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The 2010 Tuscan Vintage Could Be The Best Ever

A 2010 Super Tuscan That Could Be The Best Deal From The Vintage

The 2010 vintage for Tuscany is one of the greats. The pundits have spoken, from Parker to Spectator, to their disciples Galloni and Suckling the praise is huge. "In my view, 2010 will go down as one of the great all-time vintages in Tuscany. The wines show beautifully delineated aromatics, punchy fruit and vibrant, mouth-watering acidity." Other comments include, "Exceptional" and "one of the greatest" Today I bring to you one of the greatest values from this tremendous vintage. The 2010 Borgo Scopeto Borgonero which I tasted last night is one of the best deals on Tuscan red you will see from this great year. Borgo Scopeto falls in the commune of Berardenga, one of the mist famous areas in the Classico zone for great wine, made famous by the great wines of Felsina. Their wines have won awards throughout the world but they really nailed it in 2010. Made from 60% Sangiovese, 20% Syrah and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, Borgo Scopeto’s Borgonero shouts “Super Tuscan”! 90pts Spectator, we can offer 20% off and under twenty a bottle makes this a screaming buy. We only have a limited amount to offer. Lovers of full bodied, big reds, this is your wine. Tasting Notes: “Bouquet: tertiary and full, refined and delightful, with noble return sensations. Flavour: round, full-bodied and with extraordinary structure. Suite of complex and silky tannins, very well-balanced and surprisingly velvety. The wine firms up on the finish, but remains balanced overall and should develop well. Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah. Drink now through 2020. 1,100 cases imported.” – 90 pts. Bruce Sanderson /Wine Spectator (11/30/2013).

Borgo Scopeto, an old and well-established Tuscan estate, is considered to be a true “borgo” - a hamlet with its own church, post office, town center and residences. Elizabetta Gnudi owns Borgo Scopeto (and along with winemaker, Simone Giunti), and is responsible for all aspects of the Borgo Scopeto estate, including their wine portfolio. So what’s in a name? The Scopeto name almost certainly comes from the presence in the woods of Erica-scoparia (a shrub used to make brooms), and ‘Borgonero’, pays tribute to an ancient farm settlement in the territory of Borgo Scopeto, which dates back to the beginning of the year 1000 A.D.!

Over the centuries, the farm has flourished into an agricultural center, so it’s only fit for it to grow grapes for wine production. As a result, the property has grown in tremendous size and importance, especially in more recent years when Borgo Scopeto began to transform itself into a first-class winery. The estate has been renovated with the most modern technologies for all wine vinification, cellaring, and bottling stages. Undoubtedly, Borgo Scoperto’s Borgonero is a true testament to all of the efforts and improvements invested over the past two decades.

But what’s a Super Tuscan? In the 1970s, some Tuscan wine producers came to believe that the legal rules governing the production of Chianti were too restrictive, (for example, they required the use of some white grapes in this red wine, and they prohibited blending in non-traditional grapes such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot or Syrah), and/or these same vintners wanted to make wine outside of the allowed Chianti zone. They then coined the term “Super Tuscan” to distinguish their wines from the many inexpensive, low-quality wines that were associated with the term vino da tavola, or “table wine”.

Today, most Super Tuscan producers can use the legal appellation of IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica), which gives them greater flexibility than Chianti and other Tuscan wines, and it’s much more prestige than vino da tavola. Most contain Sangiovese, either 100 percent or in a blend, while others are made solely from Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and/or Syrah. The wines tend to be modern, big and rich—and often carry a price tag of $100 or more a bottle!

Made from 60% Sangiovese, 20% Syrah and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, Borgo Scopeto’s Borgonero shouts “Super Tuscan”!

Review: “A lean, taut and elegant style, this red offers plenty of cherry, leather, tobacco and spice flavors. The wine firms up on the finish, but remains balanced overall and should develop well. Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah. Drink now through 2020. 1,100 cases imported.” – 90 pts. Bruce Sanderson /Wine Spectator (11/30/2013).