Winery - Tenuta Sette Ponti
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Tenuta Sette Ponti is based in Tuscany and this represents a rare example of an Italian-made French Champagne. The luminous sparkler opens with warm smells of creamy almond and cheese rind and delivers good concentration with a citrusy close. The blend is 60-40 Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A wine that gives you everything you could possibly want: complexity, elegance, intensity and a long, creamy finish. Oreno is a 50-25-25 blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Sangiovese (which prove to be perfect proportions in this case). It exhibits aromas of bright cherry, prune, plum, espresso grinds and cedar wood.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This Sangiovese and Merlot blend features delicate acidity and high aromatic intensity. The wine is redolent of spicebox, bramble, forest berry and almond and makes for a beautiful presentation overall. Silky tannins and more fruit flavors render a bright, vibrant mouthfeel.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Ketchup aromas are pungent and a bit overwhelming. It’s too bad because the wine tastes good thanks to its firm structure.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Tenuta Sette Ponti’s internationally styled blend is heavy and dense, a mirror image of the hot ’03 vintage. Thus it pours on the blackberry, plum and fudge flavors with gusto. This is a seriously fat, opulent red that would weigh in as a heavyweight at any wrestling match. Still, it’s delicious and quite balanced. Drink from 2007 through 2009.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
With a small percentage of Merlot for extra softness and plushness, this beautiful Sangiovese-based wine opens with amazing intensity, red cherry, chocolate, spice and leather. The rich, round mouthfeel would pair with creamy porcini mushroom risotto.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Vigna di Pallino is a light, well-priced and easygoing Chianti that would work with pizza or even a soup and sandwich lunch. Cherry and raspberry are wrapped around a light, compact mouthfeel.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
One whiff followed by a sip or two confirms that this is a different breed for the Maremma. Why? Because there’s zero Sangiovese in it; instead the blend is 70% Cab with equal parts Alicante and Petit Verdot. The wine is big, broad, chocolaty, almost raisiny, and ultimately it scores for being full-force but perfectly balanced.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Poggio al Lupo is a super Tuscan blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Alicante and Petit Verdot that delivers loads of chocolate fudge, spice, mature fruit and sweet tobacco. The wine is soft, smooth and makes a perfect companion to succulent meat dishes.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This wine is mostly Cabernet Sauvignon with smaller percentages of Alicante and Petit Verdot that render a soapy, herbal nose with accents of root beer, exotic spice, lavender potpourri and green pepper corn. It is very well balanced.
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