April 12, 2007 - 2001 Super Tuscans

Our April tasting of 2001 Super Tuscans was somewhat controversial, with a wide range of opinions about the quality and price performance of the wines. Also, there were no clear winners, with six different wines (out of 11) getting first-place votes. I, personally, thought the wines were outstanding and agreed with the critics, giving them all scores that ranged from 90 to 95 points. The results are listed below.

1. Tenuta del Terriccio, Lupicaia (3 firsts, 1 second, 2 thirds, 1 fourth, 20 points)
2. Argiano, Solengo (1/2/4/0, 18 points)
3. Tenuta di Nozzole, Il Pareto (2/1/2/1, 16 points)
4. Avignonesi, Desiderio (0/3/1/1, 9 points)
5. Tenuta di Ghizzano, Veneroso (2/0/0/3, 11 points)
6. Antinori, Tignanello (1/1/1/0, 9 points)
7. Tua Rita, Giusto di Notri (2/0/0/0, 8 points)
8. Fattorio di Magliano, Poggio di Lupo (0/2/0/1, 7 points)
9. Isole e Olena, Collezione di Marchi (0/0/1/2, 4 points)
10. San Patrignano, Montepirolo (0/1/0/0, 3 points)
11. Marchesi de Ferrari Corradi, Bascarelli (0/0/0/2, 2 points)