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Carbonaia

Carbonaia
2021 Toscana Rosso IGT

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Tuscany Super Tuscan

Date Tasted:
Country: Italy
Alcohol: 13%
89 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended
$45

Carbonaia
2021 Toscana Rosso IGT

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Tuscany Super Tuscan

Date Tasted:
Country: Italy
Alcohol: 13%
Dusty ruby color. Aromas and flavors of ripe black cherries, fudge, cedar, and italian herb garden with a round, crisp, dryish medium-to-full body and a warming, interesting, medium-long finish with notes of cherry and plum, black cherry and blackberry, cedar shavings and herbs, and chocolate mocha frappe with light oak flavor. A lovely Super Tuscan for the consumer looking for vibrant Merlot characteristics balanced with sweet oak and a touch of savory herbs.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Rich & Full
Aroma Aroma: ripe black cherries, fudge, cedar, and italian herb garden
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of cherry and plum, black cherry and blackberry, cedar shavings and herbs, and chocolate mocha frappe
Sweetness Sweetness: Dryish
Enjoy Enjoy: Now-3 years with food and on its own
Recipes Pairing: Pot Roast, Steak & Potatoes, Beef Stew
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A lovely Super Tuscan for the consumer looking for vibrant Merlot characteristics balanced with sweet oak and a touch of savory herbs.

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89 Carbonaia 2021 Toscana Rosso IGT 13% (Italy) $45.00.

Tuscany Super Tuscan

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Super Tuscan is a term used to describe a costly red wines from Tuscany that usually contains international varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc or Syrah. These wines are almost always red wines that do not conform to specific Tuscan wine laws; a 100% Merlot from Tuscany would be a Super Tuscan, for example. The current designation for these wines in Italy is IGT, meaning Indicazione Geografica Tipica.

The term was coined in the 1970s, as some of these wines were starting to emerge from Tuscany. The word super refers both to the quality - generally, this is the most expensive red wine a Tuscan producer will make - as well as the price, which is often very high, due to limited quality and believed quality.

Basically a Super Tuscan is a bit of an experiment; some of these trials work, as with Solaia from Antinori (primarily Cabernet Sauvignon with some Sangiovese), while others have not stood the test of time.