Avis professionnels
Robert Parker (95)
ines from the Castello dei Rampolla property show an impressive and especially chiseled quality that gives them a very direct and immediate quality. These are frank and honest wines that stay true to the identity set forth years ago at this historic estate. They stay the course, so to speak. The 2013 Sammarco is Cabernet Sauvignon with Sangiovese and Merlot that tastes nothing like the many blended Bordeaux-inspired reds you find in this part of Italy. Instead, the wine is all-Tuscan in its appeal, with sun-drenched cherry, Mediterranean herb and a pretty balsam note that recalls the thick underbrush and woods of the Chianti Classico countryside. This vintage soars in intensity and beauty.
Winespectator (97)
A polished, blackberry- and black currant–infused red, with accents of wild herbs and spice, this is both saturated, intense and racy. All the elements are in the correct proportions, this just needs time to express itself fully. Cabernet Sauvignon, Sangiovese and Merlot.
James Suckling (94)
A complex wine with cherries, strawberries, black currants and hot stones. So clean and precise. Full body, firm tannins, high acidity and a long and fresh finish.
BOW (8.50)
Falstaff (97)
Rich, dense ruby in colour. Opens with notes of beetroot and tobacco, then plum, elderberry and blackcurrant. Salty and juicy on the palate, showing ripe dark berries, it is salty mid-palate, rich in depth and substantial with grippy tannins and an earthy finish. It also has good drinkability, completely different to D'Alceo but very impressive in its own way.
