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Villa Puccini

Villa Puccini
2019 Red Blend, Toscana IGT

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Tuscany Super Tuscan

Date Tasted:
Country: Italy
Alcohol: 12.5%
90 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$15
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Villa Puccini
2019 Red Blend, Toscana IGT

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Tuscany Super Tuscan

Date Tasted:
Country: Italy
Alcohol: 12.5%
Dusty ruby color. Aromas and flavors of cherry, plum, tomato and herbs, and leather and tobacco with a satiny, lively, dry medium body and a tingling, captivating, medium-long finish revealing accents of ripe red cherry and plums, candied tomato with basil and oregano, leather, and black cherry with medium tannins and a suggestion of oak flavor. A charming entry level Super Tuscan where the Sangiovese shines but the Merlot adds a welcome touch of heft and defined fruits.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Rich & Full
Aroma Aroma: cherry, plum, tomato and herbs, and leather and tobacco
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with accents of ripe red cherry and plums, candied tomato with basil and oregano, leather, and black cherry
Sweetness Sweetness: Dry
Enjoy Enjoy: Now-3 years with food
Recipes Pairing: Pot Roast, Steak & Potatoes, Beef Stew
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A charming entry level Super Tuscan where the Sangiovese shines but the Merlot adds a welcome touch of heft and defined fruits.

The Importer

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1021 1/2 Saville Ave
Eddystone, PA 19022
USA
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Tuscany Super Tuscan

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Serve in a Zinfandel Wine Glass
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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