2004 Sammarco

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This wine was part of a once-in-a-lifetime tasting that encompassed every vintage of Sammarco back to 1981 and provided a rare opportunity to trace the arc of one of Tuscany’s most compelling and groundbreaking reds. The only vintage that was not present was the 1980, the last bottles having being laid to rest with Alceo di Napoli. Sammarco was not bottled in 1992, 2001 and 2002. I tasted all of these wines during a visit to the estate in July 2015.

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This estate is the first to have clearly shown-with their d'Alceo Super-Tuscan back in the '80s-that petit verdot, now springing to new fame everywhere but long considered an also-ran, can ripen properly in Tuscany's warmer climate and add interesting nuances to the wines made here. The other Super-Tuscan from this estate, Sammarco, was one of the original international blends along with Sassicaia and Solaia, and is still one of the very best made today. Rampolla relies on organically grown grapes that grow in one of the true grand crus of Chianti, what is known as the "golden amphitheater" of Panzano.

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High-density vineyards, biodynamic farming and low yields are the hallmarks of the wines of Castello dei Rampolla, located in the prestigious Conca d'Oro in Panzano. Despite its elegant name Castello di Rampolla is a small, family-run property with a decidedly artisan approach to working in both the vineyards and the cellar. The estate produces big, concentrated wines with imposing tannic structures that have proven to be extremely ageworthy.

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