10 Super TUSCAN red wines YOU should know!!! (Blind Tasting)

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10 Super TUSCAN red wines YOU should know!!! (Blind Tasting)

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Күн бұрын

Do you love Super Tuscan wines as I do? Wines like Sassicaia and Tignanello set off a revolution in Italy, these wines got dubbed "Super Tuscans". Come join me in a blind tasting of Italian red wines...
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Fattoria le Pupille, Poggio Valente 2018
Avignonesi, Grifi 2019
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Isole e Olena, Cepparello 2019
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03:20 Wine glass for Super Tuscans
03:42 Blind Tasting RED WINE
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@thecryinglennyface166 Жыл бұрын

I gotta say I love your content but even more so I love your energy, your charisma, your enthusiasm. I wish you the best sir in wine and life. May good things come your way. Have a good day.

@drmatthewhorkey Жыл бұрын

Wow… Thank you so much

@LadyAceRoxy Ай бұрын

Your excitement here is palpable and I love it! I think the most important thing about drinking wine is enjoying yourself. It’s great to see someone else having this much fun with wine.

@drmatthewhorkey Ай бұрын

Awww thanks!

@mark-oliver Жыл бұрын

Dude, enjoy your content immensely, many thanks. This time round had the feeling you didn't want to hurt the feelings of the producers providing you with the samples. Much respect from Germany, MO

@drmatthewhorkey Жыл бұрын

Thanks! A few wines that I know did shock me indeed but that is what happens in blind tastings

@romansauber8754 Жыл бұрын

Love your excitement! Blind tasting is hard 😊

@drmatthewhorkey Жыл бұрын

TY… yes blind tasting is very hard!

@francescostellittano2006 Жыл бұрын

Very nice video i love to see how you enjoy in all your video ;) i love so much super tuscan in particular sassicaia, ornellaia and tignanello ;)

@drmatthewhorkey Жыл бұрын

Thank you! You have expensive taste 😝

@francescostellittano2006 Жыл бұрын

I love enjoy with good things ;) and to share my passion with all of my familly ;)

@drmatthewhorkey Жыл бұрын

💪🏼👏🏼👏🏼

@edwardforszt5564 Жыл бұрын

Matthew, I ordered 3 bottles of your #1 wine from this tasting, the Pupille, and cant wait to taste it! If its as good as you said, at around $40 it is a steal; btw, Cellartracker also says its excellent!

@drmatthewhorkey Жыл бұрын

Wowwzasss… Enjoy it, the wine suits my palate very well and hopefully yours too

@Ruirspirul Жыл бұрын

huge Slavonian oak casks are so much better than tiny French charcoaled up barrels 😅

@drmatthewhorkey Жыл бұрын

🤪🤣😂

@numanuma20 Жыл бұрын

I don’t think the Italian winemakers can hear you. Say it louder. I agree with you. I don’t want Italian wines to taste like French wines. I want my Sangiovese to taste like Sangiovese not Cabernet Sauvignon.

@joe-zp7ge Жыл бұрын

very entertaining! the bocarelli blend doesnt even have the typical blend of tuscany.....thats one now on my radar

@drmatthewhorkey Жыл бұрын

It’s a beautiful wine from a great producer

@KyleStrehlow Жыл бұрын

Definitely using the hand smell technique from now on haha. Great video!

@drmatthewhorkey Жыл бұрын

Hahahah niceee, it will be useful for you

@acommongardener2262 Жыл бұрын

Love your enthusiasm! Thank you. Have loved super tuscans for awhile! Hope to find some of these.

@drmatthewhorkey Жыл бұрын

Good luck hunting them down and enjoy!

@AttorneySomm Жыл бұрын

I'm a fan of the Trefiano Carmignano Riserva, but enjoy it with substantial age.

@drmatthewhorkey Жыл бұрын

I figured you loved it!!!

@AttorneySomm Жыл бұрын

@@drmatthewhorkey Yes, I enjoy a number of wines from that producer. Need to visit next time!

@andrewkarl5174 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, the last several years I’ve been getting out of my west coast USA, comfort zone, your channel helps a lot.

@drmatthewhorkey Жыл бұрын

Ahhh great, taste and explore!

@NoSediment Жыл бұрын

Wow, great tasting. Amazing wines you had there. I am waiting for my shipment with some Super Tuscans for an upcoming video. When it comes to grape varieties in Super Tuscans, I don’t have preference, but I tend to like those showing less jammy black fruit. Cheers! 🥂😎

@drmatthewhorkey Жыл бұрын

Me too, red fruit all the way!!! I am looking forward to your video

@grahamshellswell4513 Жыл бұрын

Another great tasting video, Matt. You’re really making me want to visit Tuscany now 🤤 great work.

