Boscarelli Boscarelli IGT

In the glass

Aroma: black cherry, graphite, violet, sweet cedar

Palate: dark plum, iron, polished oak, wild herbs

Boscarelli's Super Tuscan Sangiovese-Bordeaux blend Toscana IGT.

What it pairs with

• Rib of beef, dry-aged Find rib of beef, dry-aged on TableJourney →
  Bordeaux structure handles dry-aged beef.
• Hard cheese with truffle honey
  Sweet umami and cedar.
• Lamb chops with rosemary
  Herbal lift matches lamb fat.

History

Boscarelli's Super Tuscan IGT, a Sangiovese-Bordeaux blend introduced 1983.

1. 1983 — First Boscarelli IGT bottling

Facts

Producer

Poderi Boscarelli

Grapes

Sangiovese (60%), Cabernet Sauvignon (30%), Merlot (10%)

Classification

Toscana IGT

Oak

24 months in French oak barriques

ABV

14.0%

Price

EUR 45 to 70 at retail

Drinking window

5 to 18 from vintage

First vintage

1983

Scores

• Wine Advocate 94 (2018 vintage, reviewed 2021)

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