Rocca di Frassinello, Sughere

Rocca di Frassinello · Tuscany › Italy

Red · SuperTuscan Blend
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LWIN 1202708
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89 /100
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Taster #8697 · Dec 25, 2025
88/100
Solid crowd please. Good QPR. Plenty of life left in it. Needs some breathing time
2019 vintage
Taster #9128 · Sep 25, 2025
86/100
Overwhelming presence of oak, good amount of tannins. Eat with meat as its a very full body, tannic wine overall. Hope the oak flavor softens in a few years, but for now, its not my taste.
2019 vintage
Taster #6936 · Jul 4, 2025
88/100
First SuperTuscan Bordeaux blend I've had, purchased for $20 to get my feet wet with this region and blend. The grapes are a mix of 50% Sangiovese, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon and 25% Merlot. Stored at 55, popped and poured. Paired with some delivery pizza. Medium red on color, ruby hues on the edge. Nose of seasoning, herbs, fresh spices. Bountiful red fruit, wood smoke notes thanks to the Sangiovese. Somewhat generic scents, though, I hoped to pick up a little …
2019 vintage
Taster #3995 · May 20, 2025
88/100
A typical Italian Rosso. Plum and blackberries with a darker palate and ample acidity to go with pasta.
2019 vintage
Taster #7299 · Nov 10, 2024
90/100
Henri Bloem-Bloemendaal najaarsproeverij: Smooth vanilla combined with fruit, a firm core and afterrtaste.
2019 vintage
Taster #7494 · Oct 26, 2024
89/100
On the basis of the tasting below I bought a half case. We have now had 2 bottles, the 2nd just now, and my overwhelming impression is a lot of acidity up front and not much finish which is tannic, which is disappointing. It could be that the 6 I have bought were kept much better than those bottles in the restaurant. I’m going to put the remaining 4 away for a few years.
2019 vintage
Taster #7299 · Oct 12, 2024
91/100
very subtle wood, lovely perfumed vanilla, a good backbone and a good balance, elegant, concentrated and pure with also dark fruit in the taste.
2019 vintage
Taster #7494 · Feb 22, 2024
91/100
Almost PnP although it did develop and smooth out during a restaurant dinner over the next hour +. It’s made up of 50% Sangiovese, and 25% each cab sav and merlot. Initially it tasted soft and fleshy like a Merlot but as air time increased that brought out the more prominent fruit of the other grapes. Soft and likeable tannins with good length. It’s available by the case for around £21 and at that price it’s an absolute bargain. I …
2019 vintage
Taster #7299 · Oct 15, 2023
90/100
Henri Bloem, Bloemendaal, autumn tasting: flowers, smooth, gentle spices; it is, however, the persistent and complex aftertaste that impressed me most.
2019 vintage
Taster #2948 · Sep 21, 2023
93
2019 vintage
Taster #2948 · Sep 10, 2023
93
2019 vintage
Taster #5561 · Aug 25, 2023
87/100
Notes of cherries and figs. Mouthfeel, acidity and tannins are medium-plus. Tannins have a medium-coarse character with a slight astringency.
2019 vintage
Taster #7959 · Dec 25, 2022
90/100
Great Entry level supertuscan. These 2019s are really solid. Balance in these wines is quite incredible. Good to drink now or let set for 2-5 years.
2019 vintage
Taster #0434 · Dec 28, 2019
90/100
Drank from a magnum. Medium ruby red, Some cherry, earthy notes with plenty of smoky oak. Medium weight and still austere on palate. End with a nice long finish and grippy tannins.
2010 vintage
Taster #3026 · Apr 26, 2018
90/100
Delightful.
2010 vintage
Taster #3681 · Oct 25, 2015
Last bottle. Turned out better than previous bottles.. Less heat and a lot smoother. Smells of raspberries and some Costco mixed berries. Light dry thin mouthfeel but pleasant.
2010 vintage
Taster #5949 · Sep 26, 2015
88/100
This gets markedly better after being open for a few hours. The bitter taste fades, and the tannins chill out a bit.
2010 vintage
Taster #0068 · Sep 23, 2015
90/100
Simple but nice and a good value. Tannins have softened since the last time I tasted a year ago but still have enough to last for at least few additional years. Sufficient acidity, too. Not too complex but both the nose and the palate notes are enjoyable. Would buy again, especially at this price ($15).