@drmatthewhorkey Жыл бұрын

Grazie!!! Go have fun in Tuscany 🍷

@kikicoevents Жыл бұрын

Carobbio is an amazing winery !! Im so happy you like the Leone ! Like you said its so elegant and complexe !

@drmatthewhorkey Жыл бұрын

Thanks for introducing me to them!

@abludwig Жыл бұрын

I just recently got into sorta collecting but mostly drinking. I spent a summer in Italy almost 20 years ago and learned a lot about wine. I think it’s still the region I know best. Super Tuscans always have a special place in my heart

@drmatthewhorkey Жыл бұрын

Ahhh nice! Tuscan wines aren’t a bad place to be on your wine journey

@welshtoro3256 13 күн бұрын

A very enjoyable review which really makes me want to return to my beloved Umbria and Tuscany. Umbrian food, Tuscan wine (although it's a bit interchangeable). Next year might see a return to Italy. As for Super Tuscan's - well, what's there to complain about? Blend Sangiovese with other blockbuster grape varieties and it's duh, why didn't we think of this before.

@drmatthewhorkey 13 күн бұрын

I didn't know you shared my love for Umbria!

@welshtoro3256 13 күн бұрын

@@drmatthewhorkey I know Umbria like the back of my hand. It's my base in the centre of Italy. I stay there and travel to all the other regions from it. The food is amazing and I love Sagrantino wines.

@chriscurry7746 Жыл бұрын

My favourite wine of 2023 so far is a Super Tuscan, the Altore Chioccioli Altadonna 2013. 50% sangiovese and cabernet sauvignon. It honestly tasted like a classified Bordeaux had been added to a top quality Chianti. Amazing wine

@drmatthewhorkey Жыл бұрын

Ohhhh nice and good blend too

@cjcpace Жыл бұрын

Hi Matt, I am really enjoying your channel. I agree about the super Tuscan’s and I also love my Gabriel universal glass. You need to get yourself the crystal version, super light and refined, they are amazing.

@drmatthewhorkey Жыл бұрын

Thank you… I have the hand blown ones and they show up in some videos 😉

@barryalanlevine 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the exceptional video, Doc! Research for our honeymoon trip to Tuscany! Any of these jump out at you as great wineries to visit in person? Thanks for any expert advice!

@drmatthewhorkey 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! Email the properties to see if they have availability.

@greenwood130 10 ай бұрын

Would be great to see a comparison of aged super tuscans. Interested to see which ones improve over time

@drmatthewhorkey 10 ай бұрын

😎🍷

@RCTricking Жыл бұрын

Love the passion for Italian wine!

@drmatthewhorkey Жыл бұрын

All wine!! Hahahha some Frenchie and other vids coming soon

@nichotime Жыл бұрын

Very Nice, Doc! 6:20 good ideas!

@drmatthewhorkey Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@joelarose9589 Жыл бұрын

I love Super Tuscans. I learned about them through Robert Parker and The Wine Advocate along with The Wine Spectator. One of my favorites has always been Argiano Solengo. I tend to gravitate towards the Bordeaux blends, for the Super Tuscans. I usually stick with Chianti Classico and Brunello for my sangiovese. Are there any whites that might be considered "Super Tuscan?" Highly rated and reviewed, and maybe Bordeaux or Burgundy varietals blended with Italian varietals. Thanks again Dr. Matt for a fun and enlightening review. Everyone loves those blind tastings. Maybe a double blind in the future?

@drmatthewhorkey Жыл бұрын

Really tough to do double blind when I don’t have qualified help. Maybe far into the future as the channel gets bigger, not feasible atm

@rodjacobs3396 11 ай бұрын

I'm a bit mixed. There's so many indigenous grape varietals in Italy. Many which don't get a lot of recognition. But at the same time I can't really blame anyone for wanting to try some different varietals. I keep hearing really good things about Merlot in parts of Italy. And also not to mention, I suppose if you go far enough back a number of varietals were spread around. Some varietals we associate with France actually have Spanish origins. Anyway, thank for the video. I especially enjoy the focus on Italian wines.

@drmatthewhorkey 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching as always! A lot more on all wines to come!

@EmperorsofDecayTV Жыл бұрын

Other Bolgheri gems: Arnione by Campo Alla Sughera and Re Diale by Le Novelire. And along the road in Italy take some time to discover Sagrantino di Montefalco in Umbria!

@drmatthewhorkey Жыл бұрын

I was at the Anteprima Montefalco last year ;) … In addition to that, there is a Sagrantino Blind tasting video on the channel

@solomonmengeu1003 Жыл бұрын

I haven't had that many Super Tuscans, so I don't have that much experience with them. It kind of seems to me that the varietal/cultivar isn't so important in Bolgheri or in that slice of Tuscany. Terroir, picking dates, vineyard management, and how the wine is aged seem to make a bigger difference. Personally, I prefer Tuscan wines that are Sangiovese dominant; but some of my family members prefer ones that have more CS, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, etc.

