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[IWM > Recent Offers] Tua Rita Redigaffi, Tenuta dell'Ornellaia Masseto & Other Super ...: The critics brought attention toRedigaffi when they awarded the 1997and 2000 vintages a perfect score (100),giving similar marks to Messorio andMasseto along the way. However, theestablished bias for and pedigree associatedwith many French wines remain powerful forcesin the decision process of collectors, manyof whom will often consider investing inPomerol before even looking at the Maremma.If you are an enthusiast who is point-driven,then you need to acknowledge that selectedItalian Merlots are outperforming the Pomerolclassics.

[the new bordeaux] 14 Vintages of Masseto - The new bordeaux: To celebrate this, the winemaker (Axel Heinz), general manager (Leonardo Raspini), and oenologist (Michel Rolland), held a tasting of 14 vintages, attended by many of the negociants who will be selling it, and a few journalists. The order is slightly unusual - the winers were presented first went by year, and then those wines ready to drink now, then finished with four Icon Vintages.

[Vinfolio Results Our inventory] 2007 Ornellaia - Ornellaia at Vinfolio's wine store: Clean, minerally notes frame a core of silky, perfumed dark fruit, mocha, spices, licorice, grilled herbs and leather that impresses for its exceptional length. Tasted next to the 2007 Le Serre Nuove, the 2007 Ornellaia shows more muscle (from the higher percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon), but in terms of pure quality the wines are very close.

[JJBuckley Fine Wines' Weblog] 100 point Masseto and Ornellaia « JJBuckley Fine Wines' Weblog: Wine Advocate, Jan 2006, 98 points: “The massive 2001 Masseto forms with Le Macchiole’s Messorio and Tua Rita’s Redigaffi a trio of world class Merlots in a ten square mile area where the variety virtually did not exist 15 years ago. The volume, richness, and sumptuousness are almost beyond description, as are the length and density of the flow and finish, but there is an underlying vein of purity and freshness which help maintain an impeccable balance.

[Liv-ex Fine Wine Market Blog] Liv-ex Fine Wine Market Blog: Spotlight on... Ornellaia: The earliest wines were reserved for family consumption and the first commercially released Ornellaia vintage was only produced in 1985. But after developing the estate for ten years and receiving various accolades for his efforts, Antinori sold minority ownership to Robert Mondavi Winery. By 2002, Antinori had left to pursue another project and Mondavi had full ownership of the estate. A 50-percent stake was then sold to the Frescobaldi family and in 2005 they became the estate’s sole proprietors.

[The Maremma Travel Guide Blog: Life in Maremma, Italy] Italian Vineyards and Wineries in Maremma, Italy: Established by Marquis Mario Incisa della Rocchetta when the land passed into the family's estate upon his marriage to Clarice della Gherardesca, Tenuta San Guido is perhaps best known for bringing Cabernet Sauvignon and barriques to Italy and La Maremma. Wine production commenced in 1948, but the first Tenuta San Guido vintage was in 1968.

[learnitalianwines] 2007 Releases from Bolgheri: - This is the most famous bottling of Merlot in Italy and one of the most famous in all the world. Simply put, the 2007 is a massive wine.

[wine.com presents: wines] Ornellaia Masseto 2006: Simply put, the 2006 Masseto is a masterpiece from Tenuta dell’ Ornellaia. According to Agronomist/General Manager Leonardo Raspini the dryness of the vintage slowed down the maturation of the sugars, leaving the wine with an unusually high level of acidity, and therefore freshness, considering its overall ripeness.

[Paige Schroeder | RSS] pfaltzgraph christmas wine glasses: Waterfront wine and gourmet darien georgia, well dominated to as ssu, sonoma state, and sonoma, the staff is one of the smallest of the 23 majority period regions in california. The grape and the grape might turn to illustrate concrete grapes, but this cab, with its white wine and white varieties enologically also measure up, it gives.

[BLOG.SOSTEVINOBILE.COM] BLOG.SOSTEVINOBILE.COM: Does Vin12 + 3 = Vin15? Or Vinify? See ...: There’s definitely a quality to these tastings””the lineup of participating wineries struck me as more than respectable, and promoter Elie Ernest’s ability to convince numerous winemakers to attend such a moderately-scaled event certainly seemed impressive. I found few, if any, true discoveries among the wines being poured this evening (apart from there being scant few Zins in an event billed as

[Vine Arts: Wine made simple] Paying the Cost to be the Boss « Vine Arts: Wine made simple: I will admit that the wines in the tasting were delicious, especially the 2004 Messorio (scored a perfect 100 points from Wine Spectator) which was my favourite. The wine was breathtaking, with a complexity that was seemingly impossible and notes ranging from blackberry, cinnamon, olive, fresh earth, grilled meat, vanilla, clove and much more that could have kept me captivated for hours.

[The Italian Wine Snob Blog] Ornellaia: Almost Perfect!?: In 1981, Marquis Ludovico Antinori, a descendent of a family of great winemakers, decided to experiment with a new way of making wine, one which would respect the unique terroir, and include both hand harvesting and the separate vinification of the grapes produced in each individual vineyard. The first sorting process after harvesting, is still traditionally left to the expert hands of Ornellaia’s female workers, who meticulously discard damaged and unripe fruits and ensure that even the tiniest quantities of foliage do not enter the vats.

[The Paris Blog] The Paris Blog: Paris, France Expat Tips & Resources »Blog Archive ...:  The Petrus 1982 was my personal favorite. I’d never had this 100 percent merlot before and tasting them all from 1947 though 1995 was like celebrating my bar mitzvah at Playboy headquarters. At moments I felt I didn’t even want to drink it, but simply inhale.

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