Greppicaia Bolgheri Superiore I Greppi 2019 (750ML)

94 points, Monica Larner, Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate: “The 2019 Bolgheri Superiore Greppicaia (a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Cabernet Franc and 20% Merlot) shows beautifully. This is certainly the best vintage made so far. The bouquet is stacked tall with black fruit, cedar, clove, balsam herb and cooling mint. There is some wet stone as well. The impact of the oak (the wine is aged in French barrique, of which 80% of the barrels are new) is quite strong at this young age, but it seems well managed and will surely integrate fully. Some 9,000 bottles (on the heavy side) were made.” 07/22

95 points, James Suckling, www.jamessuckling.com: “Aromas of dried cherry, lavender, sage and sweet tobacco. Full-bodied with round, creamy tannins and a juicy finish. Dried lemon rind. Slightly chewy. Lightly salty at the end. Plenty going on here. Give this three or four years. Better after 2027.” 03/22

95 points, Aldo Fiordelli, Decanter: "Tenuta I Greppi is undergoing a high-tech revolution under the management of proprietor and geological research expert, Neil McMahon. The 2019 is a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Cabernet Franc and 20% Merlot aged for 18 months in 80% new French oak. The oaky character is still too assertive to be fully integrated but the wine shines for its intensity of smoky woodland, cedar wood and graphite which do not veil the bright purity of the cassis fruit, enhanced by eucalyptus and coconut. The attack is fresh due to the high definition of the fruit, crisp integrated acidity and creamy, refined and matured tannins. The extraction is polite up to the end, where the oaky flavour is still dominant. One to wait for."

98+ points, Luca Gardini, Gardininotes.com: “Beautiful, as usual, this bordelais from Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. The nose shows great completeness, with dark currant, touches of gardenia and Mediterranean scrub, then eucalyptus. The sip is crunchy, with salty-sapid tannins and a fruity-floral finish.”