Super Tuscan Trial Blends

The group meets tonight to decide our Super Tuscan Blend (7pm).  We've had a couple of successful pre-trial blends by adding 20% cab or 20% merlot.  Tonight we'll try the following 3 blends (blind) and see which style we like best. Then we'll tune it (+/- 5%) if needed.  I've tried to keep Sangio as the dominant grape percentage so we keep the Italian style and dryness of the Sangio.

 

Troy

 

Our 2005 field-blend Super Tuscan was:

56% Sangio

33% Cab

11% Petit Verdot

 

Our current Super Tuscan "base" is approx:

68% Sangio

32% Cab

 

Trial Blend #1: ST Base + Merlot (Add merlot to emphasize the cherry fruit in the sangio.)

 

10 oz ST Base

2 oz Merlot

12 oz TTL

 

Results in

58%Sangio

25% Cab

17% Merlot

 

 

Trial Blend #2: Base Pl+us More Cab (Add Cab to add more depth of flavor and some body.)

10 oz ST Base

2 oz Cab

12 oz TTL

 

Results In:

58% Sangio

42% Cab

 

 

Trial Blend #3: Base + Cab & Petit Verdot (Flavor, body, and  BAM!--Similar to our 2005 blend.)

10 oz ST Base

2 oz Cab

1 oz Petit Verdot

 

Results In:

54% Sangio

38% Cab

8% Petit Verdot