightly higher acidity and more extract

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1986 Tuscany Vintage

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Poor Vintage - Fruity on release, ended up being early maturing wines
•A vintage that favored Riserva wines

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1987 Tuscany Vintage

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Poor Vintage - Rainy harvest

•Swelled yields, produced wines that lacked concentration

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1988 Tuscany Vintage

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Legendary Vintage - Smooth wines, balanced and ripe from low yields

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1989 Tuscany Vintage

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Disaster Vintage - rainy harvest

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1990 Tuscany Vintage

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Excellent Vintage - “The last great traditional vintage for Sangiovese”
•Compared to the 1995s and 1997s, the 1990s appear to have a hard edge, which is likely an evolution in winemaking styles

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1991 Tuscany Vintage

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Poor Vintage - Rainy harvest

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1992 Tuscany Vintage

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Poor Vintage - Rainy harvest

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1993 Tuscany Vintage

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Good Vintage - Somehow saved from a rainy harvest

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1994 Tuscany Vintage

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Excellent Vintage - Rich and structured, best since 1990

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1995 Tuscany Vintage

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Excellent Vintage - More elegant than 1990 but not as much stuffing and a touch higher-acidity than the 1997s

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1996 Tuscany Vintage

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Good Vintage - Soft, fruity, early maturing wines

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1997 Tuscany Vintage

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Excellent Vintage - Ripe, luscious wines–some lacked freshness
•Regarded as the top vintage of the decade

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1998 Tuscany Vintage

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Good Vintage - Rainy harvest caused variable quality, the best were perfumed, harmonious and delicious

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1999 Tuscany Vintage

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Excellent Vintage - Wines akin to 1997 but with more finesse

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2000 Tuscany Vintage

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Average Vintage - Warm vintage produced soft, early-drinking wines

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2001 Tuscany Vintage

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Excellent Vintage - Great wines with wonderful structure, focus and balance

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2002 Tuscany Vintage

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Poor Vintage - rainy summer; grapes failed to ripen

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2003 Tuscany Vintage

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Poor Vintage - Heatwave, most wines lacked focus

•The best may have found balance

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2004 Tuscany Vintage

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Excellent Vintage - Wonderfully perfumed, majestically refined Brunellos with an excellent balance of fruit and refined tannins.

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2005 Tuscany Vintage

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Difficult/Good Vintage - Early Maturing wines

•Warm weather on the verge of drought, until the rains came in mid-August

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2006 Tuscany Vintage

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Excellent Vintage - Complex and powerful wines with ripe, fresh fruit, dense structure and fine balance
•Steady prolonged growing season

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2007 Tuscany Vintage

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Excellent Vintage - Powerful, high alcohol wines with good acidity and consistent ripeness

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2008 Tuscany Vintage

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Excellent Vintage - Balanced elegant wines with generally high acidity and firm tannins
•The wines have the complexity and staying power that the 2007s may lack
•A relatively cool year with high diurnal shifts

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2009 Tuscany Vintage

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Good Vintage - Warm growing season resulting in rich, alcoholic, jammy wines

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2010 Tuscany Vintage

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Excellent Vintage - Fresh, elegant, balanced and structured wines with ample ripe fruit; they should age beautifully

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2011 Tuscany Vintage

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Good Vintage - Rich fruit character with freshness

•Exceptionally hot vintage, with a cool may

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2012 Tuscany Vintage

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Good Vintage - Medium-bodied, elegant, fresh wines

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2013 Tuscany Vintage

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Excellent Vintage - More classicly styled, with low-yields

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2014 Tuscany Vintage

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Good Vintage - Lighter, early-maturing wines

•Cool weather, hailstorms equaled widespread downy mildew

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2015 Tuscany Vintage

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Excellent Vintage (rated by the consorzio)
•Exceptionally hot summer, small bunches/yields
•Violent August hailstorm
•Good concentration

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