This "*Super Tuscan"(Trader Joe's) is brimming with rich Sangiovese rustic cherry with big bold hefty Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot for the ride. Sweet red licorice notes, all bound up in this beautifully aubergine colored quaff.
Palate--Lively, youthful palate even with 5 years of age on it, Sangiovese is somewhat subdued beneath the Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot blending grapes. As the wine breathed, there is an unfortunate trace of "cork taint."
The average person probably wouldn't detect the "cork taint" which tastes and smells like mildewed cardboard.
This one isn't horrible on opening but it may be why the bottles are selling for $7 (instead of $16) they were released at earlier on in their life.
*A "Super Tuscan" is a regional blended Italian wine which does not adhere to the strict wine making laws governing the production of Sangiovese. A "Super Tuscan" is often blended with Cabernet Sauvignon and/or Merlot as this one is but it can be made from pretty much anything. When done well these can be rather pricey approaching even $100 a bottle. They are extraordinary and prized but beyond most people's wallets including mine. Obviously at $7 this is not a good example of a Super Tuscan.
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