Monteverro - Tinata 2016

Bewertungen

• 99/100

  Decanter
  The 2016 Tinata shows a beautiful, luminous, deep ruby colour in the glass. I sampled it in a vertical tasting in August 2024, beginning with 2008-2021, and this was a real show-stopper. It has profound textural elegance and is a complete wine with polish and undeniable deliciousness. The bouquet is filled with elderberry and blue fruit aromatics, layered with rich toffee, espresso bean notes, and herbal character. Full-bodied with robust, fine-grained tannins and ample dark berry and currant fruits that are nuanced by fragrant cigar box, white pepper, and charcuterie notes. Multidimensional yet compact and very fresh, with lifted acidity, it is a wine meant for long-term cellaring. It is a pleasure-packed wine. Winemaker Jean Hoefliger met the Webber family, owners of Monteverro, in 2003 at Newton in Napa Valley. The winery is in Capalbio, in the Tuscan Maremma, about a mile from the sea as the crow flies. The estate harbours 24.28 hectares of vines on eroded stony soils, much like the round river rocks of the Rhône Valley. The in-house winemaker is Matthieu Taunay, and Jean Hoefliger has served as a consultant since 2008, the first vintage. The winery is a state-of-the-art facility, allowing for stainless steel, concrete egg, and barrel fermentation. The Tinata is a unique blend for this region of Tuscany and is typically 70% Syrah and 30% Grenache each year. Aged in roughly 80% new French oak for 16 months. The Syrah remains in the barrel the entire time, but the Grenache goes up to concrete tanks halfway through ageing to avoid the oxidative potential of the grape and keep it fresh and lively, layering that quality to the blend."

• 96/100

  Jeb Dunnuck
  A saturated red/purple color, the 2016 Tinata is potent in the glass, with concentrated and layered aromatics of pine sap, plum, menthol, and cracked pepper. Full-bodied, it has mouthwatering ripe acidity, well-defined tannins, and a long, pure finish. This is an exceptional vintage of this cuvée that’s worthy of cellaring further and drinking over the coming 10-15 years."

• 95/100

  The Wine Advocate
  Here’s a happy surprise from the Tuscan Coast and definitely one of the most memorable samples I tasted from this region this year. The 2016 Tinata is a beautifully balanced blend of Syrah and Grenache that hits all its proverbial nails on the head. I admire the fullness and generosity of the wine (that is never heavy), its depth and complexity (that is never banal) and its power (that is not overblown). You get the savory fullness of Syrah with black fruit, tobacco, smoke and spice and some of the vertical freshness of the Grenache. The tannins are softly textured to the point of being creamy. It gives me great joy to enthusiastically recommend this exciting wine from Monteverro."

• 93/100

  Falstaff
  Dichtes Rubinrot-Violett. Intensive und klare Frucht, nach Heidelbeeren und Brombeeren, dahinter nach Koriandersamen und etwas Bergamotte. Am Gaumen viel dichtes Tannin, dunkle Beerenfrucht, wirkt im hinteren Verlauf etwas rustikal."

• 93/100

  James Suckling
  Plenty of fresh, crushed raspberries and currants with hints of wood. Medium to full body. Fine tannins and a clean finish. Syrah and grenache. Drink or hold."

• 90/100

  Wine Enthusiast
  A blend of 70% Syrah and 30% Grenache, this features aromas of cassis, cedar and espresso. The concentrated palate shows blackberry jam, coconut and licorice alongside enveloping tannins. Drink through 2026"