In the glass

Full-bodiedFirm tanninHigh acidityDryLong finish

Aroma: black cherry, cassis, graphite, sweet cedar

Palate: blackcurrant, iron, espresso, wild herbs

Argiano's Super Tuscan in a Bordeaux-Sangiovese blend with significant Petit Verdot, deep and structured.

What it pairs with

  • Beef Wellington
    Cabernet-Petit Verdot weight handles the dish's richness.
  • Hard cheese with chestnut honey
    Sweet umami and the wine's cedar.
  • Roast lamb with rosemary
    Wild-herb register echoes rosemary.

History

Argiano's Super Tuscan introduced 1995, a Bordeaux-blend-plus-Sangiovese Toscana IGT.

  1. 1995 — First vintage of Solengo

Facts

Producer
Argiano
Grapes
Cabernet Sauvignon (40%), Petit Verdot (30%), Sangiovese (20%), Merlot (10%)
Classification
Toscana IGT
Oak
18 months in French oak barriques
ABV
14.5%
Price
EUR 80 to 130 at retail
Drinking window
8 to 25 from vintage
First vintage
1995

Scores

  • Wine Advocate 96 (2017 vintage, reviewed 2021)
  • Vinous 94 (2017 vintage, reviewed 2021)

Tags

cabernet sauvignon cellar worthy dry firm tannin full body high acid merlot mood bold mood elegant occasion cellar occasion dinner party occasion special old world pairs with aged cheese pairs with game pairs with red meat petit verdot price fine sangiovese still red super tuscan
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