2005 Tuscany – Ten Years Later

It’s always instructive to go back and see how wines have fared several years after their original release. Two thousand five is remembered as a variable vintage in Tuscany. How are the wines today?

In my June 2008 article Tuscany: The Best of 2005 and 2006, I wrote that “In general the 2005s from Tuscany are smaller scaled wines, with pretty aromatics and vibrant fruit, but without the layered, structured personalities that made the 2004s so compelling. The best of these are relatively accessible, medium-bodied wines that can be enjoyed today or cellared for the mid-term.” That has certainly turned out to be the case with the wines in this article. 

A View from Antinori's Tignanello Vineyard, San Casciano Val di Pesa