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By Caiarossa
2019 IGT Toscana Rosso
Wine Details
Blend: 26% Syrah, 24% Cabernet Franc, 23% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Petit Verdot, 4% Sangiovese, 2% Grenache
Alcohol: 14.50%
Climate Condition
The 2019 vintage is likely to be remembered as one of the most homogeneous and high-quality vintages in recent years. During the summer months, we recorded average temperatures with fresher nights. We had 6 significant rainfalls that helped avoid hydric stress and created the perfect conditions to start the ripening season. We started the harvest slightly later than usual. We picked the first Merlot on 6th September, then in order: Syrah, Sangiovese, Grenache, Cabernet Franc, and Cabernet Sauvignon, ending with the Petit Verdot. The weather conditions were excellent. We took our time to select and harvest each grape from each parcel in its most harmonious balance of freshness and ripeness.
Production
All the different plots and varieties are vinified separately in concrete tanks and wooden truncated cones, with slow fermentations and soft extractions. Once malolactic fermentation is complete, the wine selected for Caiarossa is blended. Then it ages approximately 14 months in French oak barriques.
[Information provided by DHI Selections]
Region:
Tuscany
Vintage:
2019
Grape:
Syrah, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Sangiovese, Grenache
Country:
Italy
Unit Size:
750.00 ML
Alcohol Percentage:
14.50
Appellation:
Toscana IGT
Wine:Â 2019 Caiarossa
Score/Rating: 96
Suggested Drinking Window:Â 2022 - 2028
Review Date: 01/26/2023
Reviewed By:Â Susan Hulme
Tasting Notes:Â This 2019 [Caiarossa] is a fascinating blend [...]. It has a deep purple, ruby color and a hedonistic, dense, fragrant nose of irises and violets, smoke and Mediterranean macchia. There is a lovely nervosity and tension in this vibrant and juicy wine. Though it feels a little less silky than the Aria di Caiarossa, it does have a wonderful texture, and it has a lovely freshness and vivacity.
Wine: Caiarossa Toscana 2019
Score/Rating: 96
Suggested Drinking Window: Drink from 2026
Review Date: 05/18/2022
Reviewed By: James Suckling
Tasting Notes: This is an intense, full-bodied yet very well-balanced and polished red with velvety, firm and caressing tannins. Ripe black plums, blueberries, chocolate, mocha, sweet spice and dried lavender. Some oyster shells, too. Layered and full of character. Creamy at the end from the polished tannins. 26% Syrah, 24% Cabernet Franc, 23% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Petit Verdot, 4% Sangiovese and 2% Grenache. [...] Drink from 2026.
Wine: 2019 Caiarossa
Score/Rating: 95
Suggested Drinking Window: 2023 - 2045
Review Date: 06/30/2022
Reviewed By: Monica Larner
Tasting Notes: The Caiarossa 2019 Caiarossa is a complex blend [...] from vineyard sites across this beautiful property in the high hills off the Tuscan coast. This [...] wine is full and generous to the palate, yet it never feels heavy or too extracted. The wine is balanced and fresh with thick layers of dark fruit, crushed stone, tobacco and exotic spice.
Wine: Caiarossa, Toscana, Tuscany, 2019
Score/Rating: 93
Suggested Drinking Window: 2023 - 2043
Review Date: 03/31/2023
Reviewed By: James Button
Tasting Notes: Flagship Caiarossa is a blend of no less than seven varieties grown on the estate: [...]. Each variety is vinified separately in concrete and large barrels, then aged [...] before blending [...]. The result in 2019 is a concentrated, intense red that's fresh and salty, rich yet vertical and light on its feet. Sapid red, black and blue fruits sit on a stony mid-palate and hang on through the vibrant finish. Lovely.
Wine: Caiarossa Toscana 2019
Score/Rating: 91
Suggested Drinking Window: Drink now through 2036
Review Date: 10/31/2023
Reviewed By: Bruce Sanderson
Tasting Notes: This red is smooth, yet with no shortage of structure, setting up the flavors of plum, blackberry, black pepper and toasty oak. Well-balanced, with a persistent aftertaste of fruit and spices. Syrah, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Sangiovese and Grenache. Better than previously reviewed. Best from 2025 through 2036.
