The Region:
In Italy, family, food and wine go hand in hand. Steeped in tradition, winemaking and grape growing are an intricate part of everyday life. The landscape in Tuscany features rolling hills, majestic olive groves and enless vistas of vineyards. The climate generally consisits of cold, wet winters and hot, dry summers. There is a significant temperature variation between day and night which helps to develop the aromatic qualities of the Sangiovese grape, nicknamed the soul of the Tuscan countryside
The Wine:
The name SuperTuscan is used to describe a class of high quality wines not produced in accordance with Italian appellation laws. These premium Vino da Tavola wines made in the central Italian region of Tuscany are often a blend of Sangiovese and non-traditional Tuscan grape varieties. SuperTuscan wine is a blend of Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. It is a full-bodied, muscular, red wine with aromas and flavours of rich black fruits, spice, vanilla, plum, leather and raisin. Velvety tannins and great structure suggest short term cellaring.
The Food:
Enjoy this bold red wine with Osso Buco, stews, braised meats, Parmigiano Reggianno cheese, spicy pastas, meat-lovers spicy pizza, barbecued ribs and rich Tuscan dishes.
The term "Super Tuscan" describes any Tuscan red wine that does not adhere to traditional blending laws for the region. For example, Chianti Classico wines are made from a blend of grapes with Sangiovese as the dominant varietal in the blend. Super Tuscans often use other grapes, especially cabernet sauvignon, making them ineligible for DOC(G) classification under the traditional rules.
In 1968 Azienda Agricola San Felice produced the first ever "Super Tuscan" called Vigorello, and in the 1970s Piero Antinori, whose family had been making wine for more than 600 years, also decided to make a richer wine by eliminating the white grapes from the Chianti blend, and instead adding Bordeaux varietals (namely, cabernet sauvignon and merlot). He was inspired by a little-known (at the time) cabernet sauvignon made by relatives called Sassicaia, which openly flouted the rules set down for traditional wines in Tuscany. The result was one of the first Super Tuscans, which he named Tignanello, after the vineyard where the grapes were grown. Other winemakers started experimenting with Super Tuscan blends of their own shortly thereafter.
Because these wines did not conform to strict DOC(G) classifications, they were initially labeled as vino da tavola, meaning "table wine," a term ordinarily reserved for lower quality wines. The creation of the Indicazione Geografica Tipica category (technically indicating a level of quality between vino da tavola and DOCG) helped bring Super Tuscans "back into the fold" from a regulatory standpoint.
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