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Tuscany - Cabernet Franc
- ABV 15.5%
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2021 - 2029
100% Cabernet Franc, Magnacosta is a 1.5 hectare gravelly site where an old stream eats (magna) into a hillside (costa). The Cabernet Franc, grown from Pomerol cuttings is, in Andrea’s mind, the “lightest of the campi” It certainly tends to be the most accessible. The 2018 offers a rather high-toned, focused nose, grape must and wild blackcurrant, layered with bitter cherry on the nose, rather lovely. The palate reflects the aromatics presented on the nose whilst laying some ground rules. This is no retiring violet, rather it is robust, positively vibrant and driven, embellished by floral purity.
Monica Larner – 95 Points
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Tuscany - Cabernet Sauvignon blend
- ABV 15.5%
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2023 - 2032
The blend is 60% Cabernet Franc, 30% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. The climatic conditions were difficult for Petit Verdot, hence its absence this year. Trinoro 2018 offers a really attractive, floral nose, violet and rose, blackberry, cherry and some raisined fruit, laced with icing sugar fondant. So far so engaging, then the palate changes tack, hot and spicy with a plethora of dark, pure rounded fruit, supported by layers of substantial, fruit-coated tannins. This is robust, powerful even, yet it bears considerable weight with intriguing grace, aided by an almost haunting freshness – a tightrope between opulence and tension, more than successfully negotiated. Bravo Team Trinoro.
Monica Larner – 98+ Points
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Tuscany - Cabernet Franc
- ABV 15.0%
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2021 - 2029
100% Cabernet Franc, Magnacosta is a 1.5 hectare gravelly site where an old stream eats (magna) into a hillside (costa). The Cabernet Franc, grown from Pomerol cuttings is,very accessible. The 2018 offers a rather high-toned, focused nose, grape must and wild blackcurrant, layered with bitter cherry on the nose, rather lovely. The palate reflects the aromatics presented on the nose whilst laying some ground rules. This is no retiring violet, rather it is robust, positively vibrant and driven, embellished by floral purity.
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Tuscany - Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot
- ABV 16.0%
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2016 - 2028
This is Andrea Franchetti’s flagship wine from here, the extremes of southeast Tuscany, the wilds of the Val’d’Orcia. The blend of 60% Cabernet Franc, 35% Merlot. 4% Cabernet Sauvignon and 1% Petit Verdot has been impeccably crafted by Andrea, in line with the complexities of the vintage - bright, complex and poised - lovely wine.
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Tuscany - Merlot
- ABV 15.0%
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2020 - 2030
100% Merlot as always, this has something of a 2015 profile, being a cooler year. A longer hang period thereby adds intensity. Merlot did really well in 2018, despite the Jekyll and Hyde nature of the year (according to Carlo’s brutal honesty – although if we accept the analogy more Hyde and Jekyll - with more benevolent conditions during the second part of the year). Deep ruby velvet, this reveals a warming, endearing nose, rich in black and red berries and cherries, with hints of fresh herbs and gentle spice – rather lovely. The palate, opulent and seductive, exudes elegance and finesse, underpinned by energetic minerality and upbeat acidity. The structure serves as a perfect foil to the abundance of expressive, ripe fruit.
Monica Larner – 97 Points
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Tuscany - Cabernet Franc
- ABV 16.0%
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2022 - 2030
100% Cabernet Franc, Tenaglia, is sited at 520m altitude, west-facing. It is a mere 0.3 hectares in size, planted on friable limestone. A brilliant jet-ruby in colour, this is initially rather reticent, opening up to reveal pronounced dark fruit, on agitation. The palate is more gregarious than the nose suggests with focused cassis allied to a leafy, wild blackcurrant intensity. There is no doubting innate power here, yet it is delivered within an accessible, upbeat, fresh style, the abundant fruit complemented by light spice, all supported by a beautifully-integrated structure – velvet-textured.
Monica Larner – 96 Points
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Tuscany - Cabernet Franc
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2021 - 2029
CAMPO DI MAGNACOSTA 2018
100% Cabernet Franc, Magnacosta is a 1.5 hectare gravelly site where an old stream eats (magna) into a hillside (costa). The Cabernet Franc, grown from Pomerol cuttings is, in Andrea’s mind, the “lightest of the campi” It certainly tends to be the most accessible. The 2018 offers a rather high-toned, focused nose, grape must and wild blackcurrant, layered with bitter cherry on the nose, rather lovely. The palate reflects the aromatics presented on the nose whilst laying some ground rules. This is no retiring violet, rather it is robust, positively vibrant and driven, embellished by floral purity.
Monica Larner – 95 Points
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Tuscany - Cabernet Franc
- ABV 16.0%
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2022 - 2030
100% Cabernet Franc, Tenaglia, is sited at 520m altitude, west-facing. It is a mere 0.3 hectares in size, planted on friable limestone. A brilliant jet-ruby in colour, this is initially rather reticent, opening up to reveal pronounced dark fruit, on agitation. The palate is more gregarious than the nose suggests with focused cassis allied to a leafy, wild blackcurrant intensity. There is no doubting innate power here, yet it is delivered within an accessible, upbeat, fresh style, the abundant fruit complemented by light spice, all supported by a beautifully-integrated structure – velvet-textured.
Monica Larner – 96 Points
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Tuscany - Cabernet Franc
- ABV 14.5%
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2020 - 2030
Deep ruby in colour, this presents an array of spiced red fruit on the nose. The palate is deliciously dark and concentrated, profound and aromatic, perfumed yet with grip. This is a wine, dark and brooding, which warrants a little time - particularly in magnum
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