2008 Biserno, Lodovico Antinori Tenuta di Biserno (Bibbona), IGT Toscana, Tuscany, Italy ($147)
This wine is an IGT (indicazione geografica tipica)…which, by the twisted Italian law, means there’s nothing typical at all about this wine! Just think “Super-Tuscan,” and you’re on the right track. But there’s no Sangiovese here: the main varieties are Merlot and Cabernet Franc, with a little Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot. The Cab Franc inclusion is a little different! Luminous purple-garnet in the glass. Initial aromas are very wood-related: vanilla, a little toast. But…there’s also something reminiscent of black currant—that wonderful wildsy greensy thing. Fairly rich, but balanced by a ton of interesting flavors, both fruit-ish and green-ish, some sweetness, and a tannic finish that gets washed over by the abundant “fat” of the wine. From the coastal Maremma area of Tuscany.
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I’d be intrigued to try this with any meat stew that has a little sweetness in it…or with hard cheese partnered by dried fruit.
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