2010 vintage
Taster #3586 · May 31, 2015
90/100
Another nice bottle. None of the bitterness as described last time. But I might have overrated this wine slightly. It is lacking some complexity. Still a great wine.
2010 vintage
Taster #7187 · Feb 28, 2015
90/100
Very nice wine with gentle fruit, soft tannins and great QPR wine!
2010 vintage
Taster #1145 · Oct 11, 2014
50/25/25 Sangioveto/Merlot/Cabernet. 12 months 50% new French oak. Nose is classic Italian of dried red fruit, mushroom, stewed tomato, fresh earth. Palate matches, smooth tannins.
2010 vintage
Taster #5949 · Sep 8, 2014
85/100
My third bottle, and I still don't get the high rankings. This is cedar and earthy with nearly no redeeming factors. Damn bitter, too.
2010 vintage
Taster #2635 · Aug 30, 2014
90/100
Very nice. Wish I had more.
2010 vintage
Taster #2037 · Aug 3, 2014
89/100
Sugary plum aroma. Flavor of sweet dark cherry. Mellow flavors. Just a little acidic imbalance. Decent finish. The wine looks ruby colored. The legs are medium. There is light sediment in the bottle. It smells like cherry and plum. It tastes like cherry. The body is medium/full. The wine has round texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has medium acidity.
2010 vintage
Taster #4091 · Jul 25, 2014
90/100
Nice minerals, red brightness and acidity and agility with still the presence classic sangiovese notes buried. Well made wine. has development potential
2010 vintage
Taster #7187 · Jul 18, 2014
89/100
We enjoy this wine. As noted by some fellow CT'ers, it is important to let the wine breath for more than 30 to 45 minutes before drinking.
2010 vintage
Taster #5949 · Jul 10, 2014
85/100
Don't even think of drinking this without an hour decant. It was all vegetables and turpentine at first, before becoming a little more mellow over time. Still wasn't my favorite.
2010 vintage
Taster #3026 · Jun 25, 2014
Rec by Canals
2010 vintage
Taster #1560 · May 17, 2014
87/100
Bought a case thinking it would match up to the outstanding 2008 vintage. Unfortunately not. Had 2 bottles, I could dismiss one but unfortunately two bottles tasted very earth like and a bit too much cedar/oak overtones. No evidence of cork leakage but seemed unusual. It could be me-- I will try in 6 months.
2010 vintage
Taster #5969 · Mar 14, 2014
90/100
Solid. Drinking well over 3 nights.
2010 vintage
Taster #9060 · Mar 13, 2014
90/100
The wine looks crimson colored. There is light sediment in the bottle. It smells like raisin and strawberry jam. The body is light/medium. The wine has round texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has medium acidity.
2010 vintage
Taster #3586 · Mar 10, 2014
90/100
Another great bottle. Slightly more bitter on the finish this time. Not sure if it is bottle variation or taster's mood variation though...
2010 vintage
Taster #1470 · Mar 4, 2014
A Maremma merlot based wine -- raw, minty, primary -- very little sangiovese on the palate, but the aroma benefits from the blend. Bright and vibrant, fruit-forward, yet showing some depth, with just a tinge of bitterness in the finish. Next to an oaky Chianti, this stood out as more balanced and more enjoyable wine. Food friendly and an excellent value.
2010 vintage
Taster #3315 · Feb 26, 2014
88/100
Slightly green and herbal, tobacco notes, fresh, not a lot of fruit, still quite tannic, lacking a bit of depth and structure. Needs 1-3 years of bottle age. - 88 points
2010 vintage
Taster #3681 · Feb 10, 2014
not bad...still very tannic.
2010 vintage
Taster #2635 · Feb 5, 2014
91/100
Very nice. Not overdone and drinking well. Little darker fruit than a typical all sangio but not overbearing like a lot of the lower priced ST's. Great QPR.
2010 vintage
Taster #3681 · Jan 10, 2014
pretty great for the price.
2010 vintage
Taster #3714 · Jan 1, 2014
90/100
En carafe un bon 2 heures. Vin expressif, ample avec une belle structure. Nez sur le cassis et le cèdre avec des épices. EN bouche, cerises et anis avec de beaux tannins charnus et doté d'un bel équilibre. Long et vaporeux.
2010 vintage