Castello dei Rampolla

Sammarco Toscana SuperTuscan Blend

9.3393 ratings
9.392 pro ratings
Tuscany, Italy
Super Tuscan Blend
Top Notes For
Alex Lallos

Owner No Limit Fine Wines, Private Wine Consultant

9.4

Bordeaux’ish. Some green notes from the cab. Intriguing and intellectual for sure. Cacao on the nose with some green peppers and Brambly blackberry. Long. Delicious

Bordeaux’ish. Some green notes from the cab. Intriguing and intellectual for sure. Cacao on the nose with some green peppers and Brambly blackberry. Long. Delicious

Jul 20th, 2023
Jay Kline

Popped and poured to celebrate 18 Super Bowls together; enjoyed over several hours. This bottle of 2005 “Sammarco” has been in my cellar since release. It pours a deep garnet with a near opaque core. Medium+ viscosity with very light staining of the tears and some signs of light sediment. On the nose, cherries, black tea, dry earth, porcini, and a bit of an old library smell…one with a sizable collection of leather bound books. On the palate, the wine is dry with fully integrated tannins and medium acid. The finish is long with notes of leather, sarsaparilla, fresh Italian herbs and tobacco. This IGT is showing a tremendous sense of place and I’m smitten. At peak but I don’t see this falling off a cliff anytime soon. Drink now and over the next 10 years. Bravissimo!

Popped and poured to celebrate 18 Super Bowls together; enjoyed over several hours. This bottle of 2005 “Sammarco” has been in my cellar since release. It pours a deep garnet with a near opaque core. Medium+ viscosity with very light staining of the tears and some signs of light sediment. On the nose, cherries, black tea, dry earth, porcini, and a bit of an old library smell…one with a sizable collection of leather bound books. On the palate, the wine is dry with fully integrated tannins and medium acid. The finish is long with notes of leather, sarsaparilla, fresh Italian herbs and tobacco. This IGT is showing a tremendous sense of place and I’m smitten. At peak but I don’t see this falling off a cliff anytime soon. Drink now and over the next 10 years. Bravissimo!

Feb 17th, 2023
Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

9.3

Quite lovely.

Quite lovely.

Oct 1st, 2022
Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

9.4

Cassis. Delicious.

Cassis. Delicious.

Nov 15th, 2020
Ed Lehrman

Always delicious.

Always delicious.

Oct 20th, 2019
Paco Suro

Terrific. Great year in Tuscany.

Terrific. Great year in Tuscany.

Oct 14th, 2019
Jörgen Lindström Carlvik

Owner, Brix Wine Consultants

9.7

Easy 97+ As classy as they get!

Easy 97+ As classy as they get!

Mar 11th, 2019
Daron Watson

awesome to drink same time as ‘13 Tenuta Nuova ~ a little bigger ~ a little fuller ~ fruits a bit more sweet/ripe than sour/tart

awesome to drink same time as ‘13 Tenuta Nuova ~ a little bigger ~ a little fuller ~ fruits a bit more sweet/ripe than sour/tart

Aug 11th, 2018
Jörgen Lindström Carlvik

Owner, Brix Wine Consultants

8.9

You can sense the drought conditions of the vintage here. Evolved in a very positive way, but tannins are somewhat harsh and drying. Drink now.

You can sense the drought conditions of the vintage here. Evolved in a very positive way, but tannins are somewhat harsh and drying. Drink now.

Jul 5th, 2018
Andrew Lohse

Well-concentrated richness, med+ tannins, fruit well integrated into secondary notes

Well-concentrated richness, med+ tannins, fruit well integrated into secondary notes

May 25th, 2018