5 SUPER TUSCAN alternatives to SASSICAIA & ORNELLAIA

Sassicaia and Ornellaia are two of Italy’s greatest red wines. These Bordeaux blends are nearly $300 a bottle. Are there any affordable alternatives? Learn more in this blind tasting video.

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Sasaka and orolia are among the most sought-after the most expensive tuskin wines made from Bordeaux grape varieties they’re wonderful wines the only thing that’s not wonderful about them is the price both of them retail anywhere from $250 to $300 that’s if you can find them they are among two of the first Super

Tuskin wines that term is actually not an official term however super tuskin is a colloquial term back in the 1960s when the Italian government was trying to model the Italian docc docg system basically Appalachians after the French system in Tuscany for some reason a lot of regions like kanteti required that

Sanesi be blended with white grapes there were producers that wanted to make 100% sanjo some even wanted to grow Kev 7on Mero Kev Fran that was not allowed under the Italian Appalachian system sasaka came out in the late 60s oralia was released in the early 80s those

Wines had to be sold under Veno davala which means table wine the lowest classification of wine those wines started selling for more than the Italian Appalachian wines which was a little bit uncomfortable for the Italian government in the 1990s the Italian government came up with this IGT system

Called Tuscana IGT to kind of solve that didn’t have as much cache with consumers critics started to dub these real high-end highly scored wines as super tuskin there is no definition of what a super tuskin is sometimes you see wines that are 100% sany sometimes you see

Sanio VY blended with Bordeaux grapes or full-on Bordeaux Blends in this video we’re going to taste super tuskin that are Bordeaux Blends there is a history of appreciation of these varieties in Tuscany Ian diea a really famed Italian wine riter recently wrote an article saying that in the 1940s Italian

Nobility they weren’t drinking Tuscan wines they were drinking French wines there’s a small Appalachian called Carano it’s near Florence in Tuscany it’s the first appalation in Italy to not only allow but require CERN Savon to be Blended in with the San ofc the consortio at Carano claims that kernet 7

Yan was actually there as early as the 16th century a lot of purist even some of my white writing friends hate the idea of French varieties in Tuscany I do think that French varieties like K7 Merlo C Fran petite verox taste a little bit different in Italy I actually have

An upcoming video about the second wines of Bordeaux versus the second wines of Tuscany so you’re going to want to watch out for that I usually find that Tuscan Boro Blends have this certain tanginess I don’t know what it is it could be the terroir also it could be the wine making

Italians like a little more acidity it goes with the Tomato based dishes and they like these espresso likee tannin I think that they’re a little bit different the ones in Bordeaux can be hard sometimes or even a little more chewy there are a lot of values to be

Found because a lot of producers in Tuscany are making super tuskin look for Tuscana IGT when you’re were there in Italy I found some wonderful ones where was low as 15 bucks however here today we’re tasting five alternatives to sasaka oraya these are these are expensive wines anywhere from about $55

To $150 and I know they’re expensive but when you consider the price of oron sesaki the price doesn’t look so bad all of a sudden I’m ready to treat myself got my wannabe wine maker vest on I’m ready to go to work let’s taste some wines some big time wines tasting out of

A big time glass I have my Gabriel glass Gold Edition these are handblown glasses lighter than a zalto the only problem is they’re not always readily available I do have a link for the standard edition which is a lot cheaper a lot of people have purchased it like it I’ll put that

Link in the description box helps the channel if you purchase with that link so thanks a lot I’m actually pretty stoked let’s go on to number one here the room smells like grape power raid grape Gatorade these are fresh super tuskin wines I think the Vintage is

Range everywhere from 2018 all the way to 2021 these are young these are wines that are meant to be laid down in the seller however I do find that super tusin wines can be approached pretty young they’re delicious but if you want some of those age notes you want to put

Them down the Celler for a little bit let’s get started wine one really nice right off the bat grally it has just a hint of capsicum not lir Cabernet Fran bell pepper but just a touch black cherry just a touch a mocha like leather tobacco these wines are already complex even when

