Winemaker Notes
This is a broad, intense and enveloping Viognier, which owes its refined but versatile character to skilful practices aimed at preserving its freshness and varietal aromas.
Blend: 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Aromas of blackcurrants and blueberries with fresh sage and thyme, following through to a medium to full body with very polished tannins and cedar and sandalwood undertones. Some lavender and rose petals, too. Refined and polished. Needs three to four years to come together, but already beautiful. Drink after 2028, but hard not to taste now.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The Poggio al Tesoro 2021 Bolgheri Superiore Sondraia is a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc from one of the most consistent quality producers on the Tuscan Coast. This is a lovely wine from an epic vintage that promises both elegance and power. This wine delivers those qualities and also showcases the generous, sunshine-drenched character of its geographic region. There are thick layers of dark blackberry fruit and crushed graphite, and the wine also offers sweet vanilla spice from the oak. These flavors have the latitude for good integration with a few more years of bottle age.
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Wine Enthusiast
The nose opens with the floral, saline feel of violets, soil and salt, then leans into undertones of pomegranate syrup and chocolate. The palate layers super bright, ripe blackberries and blueberries with chocolate, but chalky, grippy tannins fortify an intense, peppery heat underneath.
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Wine Spectator
A pretty red, this exhibits cherry, raspberry, vanilla, toasty spice and tobacco flavors. Harmonious, with lively acidity and refined tannins underneath. Fine length. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Drink now 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.