Castello di Monsanto
Nemo Vigneto Il Mulino Toscana Cabernet Sauvignon
Tuscany, Italy
Vintage 1999 / elegance and refinement, eucalyptus, incredible lively for its age
Vintage 1999 / elegance and refinement, eucalyptus, incredible lively for its age
Feb 15th, 2019
A distinctly Tuscan Cab that loads up big time on dark berries and dry herbs. It’s Italian, so I’m not looking for obvious fruit…but the tomato paste at the backend is very interesting. Not my style of Cab but grateful for the experience. (This seventeen year old wine is still with it but I wouldn’t push it…Drink Up!)
A distinctly Tuscan Cab that loads up big time on dark berries and dry herbs. It’s Italian, so I’m not looking for obvious fruit…but the tomato paste at the backend is very interesting. Not my style of Cab but grateful for the experience. (This seventeen year old wine is still with it but I wouldn’t push it…Drink Up!)
Aug 17th, 2023
Beautiful cabernet, filled with the Italian terroir of Tuscany. This would never be taken for a California or French wine. Dry, complex, finely structured—tastes younger than its 18 years.
Beautiful cabernet, filled with the Italian terroir of Tuscany. This would never be taken for a California or French wine. Dry, complex, finely structured—tastes younger than its 18 years.
Aug 23rd, 2021
Great wine best in another 10 years.
Great wine best in another 10 years.
May 12th, 2019Smells smoky and woody (but not big vanilla), a little acid up front with mellow fruit, switching back to pleasant, firm tannins across the palate. Totally what I want in a Cabernet.
Smells smoky and woody (but not big vanilla), a little acid up front with mellow fruit, switching back to pleasant, firm tannins across the palate. Totally what I want in a Cabernet.
May 19th, 2018
Velvet smooth Italian Cabernet. Nicely done!
Velvet smooth Italian Cabernet. Nicely done!
Mar 8th, 2018
Time to drink this one now. Velvet tannins. Fruit is going, but still discernible. Black fruits. Great cab, but with the unmistakable earthiness that tells you that you're drinking Italian wine.
Time to drink this one now. Velvet tannins. Fruit is going, but still discernible. Black fruits. Great cab, but with the unmistakable earthiness that tells you that you're drinking Italian wine.
Nov 5th, 2017
Sept 2017. Opened this after a lighter, fruited red, made this taste harsh. Definitely decant! That would have helped. When I returned to it a day or 2 later I liked it a lot more. Full bodied Tuscan red. Cabernet Sauvignon. Lots of tannin and lots of body. Top Ten wine of the month, July 2017.
Sept 2017. Opened this after a lighter, fruited red, made this taste harsh. Definitely decant! That would have helped. When I returned to it a day or 2 later I liked it a lot more. Full bodied Tuscan red. Cabernet Sauvignon. Lots of tannin and lots of body. Top Ten wine of the month, July 2017.
Sep 26th, 2017