Winemaker Notes
Il Borro is their flagship wine, the one that best embodies their values and vision. After an accurate geological study Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah have been planted in the best suited soils to express all their potential, giving birth to a velvety and opulent blend.
Blend: 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, 50% Merlot, 15% Syrah
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
This is a round and rather juicy young wine with blackberry, chocolate and grilled meat notes. Full and layered with very fine tannins that are well integrated and a bright finish. Lively at the end. A blend of 35% cabernet sauvignon, 50% merlot and 15% syrah. 50% aged in 20-hectoliter casks. From organically grown grapes. Needs three or four years to come together.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The organic Il Borro 2020 Il Borro (in a heavy glass bottle) is a big-boned Bordeaux blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah. The wine shows a lot of oak that comes off as toasted spice, coconut or buttered almond. There is a distant note of dried dill, probably in the pyrazine family of the Cabernet Sauvignon, but it dissipates within the context of the big, ripe black fruit at the core. From a hot vintage, you get a lot of richness and fruit weight.
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Wine Spectator
Though luscious and concentrated, this red is also light on its feet. Flavors of plum, blackberry, boysenberry and fruitcake abound, accented by iron and spice notes, with a hint of wild herbs. Firm tannins line the finish, yet this reveals fine harmony and a lingering aftertaste. Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah.
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