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San Guido Guidalberto 2006

Posted in July 23rd, 2009
by Ray in Bolgheri, Cabernet Sauvignon, Italy, Merlot, Super Tuscan, Tuscany

Tentuta San Guido, Toscana IGT, Guidalberto 2006 Cassis combines with earthiness in the nose. In the mouth it is quite concentrated, with extract to match its structure. I like the way this wine combines the fresh fruit of the New World and the structure that one associates with the great wines of Tuscany. Put this [...]

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Le Serre Nuove dell’Ornellaia 2006

Posted in July 22nd, 2009
by Ray in Bolgheri, Cabernet Sauvignon, Italy, Merlot, Super Tuscan, Tuscany

Tenuta dell’Ornellaia, Bolgheri Rosso DOC, Le Serre Nuove dell’Ornellaia 2006 The nose features ripe black fruits. The mouth sports great acidity to frame the fruit, making this Bordeaux-style blend a natural for a dinner table laden with cinghale – yummy just thinking about it. This is the second wine of the famous Super Tuscan estate [...]

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Antinori Vermentino 2006

Posted in April 22nd, 2009
by Ray in Bolgheri, Italy, Tuscany, Vermentino

Tenuta Guado al Tasso, Bolgheri DOC, Vermentino 2006 There is fresh perfume in the nose but also a sense of the wine aging and along its peak. The mouth is rounded and full of citrus but again there’s a complexity that has developed that at this point in time is quite nice as this wine [...]

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Tuscan sea to famed hilltop

Posted in September 23rd, 2008
by Ray in Bolgheri, Brunello di Montalcino, Italy, Sangiovese, Tuscany

Tenuta Argentiera, Bolgheri DOC Poggio Al Ginepri 2006 There’s a light earthiness and a sense of brambles in the nose. The mouth is soft and easy drinking with leather, a moderate amount of tannic grip and acidity. Estate bottled in Castagneto Carducci 14% $25.95 at Traverso’s Argentiera
Casanova della Spinetta (La Spinetta), Toscana IGT, Il Nero [...]

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