Winemaker Notes
The In Grandi Annate 2018 amazes with its intense fragrance and enveloping notes of rose petals, undergrowth, wild strawberry and liquorice. The palate is rich and luxurious. The cherry flavour dominates the mouth, accompanied by a subtle creamy vanilla aftertaste. A true ambassador of its habitat, giving balance and elegance to a slight acidic start.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
The comforting blend of candied cherry, vanilla bean and medicinal roots of a Vanilla-Cherry Dr. Pepper on the nose, with brooding earthy aromas pushing through after a moment. Cherry candy lights up the palate but then there's more bitterness—brambles again—but also a gently peppery heat for balance. Tannins still very firm indeed and acid bright.
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James Suckling
White pepper, camphor and heather flowers on top of the savory red berries, baking spices and orange peel. Fine oak spices with juicy berries on the medium-bodied palate rounded by quality tannins and a long, spicy finish. Needs two more years to let the wood integrate better. From organically grown grapes. Best from 2025.
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Vinous
The 2018 Toscana Sangiovese In Grandi Annate is remarkably pretty, bursting from the glass with a flower shop bouquet of lavender and violet aromas alongside hints of rose hip, stone dust and autumnal spice. This is soothingly round and supple with a wave of ripe blackberry and spice tones enlivened by a tinge of sour citrus. The 2018 displays fantastic energy and a mouthwatering character as silty minerals tug at the cheeks and subtly firm tannins linger on. This is easily the liveliest interpretation of In Grandi Annate that I have ever experienced.
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Wine Spectator
Marked by toasty oak, with a core of cherry, plum, earth, leather and wild herb flavors. The oak subsides with air, allowing the fruit to shine, leaving a resinous, spicy finish. Balanced and fluid, this nonetheless needs decanting. Best from 2026 through 2038.
Legendary in Italy for its Renaissance art and striking landscape, Tuscany is also home to many of the country’s best red wines. Sangiovese reigns supreme here, as either the single varietal, or a dominant player, in almost all of Tuscany’s best.
A remarkable Chianti, named for its region of origin, will have a bright acidity, supple tannins and plenty of cherry fruit character. From the hills and valleys surrounding the medieval village of Montalcino, come the distinguished and age-worthy wines based on Brunello (Sangiovese). Earning global acclaim since the 1970s, the Tuscan Blends are composed solely of international grape varieties or a mix of international and Sangiovese. The wine called Vine Nobile di Montepulciano, composed of Prognolo Gentile (Sangiovese) and is recognized both for finesse and power.