Montepeloso
Gabbro Toscana Cabernet Sauvignon
Tuscany, Italy
The 2020 Gabbro is gorgeous. Montepeloso's bold Cabernet Sauvignon delivers tons of varietal character and savory intensity with less opulence than in most years. Dark fruit leather, licorice, smoke, tobacco and incense build into the somber finish. Here, too, the tannins are bruising. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, August 2023)
The 2020 Gabbro is gorgeous. Montepeloso's bold Cabernet Sauvignon delivers tons of varietal character and savory intensity with less opulence than in most years. Dark fruit leather, licorice, smoke, tobacco and incense build into the somber finish. Here, too, the tannins are bruising. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, August 2023)
The 2016 Gabbro, 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, is one of the most compelling wines I have ever tasted from Montepeloso. In most prior vintages, Gabbro has been rich and concentrated, but the 2016 flows with a sense of total refinement. Wild flowers, herbs, licorice, lavender, graphite and spice add myriad shades of dimension to a core of dark, beautifully resonant fruit. A wine of real gravitas and structure, the 2016 is going to require a number of years to be at its best, but it is stunning, even in the early going. In fact, I am simply blown away by how integrated it already is. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, March 2020)
The 2016 Gabbro, 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, is one of the most compelling wines I have ever tasted from Montepeloso. In most prior vintages, Gabbro has been rich and concentrated, but the 2016 flows with a sense of total refinement. Wild flowers, herbs, licorice, lavender, graphite and spice add myriad shades of dimension to a core of dark, beautifully resonant fruit. A wine of real gravitas and structure, the 2016 is going to require a number of years to be at its best, but it is stunning, even in the early going. In fact, I am simply blown away by how integrated it already is. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, March 2020)
This CS deserves way more international recognition! Period.
This CS deserves way more international recognition! Period.
Aug 23rd, 2016Intense stuff and IMOO one of Apoellation Tellus Controllée's best interpretations of this heralded variety. Best from 2020.
Intense stuff and IMOO one of Apoellation Tellus Controllée's best interpretations of this heralded variety. Best from 2020.
Aug 10th, 2016Complex and rewarding on many levels, this still youthful blockbuster CS is elegant and driven by its underlying minerality, but it also possesses richness and density. Created from the most international of red grape varieties, it does capture a true Tuscan soul and a great sense of place. Easy 95+ p. Best from 2020.
Complex and rewarding on many levels, this still youthful blockbuster CS is elegant and driven by its underlying minerality, but it also possesses richness and density. Created from the most international of red grape varieties, it does capture a true Tuscan soul and a great sense of place. Easy 95+ p. Best from 2020.
Jun 13th, 2016
Magnificent stuff providing an array of aromas and flavors, this is flirting with perfection! By far the pay refined and elegant vintage to date, this sets a new standard to what's possible in Southeastern Tuscany. Polished tannins and lovely acidity are tucked to bed by silky sweet black curtsy fruit and area specific roasted herb additions. Great, layered, long and very promising finish showing tremendous potent for the long haul. Together with Gabbro 2010, this is Fabio's best wine to date.
Magnificent stuff providing an array of aromas and flavors, this is flirting with perfection! By far the pay refined and elegant vintage to date, this sets a new standard to what's possible in Southeastern Tuscany. Polished tannins and lovely acidity are tucked to bed by silky sweet black curtsy fruit and area specific roasted herb additions. Great, layered, long and very promising finish showing tremendous potent for the long haul. Together with Gabbro 2010, this is Fabio's best wine to date.
Jan 3rd, 20162006 vintage. A great combination of Bdx and Tuscany, this hugely concentrated, bold and still not mature Mediterranean red boasts black currants and ripe cherries, licorice and spicy oak, framed by great tannins and acidity enabling flavors to linger effortlessly.
2006 vintage. A great combination of Bdx and Tuscany, this hugely concentrated, bold and still not mature Mediterranean red boasts black currants and ripe cherries, licorice and spicy oak, framed by great tannins and acidity enabling flavors to linger effortlessly.
Aug 8th, 2015
Now that's great Cabernet. Cali, eat your heart out.
Now that's great Cabernet. Cali, eat your heart out.
Oct 23rd, 2014Epic, epic, epic... No comments, apart from possibly EPIC.
Epic, epic, epic... No comments, apart from possibly EPIC.
Sep 4th, 2014