Freddy R. Troya

9.4

Caiarossa 2020, Red Blend – Toscana IGT, Alta Maremma, Italy 🇮🇹

Overview
Flagship a 7-varietal-blend composed of 28% Cabernet Franc, 23% Syrah, 18% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Merlot, 13% Sangiovese, 4% Petit Verdot, and 1% Grenache. Farmed biodynamically and vinified via gravity flow, emphasizing balance, depth, and refined extraction.

Aromas & Flavors
Black cherry, cassis, dried rose, Mediterranean herbs, graphite, cocoa, crushed stone.

Mouthfeel
Layered and expansive with silky tannins and vibrant acidity. Long, mineral-driven finish with elegance and composure.

Food Pairings
Game meats, truffle pasta, aged ribeye, Tuscan stews.

Verdict
Complex yet harmonious. Structured for evolution with Mediterranean finesse and Bordeaux discipline.

🍷 Did You Know?
The estate is co-owned by the family behind Château Giscours (Margaux), blending Left Bank philosophy with Tuscan terroir. — 21 days ago

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9.0

Pale gold. Aromas of dried lemon, beeswax and jasmine, with a hint of fennel emerging with air. Chewy and dry in the mouth, showing very good depth and heft to its nicely concentrated citrus/orchard fruit flavors. Lingers with very good persistence, leaving notes of tangerine, pear skin and dusty minerals behind. (Josh Raynolds, Vinous, April 2019) — 7 years ago

Ira Schwartz

9.4

(Had to do via search as somehow the bottle vanished from the table)
For me exactly what I expect from an aged LdH . The orange and garnet bricking with great aromas of earth leather and hints of dirty socks. The palate also showed as expected. The first thing that is noticeable in the mouth is a strong acid backbone. A soft but intense rush of flavors including cinnamon, orange peel and herbs. Lingering finish. — 10 years ago

Sue Cooper

9.0

Enjoyed at Gaia Bistrot, Mazatlán. Easy sipping on a sunny day. — 3 years ago

Vitaly Domnenko

9.0

Bm. Tm. Am. Fm. — 5 years ago

Keith Herrick

9.4

Uploaded via search. Showing a bit more Brett than the 81 tondonia tonight and seems less long lived, but super elegant with well integrated american oak. Love these wines — 8 years ago

Gustavo Gomez

9.1

Sumamente suave. En vista: bastante claro.
Un poco alta la temperatura. — 11 years ago

Palmer Emmitt

Owner/Winemaker Judge Palmer

9.0

I still have quite a few wines like this from my early days of wine collecting - stuff that was highly rated or recommended in the $15-30 price range (this was $18 from Wine Library in 2009). Wines that could provide a great quality for the price, but that no one, including me, ever expected would spend a dozen years in my cellar. Many people would assume wines like this one to be hopelessly past prime, but over and over again I’m surprised how well so many of them - from both the old and new world - hold up. At first this wine seemed to be over the hill, with some brownish tinge to the color, balsamic aroma and leathery mouthfeel, but the longer it’s in my glass the more I’m enjoying it. The sweet and intense red cherry fruit is sightly raisiny in character yet still somehow bright, the tannins are integrated but still firm, and the acid is balanced and mouth watering. Pretty classic Grenache-Carignane that would hold its own against Priorats costing several multiples of its price. Sometimes wine makes you smile (most times). — 5 years ago

Manel Dominguez

9.0

Cap d’any 2019
A la Perola li encanta — 7 years ago

Timmo Rol

9.1

Via Alta - Not harsh, not acidy, not too sweet, just wonderfully smooth — 11 years ago