96
points
Arcanum Valadorna Red Blend

Tenuta di Arceno

Arcanum Valadorna Red Blend

2016
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1.5L
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Description
Made predominately of Merlot, this blend comes from the estates most complex blocks that are often the last to ripen. On the palate, Valadorna is smooth, round, and mouth-filling. Touched with nuances of spicy oak, morello cherries, mission figs, and light violet floral notes.
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96
points
Decanter
AF 4/2021
92
points
JamesSuckling.com
JS 7/2020
90
points
Wine & Spirits
SJ 10/2021
This red wine has aromas of black cherries, vanilla and cedar. Flavors of cherry pie and black licorice lead to right acidity and plush tannins, lead to a long finish of white pepper and stony minerality.

Aromas

  • Black Cherry Black Cherry
  • Vanilla Vanilla
  • Cedar Cedar

Flavors

  • Cherry Pie Cherry Pie
  • Black Licorice Black Licorice
RECENT TASTING NOTES
Tenuta di Arceno: chasing perfectionThe celebrated 2016 vintage in Tuscany continues to impress. This Bordeaux blend is based on Merlot but has a slightly Left Bank style, and will soon become the estate's current vintage of Valadorna, due to be released this year. Aged in 60% new French oak, it is polished and intense, with bramble fruit, earthy balsamic tones, a milk chocolate aroma and a slightly herbal touch. Its tight-knit structure, combining crisp acidity and firm yet velvety tannins, makes this a powerful yet graceful wine. Even if you're not a fan of Tuscan Merlot, the tense character it gives to wines in the Chianti region is to be admired.
Aldo Fiordelli, Decanter, 4/2021
Arcanum Valadorna Red Blend
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