Winemaker Notes
Blend: 50% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Cabernet Franc
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Gorgeous aromas of crushed raspberries and blueberries. Full body, well-integrated tannins and a fresh, clean finish. Delicious already. Drink or hold.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2011 Magari IGT is a soft and savory wine that boasts dark extraction and a high degree of aromatic intensity. Lush cherry and blackberry emerge from this blend of mostly Merlot with Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. You feel a point of alcoholic heat that is in line with the warm 2011 vintage, that extra power folds nicely within the broad texture of the mouthfeel.
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Wine Enthusiast
Made with a blend of 50% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon and 25% Cabernet Franc, this wine starts with aromas of espresso, coffee, black plum and cooking spices. The concentrated palate delivers black currants and black cherry layered with espresso, dark chocolate and toasted oak. It’s soft but still tightly wound and finishes on a drying, astringent note. Drink through 2018.
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Wine Spectator
A deep, rich version, with the plum, black cherry, vanilla and toast flavors aligned with a dense texture and refined tannins. Long and harmonious, this should benefit from additional time in the bottle. Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. Best from 2015 through 2022.
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.