Campo di Magnacosta Rosso Toscana
REGION: Toscana
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Campo di Magnacosta is a 1.5-hectare (100% Cabernet Franc) parcel of river gravel & silt on the valley’s bottom, where an old stream ate into a hill (magna: eat; costa: hillside). It was planted over 20 years ago with cuttings from a vineyard in Pomerol where Cabernet Franc has grown for three centuries. We have been bottling this parcel separately since 2011.
Color: medium ruby red
Nose: cherries, black currants, iron, cedar, earth & spicy oak
Flavor/Finish: black cherry, plum, spice, menthol, licorice, lavender, tar & leather; silky texture with an elegant, long finish
Varietal: 100% Cabernet Franc
Food Pairing: aged cheeses, meat dishes, mushroom pasta & rice dishes
Process: aged 8 months in new French oak barrels & 11 months in cement tanks
Serving Temperature: 60 - 62 °F
Alcohol: 14.5%
Awards:
2015: 95 POINTS
2015: 93 POINTS Wine Advocate