Young really nice this smells more Bordeaux than it does tusin let’s see on the palette here’s the thing this really acts like a Left Bank Bordeaux in terms of flavor on the palette even usually I find tuskin wines to be more voluptuous however the tannin are espresso likee

Which would tip me off in a blind tasting that maybe this is super tuskin the Finish is incredibly long here that’s good wine let’s move on to two two just has a hint of vol little acidity that basic type note that you get with sometimes some Italian wines oh

But still got a really deep deep deep black cherry note got a little bit of soil has real shiny mineral notes this to me smells a little bit like a Santa million Grand crew Santa million Grand crew great wine from the right Bank of Bordeaux more

Based on Mero has this kind of shiny wet stone mineral quality to it so that’s why I think it is wow has really wonderful flavors long fit this is big round voluptious I have no doubt that this has got a high por of are low in it I did know what these

Wines were beforehand but I Cor in them like always had somebody mix them up for me I did write down all the percentages of grape varieties here I would be hard pressed if this isn’t not heavily based on more low it’s voluptuous got a nice mouth feel 10is around it’s a bigger

Wine now I think a lot of people are going to like two more than one one is more my style but I think it’s very good let me take a head of that it’s one on the three three is a young one this is a baby super young it got kind of

Like this grassy note to it along with a red plum not not a pruny flavor but a red plum of kind of a red red cherry type component a little bit of black licorice these are quite different like one had more leather tobacco two was more Mero had that gry tasting three

Right here has more of a licorice type note right now it’s not drinking as well as two or one in terms of immediate enjoyment but man there are some big time Tans it’s structured I mean this is a super serious wine it’s good stuff three is a baby this is the type

Of wine you lay down for 10 years what can happen a lot of times with these super serious wines they can be fruity sometimes up front like sometimes some Napa cabs that baby fat that fruit falls off or sometimes that fruit can be hidden and it takes a while to express

Itself with other complexities that’s really good wine I mean I was ready to taste some serious wines today and these did not dis these are not disappointing so far four has tons of soy sauce I actually just cooked up a rice dish used some soy sauce a couple hours ago comes

Right out at me the soy sauce is like a ton like a miso soy sauce component it’s covering a little bit the sour cherry black cherry type notes this is really Savory hold on a sec this is a thinking wine super super Savory this is bright

Has like this nice tinge of acidity okay here’s the thing I have to be real these are all dough Blends I stuck one wine in here that has a little bit of sanas a grape that you know I love just to see if I could pick it out the acidity the

Hard TS here makes me think that this is the San that’s just what I think we’ll see if I was right old school tusin wine good number five oh five is serious very serious I I think I could tell that this is Bordeaux it’s got some Tangerine peel

Along with the black cherry plum masiano Cherry this has got like a raw High leather component to it mouth coating very espresso like tannin this is a wine that you really have to think on I got to check again with mine three usually I think a super tuskin Wine’s ready right

Out of the gate three and five so far are wines that are quite shy but they you can tell they’re super serious you ready for the reveal these are very very very serious wines a lot of these wines I think you need to lay down for quite some time

Honestly we’ll go from lowest score to highest score like always number four the soy sauce Savory has the acidity remember I it was really Savory really like miso soup soy sauce along with those black fruit components highest acidity out of all of them remember I

Stuck one in with San vas and I think this is it now here’s the thing I don’t think it’s all come together yet I think it still needs some time but I gave it 93 points I think it’s serious very serious stuff let’s take a look here

This this is not the wine with a lot of sany in it this is the tanut setti ponti oreno 20121 I did say maybe I thought three was the youngest this is 120 bucks 50% mer low 40% ke7 y 10% petite Vero have been to the estate before beautiful

Estate had some older vintages of this wine it comes along really nice 120 bucks I know it’s not cheap another thing about t setic ponti their second wine they call creno that actually has sanovas and Kern 7on in that’s like a $30 $40 wine if you can’t afford the Aro

