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Tolaini Valdisanti
2005
Cabernet Sauvignon
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Italy
Meat
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Tuscany is best known for its fine Brunello and Chianti wines made from the indigenous Sangiovese grape, but since the late 1960s many top wineries have also been crafting so-called "Super Tuscan" wines from international varieties like Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Syrah. These wines often carry a proprietary name, like Sassicaia, Tignanello, or, in this case, Valdisanti.
Enjoy this sturdy Cabernet blend with smoky grilled meat like lamb rib chops or steak.
At age 19, Pierluigi Tolaini emigrated from Tuscany to the oilfields of Western Canada. At 25, he purchased a freight truck and began building the major North American logistics firm TransX. 45 years later, having made his fortune, he returned to Tuscany to buy two vineyards in the Castelnuovo Berardenga zone of Chianti Classico, built a winery from the ground up and hired superstar oenologist Michel Rolland to make his wines.
Valdisanti offers a distinctly Tuscan take on the traditional Bordeaux blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. It has brambly blackberry, black cherry, smoke, cedar, tar and dried flower aromas and flavors of blackberry, Chambord liqueur, graphite, anise seed and toast through the black tea-like finish.