Winemaker Notes
Impenetrable ruby red, a beautiful density in the glass.The scents go from red fruits, red currant, blackberries and spices such as cloves, cinnamon and chocolate. On the palate the wine is well-rounded and velvety, engaging all senses with majestic balance. The long persistence allows to fully enjoy the aromatic complexity, in which the spiciness is prevalent.
Blend: 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 10% Petit Verdot
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Sexy blueberry, spice and black pepper. Mushroom. Full body and ultra-fine tannins. Extremely long and just starting to come around now. Needs a little more time in bottle. Splendid finish. Try in 2019 but already amazing.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
From a cool and rainy vintage, the 2014 Saffredi is drinking beautifully right now and is a wine that always showed an immediate drinking style even when it first came to market. It offers an especially fresh quality of fruit with resolved tannins over a streamlined mouthfeel. I have always been a fan of 2014, a vintage that was indeed challenging but that brought a very elegant, supple and lithe group of wines from Tuscany. This wine has developed and improved since I first tasted it years ago.
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Wine Spectator
This perfumed red offers aromas of cedar, sage, black currant and oak spice. Vivid acidity drives the complex flavors, with substantial grip on the finish. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot. Best from 2020 through 2030.
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.