TN Cupinero 2003

Dec 20, 2007 8 Replies

When my brother went to Tuscany this summer he brought back a few wines which he labelled "To be tasted with Ian" and this was the first of them. He described it to me as being another shot at a "super Tuscan" wine rather in the mould of wines like Tignanello and Ornellaia. Consisting of 85% Merlot and 15% Vitigni a bacca nera It is made in Magliano in Tuscany by the Azienda Agricola Colli di Bacche. Alc 14.5%. Colour very dense almost black. Nose, blackberries and dark chocolate, very powerful and attractive. Mouth huge, with blackberries again - hints of chocolate and coffee. Gentle very ripe tannins, not much acidity. I'd describe this as being an attempt at a "Parker pleaser" lovely on its own, but not really a food wine. We served it with plain grilled lamb chops which were assertive enough to stand up tp the wine, but it didn't really enhance them. I could serve it with a big fruity lamb tagine!!



Overall therefore, a well made wine in an overly assertive style in my view.


Thnkas for the notes Ian. I saw this wine recently for about $40 online. FWIW, it showed it as a merlot-cabernet blend.

Hi Bi!!,

on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 10:24:15 -0800 (PST), you said:-

Well, I took the information off the back of the bottle! I suppose that it is just about possible that "Vitigni a bacca nera" is another name for Cabernet Sauvignon but I doubt it. However other vintages could easily use other blends.

When I finish helping my brother make a Lamb Dhansak (using rowley Leigh's recipe) I shall see if I can write up another recently tasted wine - this one an italian primitivo (related to Zinfandel, it seems and tastes.)

It simply means "black grapes", so any red wine grape can apply.

M.

Ian, I believe it just means black grapes, not any particular varietal.

Hi Michael Pronay,

on Sat, 22 Dec 2007 20:01:04 +0100, you said:-

Ah... `Now that completely escaped me!! Thanks very much. I suppose if I'd done a search for a grape variety called "Vitigni a bacca nera" I might have found it. Funny they felt it necessary to put it on the label though. "85% Merlot, 15% random red"

Techically they were allowed to call it a pure Merlot

Well, I'd rather see it as "85% Merlot, 15% other red".

M.

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