Tenute Del Cabreo
2010 Il Borgo
Sangiovese
Italy: Chianti
Mission Briefing
Roaring 90s!
Today’s Tenute Del Cabreo 2010 Il Borgo is a dark and delicious Super Tuscan wonder that will delight your senses. This wine is full-bodied, filled with fruit and balanced by earth and minerals. The wine is at once complex and quite elegant, proving that there are balanced Super Tuscans to be enjoyed in this world.
Aromas and flavors of violets, mixed dark berries and sweet spice become more evident as the wine breathes, so please be sure to decant this complex wine for best results.
If you love exceptional Italian wines, your love will be returned to you sip after delicious sip of this truly wonderful wine.
Tasting Profile
| Look: | Deep, dark garnet at its core, mellowing slightly into a lighter ruby edge. |
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| Smell: | Rich and robust on the nose, with concentrated aromas of blackberry, plum, and black cherry elegantly laid overtop notes of aged leather, sweet cedar wood, vanilla, and clove. |
| Taste: | Elegant and wonderfully balanced, with the deep notes of dark fruit beautifully playing off terroir and spice. Stewed black cherry and black currant meld with flavors of sweet tobacco, aged spice box, fresh berry bramble, espresso bean, rosemary, sage, and a hint of herbal black tea. |
| Finish: | A truly fantastic ‘Super Tuscan’ blend, with ripe, velvety tannins leading to a well-structured and eminently satisfying finale. |
| Pairing: | A classic meal of beef short ribs, braised with carrots and root vegetables, served atop creamy polenta. |
What the Winery Says
- Winemaker
- Giovanni and Ambrogio Folonari
- Accolades
- 93 Points - Antonio Galloni, 91 Points - Wine Spectator, 91 Points - James Suckling
- Appellation
- Chianti, Tuscany, Italy
- Varietal Composition
- 70% Sangiovese: 70%, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon
- Cooperage
- 16 months in French oak, 60% new
- ABV
- 14.5%