Winemaker Notes
Blend: 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Cabernet Franc, 20% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Aromas of blackberries, blueberries and light tar follow through to a full body with firm, chewy tannins that are polished and very pretty. Racy and intense. Solid and beautiful. Drink after 2023.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Part of a special anniversary selection, the Monteverro 2018 Terra di Monteverro (tasted from a 100-milliliter test tube) is ripe, velvety and very elaborate in terms of texture and depth. The wine is inky dark and impenetrable, definitely showing the concentrated fruit of southern Tuscany where warm breezes lift off the Tyrrhenian Sea. The wine's full-bodied DNA is Italian, but the style is on the more robust side of Napa or Bordeaux. This vintage is released with a restyled label to celebrate its 10th year (2008–2018).
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Wine Enthusiast
A nose of macerated cherries, berry brambles and dark chocolate with aromas of soil and a flinty, metallic edge transitions into a palate that's still dense with cherries and chocolate but balanced by chalky, taut tannins and a bite of acid that brings energy to a leisurely finish.
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.