510, 2011
Three Tedeschi Wines Score 92 – 93 Points
TEDESCHI Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2007 - Score: 93 Country: Italy Region: Veneto Issue: Oct 31, 2011 There's a sanguine edge to this firm red, with a streak of [...]
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A rich deep red color with rose-pink edging from the Sangiovese shows lifted fruit aromas of strawberry-cherry and rhubarb pie followed by candied spices of toffee, vanilla bean and sandalwood/toasted oak. The palate is sweet, lush and polished with fine grained tannins that offer flavors of tamarind, plum and finishes with a clean chalk like minerality. - Aromas of rose petal, forest floor and earth. Flavors of black cherry, cinnamon stick, slate, wet rock, fleshy fruit with a good mouth grip. This wine finishes with flavors of fruit and oak. Easy drinking and enjoyable wine.
- Dark color with bright fruit aromas, hints of cherry, cassis and mushroom. This wine is very smooth with balanced flavors. Easy drinking with flavors of mint and earth. Long, smooth finish. Drinking well now with some age ability.
- This wine is a beautiful, 100% Cabernet Franc with great structure, firm, mature tannins, and compelling flavors. Mouth-filling and built to last, this is a perfect change-up to your best Cabernet Sauvignons.
- Structurally, the wine has a rich yet restrained feel. Once past the initial impression on the palate, which is somewhat plush, the fine tannins and lively acidity lead to a tightly wound finish. While enjoyable in its youth, this wine should have a long life ahead.
- Fly Over Red offers soft and generous flavors of blackberry, black currant and pomegranate with toasty vanilla spice and fine herbs adding complexity.
- This red Saumur comes from vines of Cabernet Franc aged up to 50 years. It is a bold rouge hue with flavors of red fruits and rounded tannins.
- Beautifully understated, today’s blend is right up a Cab lover’s alley. Juicy, concentrated notes of dark fruit are paired with toasty dark spices, baker’s chocolate, espresso bean, sweet tobacco leaf, and touches of sage and rosemary.
- This Cabernet Franc is grown in the Chalk Hill sub-appellation of the Russian River Valley, located on the Los Amigos Ranch just south of Healdsburg.
- Weinbau Vineyard is located on the Wahluke Slope and is one of the oldest vineyards in the appellation. The Cabernet Franc and Malbec in the blend both come from this vineyard as well as a good portion of the Cabernet Sauvignon. Champoux Vineyard contributes the remainder of the Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend. Located in the Horse Heaven Hills, Champoux Vineyard is one of the state's most revered vineyards. It provides great suppleness and concentration to the blend, while the Weinbau adds structure and length. Merlot, the final contributor to the blend, comes from the renowned Klipsun Vineyard.
- The nose is brimming with blackberries, currants, and rich dark chocolate. Medium full on the palate with an elegant, lively mouth-feel and a long finish packed with fresh berry and cherry flavors.
- With aromas of jam, licorice, black and red fruits and smoke, this supple textured wine ends with a fresh black cherry finish.
- This is the top bottling of Thomas Fogarty’s ambitious Bordeaux-aimed brand, and it shows, with regionally distinctive aromas of crushed rocks, blueberry, tar and smoke. The intriguing palate is elegance defined, with sexy tannins and mineral-driven flavors of black dirt, wet slate and squeezed blueberry.
- Maquis “Franco” is Chile’s great Cabernet Franc. Under the guidance of renowned master blender, Jacques Boissenot, Maquis has produced a 100% Cabernet Franc that is not only an elegant wine to drink now, but will transform as it ages over the next 20 years. The unique seasonal conditions and soils of the Colchagua Valley help to produce a wine with great aromatic intensity and complexity.
- The skills of our viticulturist, Xavier Choné, and our blenders, Jacques and Eric Boissenot, are clearly apparent in this balanced and elegant blend. The spices, black fruit and smooth texture of the Carménère, the principal component of the blend, are complemented by the extraordinary finesse and length on the palate by the Cabernet Franc. Viola is 85% Carménère, 15% Cabernet Franc.
- The distinctive 2010 Maquis Lien is made from a finely tuned blend of 50% Carménère, 35% Syrah, 10% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot. It is a generous red wine that reflects the character of the Hurtado family’s special plot of land.
- The lush, round entry on the palate leading to a well structured, full mouthfeel, ending with a long pleasing finish. Added notes of black cherry, ripe plums and nicely integrated oak make this Meritage a wine that can be enjoyed now but will reward the patient consumer with the added complexity that will be gained with years of aging.
- Deep ruby in color, this Bordeaux style blend offers aromas of Cherry, Santa Rosa plum, black currant, with floral and spice notes.
- Chateau Bélair-Monange (Saint-Émilion) 2007: Sweet fruit, vanilla cream, attractive summer pudding character on the nose. A supple flesh on the palate, quite nicely balanced, softly styled with a gentle composition. Quite firm underneath though. A good presence of clean fruit at the finish, where there is a little more tannin evident.
- Exuberant aromas of plums, tomatoes and nutmeg, with a firm, understated structure of fruit and tannins. Elegant style.
- This wine is rich and dense with lots of excellent black fruit, with power and balance in harmony. The property is close to perfection where everything is present but the concentration of tannins can taste gene.