Winemaker Notes
Intense ruby red color with violet reflections. The nose is very complex with hints of red fruit, balsamic notes followed by a light herbal note. On the palate elegant and engaging; surprising in length and volume. In the aftertaste again fruity and mineral notes that make this well-balanced and pleasant drinking.
Blend: 60% Cabernet Franc, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Lovely freshness and brightness with currant bush and hints of lemongrass and fresh basil. Full-bodied and focused with firm and polished tannins. Half cabernet sauvignon and half cabernet franc. Drink now or hold.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Pouring a bright purple/red color the 2021 Torre Alle Comete is juicy and forward in the glass with aromas of candied mixed berries, violets, sweet herbs, and vanilla. The palate is appealing and full without feeling heavy, and it offers even, ripe acidity, refined, velvety tannins, and a delicate savoriness on the finish. It’s a highly charming wine at this young stage, and I expect it will have the structure to retain its freshness over the coming 10-15 years. It’s a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
A blend of 60% Cabernet Franc and 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, this is a new wine from Campo alle Comete (in a medium-heavy bottle, with only 6,000 made). The 2021 Bolgheri Superiore Torre alle Comete has a creamy note of cheese rind that cedes to inky dark fruit, blackberry, popcorn and strawberry cobbler. There is a slightly cooked note to this wine that comes from the vintage, followed by soft and sweet tannins over full-bodied texture. The wine is nicely buttoned up and balanced overall, and lengthy too.
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Wine Spectator
This is a complex red, sporting black currant, blackberry, plum, chocolate, vanilla and herbaceous flavors. Vibrant and well-defined, with a line of dusty tannins on the finish. There's plenty going on; this just needs another year or two of aging. Shows excellent balance and length. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Best from 2026 through 2037.
One of the world’s most classic and popular styles of red wine, Bordeaux-inspired blends have spread from their homeland in France to nearly every corner of the New World. Typically based on either Cabernet Sauvignon or Merlot and supported by Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot, the best of these are densely hued, fragrant, full of fruit and boast a structure that begs for cellar time. Somm Secret—Blends from Bordeaux are generally earthier compared to those from the New World, which tend to be fruit-dominant.
An outstanding wine region made famous by Marchese Mario Incisa della Rocchetta, who planted Cabernet Sauvignon vines for his own consumption in 1940s on his San Guido estate, and called the resulting wine, Sassicaia. Today the region’s Tuscan reds are based on Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, which can be made as single varietal wines or blends. The local Sangiovese can make up no more than 50% of the blends. Today Sassicaia has its own DOC designation within the Bogheri DOC appellation.