Winemaker Notes
Blend: 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2013 Giusto di Notri is a proud, proud, proud achievement. This is an enormously profound red wine that raises a noble and majestic banner that flies high above the enological coast of Tuscany. The blend is mostly Cabernet Sauvignon with smaller components of Cabernet Franc and Merlot. Merlot currently clocks in at 10% and that quota has been reduced compared to past vintages. The wine is aged in equal parts new and neutral oak. This is a gorgeous wine that surprises most of all thanks to the unexpected nature of its fine and delicate floral aromas. Yes, there's plenty of black fruit and spice at its core. That's par for the course when it comes to a wine of this important extraction, intensity and power. But that flirtatious, perfumed hint of blue flower and rose bud is its most memorable feature in my opinion. This is a very special wine.
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Jeb Dunnuck
The nose of the 2013 Giusto Dei Notri is layered and fresh with the aromas of redcurrants, leather, tobacco, and sanguine, iron-rich earth. The palate is gorgeous and refined, with ripe tannins; it is very well defined and even with ripe acidity and a refreshing feel. A spectacular vintage for this wine, it has great energy and a weightless feel throughout. It’s gorgeous wine all around that’s still remarkably fresh.
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James Suckling
Extremely perfumed with roses, currants and hints of lavender. Full body, firm tannins and bright acidity. Chewy and elegant. Some wood on the finish, which is lovely. Needs another two or three years to soften.
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Wine Enthusiast
A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc, this opulent wine opens with aromas of black currant, graphite and baking spice. The juicy concentrated palate delivers black cherry, blackberry, tobacco and licorice framed in bold polished tannins. Drink now through 2023.
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Wine & Spirits
Red and black fruit flavors buzz with notes of clove and black peppercorns, the texture lush and layered with flavors of dark chocolate and fresh tobacco. A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon with 30 percent Merlot and 10 percent Cabernet Franc, it aged 18 months in new and used French oak barriques, lending notes of vanilla and sweet spice. The tannins feel cool and ferrous, providing a firm footing for the dense fruit flavors. This offers plenty of verve and richness to match a dry-aged steak, yet will reward further cellaring.
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Wine Spectator
This is focused and intense, with black currant, plum, tar and earth flavors riding the dense texture, buoyed by a vibrant structure. Balanced and long. Approachable now, but this should really hit its stride in a year or two. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Best from 2018 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.