@drmatthewhorkey Жыл бұрын

Ahhh that is interesting… so how do you choose wine when you are out with your family and they want Tuscan????

@solomonmengeu1003 Жыл бұрын

@drmatthewhorkey my family are in Europe, and I am in Taiwan; so, not a big deal. My wife isn't crazy about Sangiovese, so I drink CC or CCR, and we drink Bordeaux Tuscan blends together.

@maguro008 Жыл бұрын

Full points for enthusiasm.

@drmatthewhorkey Жыл бұрын

Thanks 🥳

@numanuma20 Жыл бұрын

I would love to see Sangiovese blended with Tempranillo. I think the two would go perfectly together in the blend.

@drmatthewhorkey Жыл бұрын

Ahhhh that might be good but I don’t think Tempranillo is permitted in Italy…

@DarthJabba504 Жыл бұрын

"permitted" as in they're not allowed legally to grow them? Sounds crazy

@coryz6880 Жыл бұрын

I enjoy Sangiovese blended & Bordeaux varietal Super Tuscans…fantastic wines. 🍷

@drmatthewhorkey Жыл бұрын

Agreed

@YBenjamin1996 Жыл бұрын

Yummmm. Learned alot, I never knew that 100% sangiovese could be considered Super Tuscan, always assumed they had to include ot be all Bordeux Varietals. Used to serve Ornellaia La Sere Nuove, loved it!

@drmatthewhorkey Жыл бұрын

Ohhh that is a good wine! Now 100% Sangio can be made in Chianti Classico but some producers still opt for IGT on the label…

@alekskoozynski8586 Жыл бұрын

I fell in love with Super Tuscans when I stumbled upon Sor Ugo from Aia Vecchia a few years ago. Bought a couple of bottles for the low price of ca EUR 28 per bottle. Quickly bought more before they ran out...

@drmatthewhorkey Жыл бұрын

Ohhhhh nice price

@francescosasso159 Жыл бұрын

Great tasting! I particularly enjoyed the honest approach to it. 2 points I wanted to make: 1. Carmignano is not a "supertuscan" like the others, and at the same time it's the first supertuscan ever to have been created. The blends with Cab Sauv were actually introduced and even required from the Medici family ever since they introduced the French variety in the 1600's. In that sense one could say that super Tuscans have always been a thing and not just some producer's invention of the 11th hour. 2. I keep wondering why so many notable critics deem international blends from Tuscany, and Italy in general, as somehow less worthy than wines made with Italian varieties, as if, for some magical reason, Italian terroirs were destined by some divine scheme to only produce local grapes. Why would an Italian producer be hindered from producing, for example, Syrah if he saw that the local climate and soil could potentially yield a perfect combination? Or is it simply because it is upsetting that Italy, on top of having the biggest concentration of indigenous grapes in the world, can also shine when it comes to the international ones? Just some thoughts

@drmatthewhorkey Жыл бұрын

I agree so much for point 2... French varieties are planted all over the world, they are very interesting in Italy!

@alfonsogaribay7286 Жыл бұрын

I usually go 100% Sangiovese, Le pergole torte does the trick for me. Found interesting value with Bibi Graetz’s Testamatta too.

@drmatthewhorkey Жыл бұрын

Ohhh serious wines

@Luca-xj9cb Жыл бұрын

I love sangiovesi, I love tuscany. Some very interesting wines you've tasted ! My personal favorite Supertuscan is Pino di Biserno. If you like leathery notes, you have to try this wine ! Cheers Matthew !

@drmatthewhorkey Жыл бұрын

Very nice wine from Biserno. Yes I’ve had it!

@eliasmarius Жыл бұрын

My favorite super tuscan producer is Poggio al Tesoro. The winery is located right in the middle between Sassicaia, Ornellaia and Guado al Tasso. Love their wines. Il Seggio and Sondraia are my favorites. The owners of the winery are from the Allegrini family who also make great (and very famous) wines in Veneto. Have you tried any of Poggio al Tesoro’s wines? I think they beat Sassicaia and Ornellaia’s second and third wines by a landslide

@drmatthewhorkey Жыл бұрын

I haven’t tried yet!

@pt79dk Жыл бұрын

I find Brancaia il blu, il Borro and Tolaini picconero from Chianti very nice. From Bolgheri I have to mention Argentiera Villa Donoratico especially for the price

@drmatthewhorkey Жыл бұрын

Ohhh I like them all too

@tonygallo1104 Жыл бұрын

Dr. MH that’s a lot of info-tasting in a short period of time. Blind tastings are so cool bu5brequires a good amount of dough. I did enjoy watch8ng and always am looking for sangio based wines.

@drmatthewhorkey Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I do all my videos with samples but it takes months of emailing and gathering them. This video took six months to acquire the wines needed to shoot.

