Winemaker Notes
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
A wine with aromatic beauty: perfumed and sexy. Full body, super velvety tannins and long and delicious finish. Wonderful intensity and decadence to this. 100% Merlot. Drink or hold. But too good now.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
A pure expression of Merlot, the 2010 Casalferro is a plump and modern wine teaming with black cherry and bold blackberry intensity. It makes a statement, thanks to the warm renderings of exotic spice and leather that fill in the back. That said, the wine’s style is by no means over extracted or over-the-top. In fact, it shows medium weight with polished tannins.
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Wine Spectator
A sheen of resinous oak lends a flashy feel to this modern-style red, revealing some substance underneath. Offers pretty, glossy cherry, raspberry and plum flavors, with a long finish and a spicy aftertaste. Merlot.
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.