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2017 Il Carnasciale Il Caberlot, 1.5ltr

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July 23, 2023 - $180

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RATINGS

97Vinous / IWC

...so impressive...elegant and refined... Sweet red cherry, raspberry jam, espresso, wild flowers, mint and dried herbs...a wine of simply extraordinary beauty...offers plenty of richness...

95James Suckling

Lots of spicy and herbal fruit character with dried flowers and berries, such as raspberries and blueberries. Medium-to full-bodied with fine tannins... Succulent, flavorful finish.

95+ John Gilman

...notes of black cherries, sweet dark berries, dark soil tones, just a hint of fresh oregano, gentle notes of woodsmoke and a very suave foundation of nutty oak. On the palate the wine is full-bodied, focused and utterly polished on the attack, with a rock solid core, excellent soil signature and grip, ripe, firm tannins, good acids and impeccable focus and balance on the very long, very fine finish.

94The Wine Advocate

...dark, extracted and savory expression...delivers aromas that strongly recall Cabernet Franc... Despite the robust and intense character of the bouquet, where dried blackberry, plum, spice and cedar smoke abound, the wine is more streamlined and lean than expected.

17.5Jancis Robinson

Gorgeous, luxurious and fresh nose of blackberry and oak. Plenty of oak and blueberry and blackberry on the palate but with a strikingly elegant palate weight... Super-seductive.

REGION

Italy, Tuscany

Tuscany, or Toscana in Italian, is Italy’s best-known wine region and its most diverse. Historically Sangiovese was the primary grape grown in Tuscany and Chianti was considered the purest expression of Sangiovese. Sangiovese and its many clones are still important, and they are the grapes used for the Tuscan appellations of Brunello di Montalcino, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, Morellino di Scansano, Chianti, Chianti Classico and Carmignano. But in the last 50 years innovative producers, many of them in southwestern Tuscany in the area called Maremma, have also planted Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc. The tradition defying producers have blended those varietals with Sangiovese to produce dazzling wines that do not conform to Italy’s appellation regulations. Such wines are called Super Tuscans and cannot be labeled with either of Italy’s highest level quality designations, which are in order of status Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantia, (DOCG), and Denominazione di Origine Controllata, (DOC). (This has not at all hindered the demand for Super Tuscans, some of which are consistently among the world’s most admired and well-reviewed wines.) Tuscany has six DOCG appellations and thirty-four DOCs. Though famous for its red wines, Tuscany also produces whites made primarily from Trebbiano and Vernaccia. There are also many Tuscan Indicazione Geographica Tipica (IGT) wines that are often an innovative blend of traditional and non-traditional grapes. This relatively new appellation status was started in 1992 as an attempt to give an official classification to Italy’s many newer blends that do fit the strict requirements of DOC and DOCG classifications. IGT wines may use the name of the region and varietal on their label or in their name.