Tenute Folonari Cabreo Il Borgo 2009 Toscana IGT (Red Wine), $34.42-$44.99, 92 points, is an unfiltered red wine of 70% Sangiovese and 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, and appears as an opaque Bordeaux black currant and a transparent rim.
Black currant is prominent in an otherwise subtle aroma that includes hints of clove and cedar, earth and licorice with a touch of alcohol (15,5% alcohol). The palate is aroma faithful with hints of blackberry and coffee,
This IGT finishes warm and spicy.
Paired perfectly with lasagna and garlic bread.
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This is so odd. I don't know what happened here as this wine (name, label and all) used to be made/owned by Ruffino. Back then was a killer value. I saw the Folonari version and tried it and found it very oaky. Glad they seem to be doing a good job with it now.
ReplyDeleteJOHN, SADLY, this is the only vintage I've had the opportunity to taste, but in doing some research on other vintages (for what that's worth), I see that WS (Stingy with scoring Italian wines as a whole-I believe) scored the 2007 94 points, and the 2008 93 points; for what it's worth!
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