Fattoira le Sorgenti Scirus, 2003, Tuscany, Italy.

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Andrew Barrow

9 Jul

Cabernet Sauvignon, Cadman Fine Wines, Italian wine, merlot, wine blogging wednesday

This has to be the best hunk of roast lamb to come out of my oven. Juicy. The perfect level of pinkness in the centre. A most delicious taste. To accompany, a little salad and some chunky chips. For the wine though something classy, something a little special…

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Wine Tasting Note: Fattoira le Sorgenti Scirus, 2003, Tuscany, Italy
Stockist: Cadman Fine Wines [More on UKWOL] Price: £24.99 [More: Adegga / Snooth]
Textured and smooth, wonderful richness but balanced. A flow of savoury edged fruit – hints of tomatoes laced with chocolate, raspberries, cherries and other fleshy fruits. Very ‘Bordeaux’ on the nose – hailing from the blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot (mixed in a 60%/40% blend) thrown in a little oak.
All rather scrummy, full and rich. Perhaps a tad young and missing a little development and complexity and also a tad short on the finish but highly drinkable. Accompanied that delicious lamb dish beautifully. Alcohol 14.5%.

Andrew BarrowScribblings Rating – 92/100 [4 out of 5]

Normally only 8000 bottles are produced annually, however the hot summer of 2003 reduced this to a meagre 6000 bottles, where deft handling, skilled winemaking and the benefit of vineyards at 400 metres have ensured that another outstanding wine has been crafted by Paolo Caciorgna and Le Sorgenti.

This months Wine Blogging Wednesday has, as its theme, ‘The Letter S’. Sorgenti Scirus I guess qualifies!

2 Comments »

Dale Cruse says:

20/07/2008 at 10:18 pm

“Scrummy?” I’m not familiar with that term. What does it mean?

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Andrew says:

21/07/2008 at 4:56 am

Scrummy? Means very tasty.

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