Italy

Toscana

Full

Cork

A wet winter and late spring with plenty of rain resulted in uneven, late flowering and irregular veraison. The Merlot was picked in mid-October, and the Cabernet Francs at the end of the month. The Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot didn't completely ripen in 2010, hence just 4% of the former and 1% of the latter in the blend, made up with 60% Cabernet Franc and 35% Merlot. As in 2009, some of the vats were bled off. One of my favourite wines of the tasting, it's incredibly expressive and perfumed, with a distinct and very beautiful lavender scent alongside damp earth and black cherry. In the mouth its fruit intensity is perfectly balanced by huge acidity (and that 16% of alcohol), with a well integrated, fine-grained structure. Succulent, balsamic black fruits are elegantly poised, and there's a stony character to the mid-palate, followed by some mulchy depth and the reemergence of lavender. Plenty of life left. 7,080 bottles produced. Poured from magnum.

Cabernet Franc

Cabernet Sauvignon

Merlot

Tenuta di Trinoro, Toscana, Tuscany, Italy, 2010

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A wet winter and late spring with plenty of rain resulted in uneven, late flowering and irregular veraison. The Merlot was picke

Tenuta di Trinoro, Rosso Toscana 2010

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