Tenuta di Arceno
Arcanum Red Blend
2014
$100
Description
Arcanum is the pinnacle of this estate's Toscana IGT wines. Primarily made of Cabernet Franc, this Italian wine is full-bodied and seductive with flavors reminiscent of dark chocolate covered cherries and spicy black pepper. It's both opulent and elegant and truly a reflection of the Tuscan fruit and sun.
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SH AB AS 11/2021
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Robert Parker Wine Advocate
ML 5/2019
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JamesSuckling.com
JS 6/2019
This red wine offers aromas of violets, roses and raspberries, with long and delicate flavors of spices and red and dark fruit notes; it is a red wine that is seductive yet subtle.
Aromas
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Violet
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Rose
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Raspberry
Flavors
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Red Fruit
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Dark Fruit
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Spices
RECENT TASTING NOTES
Tenuta di Arceno’s history goes back to 1504, when the first plot of land was bought by the Del Taja family. The late Jess Jackson and his wife Barbara Banke of California bought the estate in 1994. The winery produces wine under the DOCG seal as well as Toscana IGT. Arcanum is sourced primarily from the L’Apparita and Belvedere blocks of Cabernet Franc, on sandy clay soils. Susan Hulme MW: Intense blackcurrant, very leafy, cassis-like notes, very varietal, very firm but fine and compact tannins along with fresh acidity. Andrea Briccarello: Clean, with great signs of evolution, loads of tertiary notes, tobacco and spices, leather and balsamic, great freshness and length. Annette Scarfe MW: Blackcurrant pastille with violets – cooked prune notes with an earthy finish. Shows complexity and finesse.
Susan Hulme MW, Andrea Briccarello, Annette Scarfe MW, Decanter, 11/2021
Decanting time
2 hours
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