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Caiarossa Toscana 2021
Standard - 75cl
Wine Critic Reviews
Purplish tinge in the glass. Aromas of cloves, generous bramble fruit and dried eucalyptus. The attack is firm and dense, with a full body and velvety tannins of great extraction on the mid-palate and refreshing natural acidity. Good integration of oak at the end. Potential for the long haul, but drinkable in one to two years.
- Reviewer Name: James Suckling
2021 was a demanding but ultimately rewarding vintage in much of Tuscany, with a warm March encouraging an early budbreak. The summer was hot and dry, with some welcome rain arriving in early September. Warm and sunny days returned for harvest. This is a wine with great potential but at this stage it is still quite closed. ‘We do very little racking to avoid oxygen during ageing,’ states general manager Jérôme Poisson. With time in the glass, fleshy black and blue fruit aromas and flavours emerge, along with hints of Mediterranean scrub. Velvety tannins keep a tight grip, while the fruit sapidity is underlined by a lovely vein of salinity and a ferrous twist. Long and poised, some savoury, earthy elements make themselves known on the finish. 30% Syrah, 20% Cabernet Franc, 16% Merlot, 16% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Sangiovese, 6% Petit Verdot, 2% Grenache, each vinified separately before blending and ageing for around 14 months in French oak barrels, 30% new.
- Reviewer Name: James Button
A wine that builds slowly and carefully through the palate. Hedgerow raspberry, with juice and bracken, iris flowers, not too sweet, good quality, carefully constructed, well balanced, juicy finish, edges of cocoa dusting, pomegranate, raspberry, fine but firm tannins, clear edges of spice add depths and interest, with underbrush giving an Italian edge. First vintage with Jerome Poisson as winemaker, AJ Domaines owner. Harvest September 2 to 21. The blend of grapes below is completed by 2% Grenache.
- Reviewer Name: Jane Anson