@tonygallo1104 Жыл бұрын

@@drmatthewhorkey thanks for your reply. I'm sure lots of prep and everything else is needed too! ty

@Str1fe5 Жыл бұрын

*sprints to local wine store looking for the Poggio*

@drmatthewhorkey Жыл бұрын

😮😮😮😮

@devenstephens4221 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for another great vid! I think you've talked about this in another video but which Super Tuscan is your favorite? Which is your best QPR choice and which is your favorite of the big Supers? (Sass, Ornellaia, Solaia etc)

@drmatthewhorkey Жыл бұрын

Thanks. None of those three are big QPRs hahaah… I prefer 100% Sangio for ST wines

@devenstephens4221 Жыл бұрын

@Dr. Matthew Horkey well aware haha, I meant 3 different categories.

@der_weinigel Жыл бұрын

I will definitely seek out your runner up 😊😊

@drmatthewhorkey Жыл бұрын

Enjoy it!

@maryverzella9841 Жыл бұрын

Just tried the 2018 Cepparello. Was very nice but will wait another 5 years if I make it to 67 to open the second bottle I purchased. I wasn't disappointed, but I did expect a bit more complexity.

@drmatthewhorkey Жыл бұрын

Agreed, much better with age

@pt79dk Жыл бұрын

Just like Brunellos, they need 8-10y at least. Had their classico 10’ like 1y ago and was fantastic. Btw together with cepparello 10’ which is not there yet for me

@dfgk7857 Жыл бұрын

Awesome tasting as always! I saw that my local shop has the Trasgaia for 28 euros but the 2013 vintage, du you reckon that will be still good to drink?

@drmatthewhorkey Жыл бұрын

Only one way to find out!

@dfgk7857 Жыл бұрын

@@drmatthewhorkey haha indeed !

@alexandrehenri-bhargava2741 Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, for us, and Canada, when we can get some of these ones, they are much more expensive than the prices you quote. So just for a special occasion. But on a special occasion, I do like a super Tuscan! Thanks for sharing!

@drmatthewhorkey Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and yes, that darn 50% duty in CA!

@alexandrehenri-bhargava2741 Жыл бұрын

@@drmatthewhorkey Love your content. Would love to see you take a trip up here to British Columbia and taste some wines. Things have just exploded in the last 15 years. I humbly feel we definitely belong in the conversation now...

@pt79dk Жыл бұрын

Talking about Tignanello, I have tasted different vintages and it have not yet amazed me. And it includes 10’ a couple of times which I still have in the cellar. So when to drink so that it lives up to the hype?

@drmatthewhorkey Жыл бұрын

If you don’t like it that’s fine. Everyone has their own taste. I like it with 7-10 years of age on it - that’s my personal preference

@vinceslapchopper Жыл бұрын

My only experience so far with super tuscan is le volte dell'ornellaia. A good wine and more approachable right out of the bat than cabernet blends from the left bank of Bordeaux, which I find needs time to breathe to show its true colors. Also the nose on this wine had the typical markers of sangiovese which I quite enjoyed, it gave a sense of place to the wine while giving it an identity of its own next to the chianti classico DOCG. But all being said, I don't mind being patient with good quality Bordeaux wines and I enjoy Chianti Classicos as my favorite grape so I don't really gravitate towards the Super Tuscans.

@drmatthewhorkey Жыл бұрын

It is a good wine indeed!

@ElvisFerbeyre Жыл бұрын

Hey Matthew, what about Rovini glasses, do you lime them?

@drmatthewhorkey Жыл бұрын

They are very nice, despite the odd shape

@dggdrdg Жыл бұрын

just a few hours ago drink Tignanello 2019, its young and made me thought need to aged

@drmatthewhorkey Жыл бұрын

Ohhh yes that is young for a Tign…

@nasos00 Жыл бұрын

Great tasting! When you quote prices are they US retail prices?

@drmatthewhorkey Жыл бұрын

Yes, from what I can see on Wine Searcher

@hocheye 11 ай бұрын

Love Sangiovese! Super Tuscan any good wine from Italy.

@drmatthewhorkey 11 ай бұрын

Love Sangiovese too!

@dsmlive3982 3 ай бұрын

What are the glasses?

@drmatthewhorkey 3 ай бұрын

Link in description box

@comesahorseman Жыл бұрын

If you are indeed in Tuscany now, enjoy!

@drmatthewhorkey Жыл бұрын

I wish I was!

@pt79dk Жыл бұрын

To me the super tuscan term is being used a bit too frequently for Bolgheri wines that for the red ones most of times should fit in Bolgheri rosso DOC. That is not the case for the classico wines with lower or no sangiovese, hence super tuscan makes some sense here or?

@drmatthewhorkey Жыл бұрын

Well it’s not an official term, I gave my personal definition in the vid