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Barco Reale di Carmignano DOC

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IL PROGETTODOCBARCO REALE DI CARMIGNANOAAIT57192790Denominazione di Origine Controllata

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The junior label of Carmignano, named for the Medici hunting wall, covering the young red, the Vin Ruspo rosato, and the zone's Vin Santo. The red is the same Sangiovese and Cabernet blend as the DOCG but released young and unoaked: bright cherry, cassis, tobacco, light tannin and fresh acid, ideal at cellar temperature with salumi. Vin Ruspo is a darker, savory rosato; the Vin Santo from Capezzana is one of Tuscany's best sweet wines.

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Bottles I'm chasing

  • Tenuta di Capezzana

    Barco Reale di Carmignano

    Fresh, cherry-driven Sangiovese and Cabernet blend from the reference estate; a bargain.

    $18 to $22Wine-Searcher
  • Fattoria Ambra

    Barco Reale di Carmignano

    Lighter and more rustic, listed in California and a few other states.

    $15 to $20Wine-Searcher
  • Tenuta di Capezzana

    Vin Santo di Carmignano Riserva

    Technically under the Carmignano Vin Santo rules, an amber, nutty, dried-fig dessert wine that is among Tuscany's finest.

    $45 to $60Wine-Searcher