Full Review

La Mangerina

La Mangerina
2022 Rosso, Bolgheri DOC

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Tuscany Super Tuscan

Date Tasted:
Country: Italy
Alcohol: 13.5%
90 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$39

La Mangerina
2022 Rosso, Bolgheri DOC

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Tuscany Super Tuscan

Date Tasted:
Country: Italy
Alcohol: 13.5%
Ruby color. Aromas and flavors of black currant, dark cherry, and toasty vanilla with an bright, bone-dry full body and a subtle, medium-long finish with notes of cigar box, fig, and brick dust with toothsome tannins. Classic Bordeaux varietal currant-vanilla-cherry character with bright acid and toothsome tannins — just enough body to turn the heads of California Cab drinkers with the acidity and finesse to shine at the dinner table.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Rich & Full
Aroma Aroma: black currant, dark cherry, and toasty vanilla
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of cigar box, fig, and brick dust
Sweetness Sweetness: Bone-Dry
Enjoy Enjoy: Now-6 years on its own and with food
Recipes Pairing: Pot Roast, Steak & Potatoes, Beef Stew
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Classic Bordeaux varietal currant-vanilla-cherry character with bright acid and toothsome tannins — just enough body to turn the heads of California Cab drinkers with the acidity and finesse to shine at the dinner table.

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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.

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