| Producer | Castello dei Rampolla |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Varietal | Proprietary Red |
| Vintage | 2019 |
| Sku | 04834 |
| Size | 750ml |
| ABV | 14.00% |
Organic/Bio From its very first release from vintage 1980, Rampolla’s Sammarco has consistently delivered as one of Italy’s most outstanding Cabernet Sauvignon-based “super-Tuscan” reds. And we’ve been impressed with every vintage we’ve tasted since we first featured the 2009. But the 2019 is something else – one of the most remarkably textured Cabernet Sauvignon-based wines we’ve tried in years. It needs a little time, for sure. But this is a great wine.
It’s from Tuscany’s first organic and biodynamic vineyards in the heart of Chianti Classico – the famed Conca d’Oro or ‘golden basin” near Panzano. Aldo di Napoli initially conceived of Sammarco as a 60/40 Cabernet/Sangiovese blend, but today it’s closer to 70% Cabernet Sauvignon with Merlot and just a splash of Sangiovese. Winemaking is simple and pure, with the Cabernet and Merlot aging in a mixture of large French oak casks and concrete tanks and the Sangiovese – more tannic and in need of shaping – rests in smaller French oak barriques. The reviews give you a good idea of what to expect, especially if you can wait a couple of years before dipping in.
“A blend of (organic and biodynamic) Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Sangiovese, the 2019 Sammarco is more austere and even robust compared to the punchier style prized throughout this portfolio. This is a firmly grounded wine, with a bigger baseline of aromas, spanning black fruit, baked plum, spice, tobacco and crushed limestone. You feel the natural concentration of the 2019 vintage and beautifully managed tannins in this wine.”
“The 2019 Sammarco is a very pretty, elegant wine with gorgeous aromatic intensity from the Cabernet Sauvignon that makes up the majority of the blend this year. Sweet pipe tobacco, cedar, mint, dried cherry, incense and crushed leaves lend notable aromatic presence to this young, nascent Sammarco. Time in the glass brings out striking inner perfume and sweetness. In 2019, Sammarco is more finesse than power.”
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