I recommend buying the creno you get some of the house style at a more affordable price although if price is of No Object get some of these lay it down 2021 to this is a baby not even ready to really be drunk yet but usually this is

A crowd favorite and it just ages beautifully 93 points let’s move on number one I think is the only wine in this set that I actually really want to drink right now I didn’t score at the highest but it’s more my style it was Bordeaux nose palette the only thing

That tip me off it might be Italian was the the tannins were really nice had these nice espresso likee tannins lots of leather which I’m a sucker for tobacco 93 plus points it’s already super complex you ready to see what it is let’s see if it’s a San vas one I didn’t

Get that right this is the tanut linia this is the Sasa deata 2019 $76 I think this is near areto I think this is near pretty close to setti ponti so we’re talking about the southeast corner of Tuscany where it’s a little bit lower elevation the hills come down

From KY clco 70% CERN 7on 25% Kern fron I got some of the leafiness remember 5% petite Vero which also can be Savage 76 bucks gorgeous label really reminds me of lefit rosch child or a Bru and Napa the only thing is this WI not easy to

Find I think this is gorgeous I actually want to drink this tonight that is delicious stuff I don’t know a ton about that producer they just randomly sent me some wines and that wine is good I want to drink it right now okay couple more serious wines here number five rawh hide

Leather deep rich full this is the wine for a lot of people like expensive Napa cabs malbecks real serious stuff rich full the Rawhide leather really got to me I gave it 9 4 points but this wine is not ready to drink right now you lay

This bad boy down still super serious 94 points serious one this is I didn’t get I didn’t get it this is the only one that has a little bit some sanes this is the P capaia Tuscana IGT this is 50% kernet 7on 25% kernet Fran 25% sanjio V

Similar blend to the famous antinori salaya this comes in at 60 bucks 2019 fantastic vintage in Tuscany in a lot of Europe for that matter it’s from the village of Rada which is probably my favorite Village in kianti clco high elevation some really really well-renowned producers in Rada I think

That wine is outstanding but man 2019 it’s a baby delicious but man you need some time let’s move on the top two here number two 94 plus points it’s a little bit more approachable now I thought it was heavily Mero based it had really that stain ailon to it a lot of graphite

On the back end I do think it has a lot of Mero but you know I could be fo that’s why blind tasting is funny 94 plus points I think this is a killer wine and it doesn’t have a lot of Mero man that’s what power of blind tasting

This is the mat UTA belardo Mara Toscano Roso Reserva $64 85% K7 yon 15% % Cabernet FR 2018 so this is ready to drink right now this is a steel marma it’s in the southwest corner of Tuscany used to be a marsh that’s where you get Mor alino

Disano it’s a clone of sanesi but you get a lot of Bordeaux Blends at really affordable prices and I think this is 94 plus I think this is a heck of wine at $64 that’s really good it has to me like C million right Bank more low based wine

Sometimes are easier to drink younger that’s the beauty of tusin Cabernet 7on 85% cab it’s ready to go right away I just think a lot of people are going to enjoy that the top wine had the most licorice I remember I said it wasn’t showing its

Best I but I could tell on the palette there was just tons of concentration tons of complexity it was long I thought this was a wine that man it has a big big big future 95 points so most expensive wine in a bunch this is the tanut bno 2020 this is a

Blend of 32% Cabernet Fran 32% cernet Savon 30% Mero 6% petite Vero 150 bucks this is the wine of lovo antinori who started the project orolia this was his project after he sold orolia you kind of see some of that story in a documentary mondovino if you’re interested in this I know lovo

Likes a lot of Cabernet Fran maybe that’s why it wasn’t just as fruity early on I know he makes a super super high-end wine made of 100% Cabernet fan that’s like $300 a bottle 150 bucks I know that’s not cheap but that is a heck of a wine so tell me do

You have any other affordable alternatives to sasaka or nayia have you tried any of these wines before what do you think of Bordeaux grapes and tusky I’d love to hear drop it in the comments below