I just had this lovely Italian wine the other day. It’s a so called SuperTuscan so its made of other grapes that the local Sangiovese. The Canonica A Cerreto Sandiavolo 2004 is made of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Sangiovese. Canonica A Cerreto is located in the heart of the Chianti Classico area in the town of Castelnuovo near Sienna. They also make traditional Chianti Classico but this one is their top wine only produced in the best vintages.
The wine has a dark red color. In the nose it has black currant, roasted wood, pepper and some vanilla. It’s a full bodied wine with juicy fruit and an intense taste with good but a bit hard tannins which is softened in the end. Here is good concentration and the wine is a bit rustic but never gets dull. A good, rustic and authentic SuperTuscan.
It scores 91/100 pts. and the price is appr. $40.
You have the possibility to stay on the wine castle as three appartments are available to the public. You can read more here:
Leave a Reply