Tinata 2013 Monteverro

Classificatie	I.G.T.
Wijnsoort	Rood
Producent	Monteverro
Jaar	2013
Land	Italië
Streek	Toscane
Inhoud	0,75
Conditie	Perfect
Etiket	Perfect
Voorraad	34

Professionele reviews

Robert Parker (94)

This Rhône-inspired Italian blend sees Syrah and Grenache from the Southern side of Coastal Tuscany. The 2013 Tinata is a lovely wine with bright berry fruit that is expressed with vigor and intensity. This wine is especially opulent and full-bodied. Soft layers of black fruit are backed by exotic spice and cured meat. The finish is richly textured and generous with soft tannins

James Suckling (94)

I love the balance to this wine with ultra-fine tannins and delicacy. Perfumed and floral. Medium body, light strawberry, cherry and blueberry character. Extremely long and refined. It's so drinkable now. Made from 2.3 hectares of syrah and grenache. Why wait?

BOW (8.50)

Jancis Robinson (16)

Bottle number 2,257 out of 6,557. 70% Syrah and 30% Grenache from a single block on the estate. Clay and limestone with eroded stones. 7,575 vines/ha oriented north/south. Hand-picked, yields 40 hl/ha, extreme block selection. Fermentation in stainless steel and barrel, natural fermentations, 100% gravity, punchdowns by hand. 70% spent 16 months in French oak barrels with 40% new oak, the remaining 30% aged in concrete eggs. No fining, no filtering.
Smells very slightly meaty – as in bresaola rather than roast beef – but with sweet ripe fruits to the fore. Deliciously jammy! (Thought I’d never say that about a wine.) This is stickily rich, ripe fruit, big and bold and we’re talking deep cherry pie and juicy plum tarts here, with just a very fine, almost unnoticeable skein of menthol/eucalyptus freshness. Tannins so fine and fitted that they could have been spray-painted on to all that outrageously, unashamedly voluptuous fruit. But the freshness is what dominates the finish and this is why this burlesque, crazy, just-shouldn’t-work, rhône-gone-AWOL-in-Tuscany wine is not remotely Italian but gets away with it. Forgiveness is better than permission.

Jeb Dunnuck (92)

Made from a blend of Syrah and Grenache, the 2013 Tinata is a downright charming, incredibly elegant, yet also voluptuous effort that has plenty of darker fruits (plums, blackberries), licorice, and cured meat-like aromas and flavors. It’s upfront, has a supple, soft texture, sweet tannin, and no hard edges, all of which make it a joy to drink. It should keep through 2026.

Falstaff (93)

Rich, deep ruby-purple. Appealing notes of tobacco and graphite on the nose, then opens with plums and dark pepper in the background, spicy. Shows on the palate a lot of finely-meshed tannin, textured, lovely acidity, very clear and precise, long finish.

Decanter (97)

The 2013 vintage led with massive amounts of rain in the winter, but much of it washed off and did not penetrate deeply. The growing season was even-keeled, with some rain in August, but ultimately a long, slow ripening cycle—a deep ruby colour. Tasted in August of 2024, it marries the reticence of the 2010 vintage with the sucrosity of the 2009, but is imminently fresh, elegant, and poised. High-toned aromas of cherry, tobacco, and leather with bright garrigue and floral notes. The tannins are present but featherweight, with a black tea quality, while the fruit density is layered and pure, underscored by crisp acidity and a long black truffle and white pepper finish. 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. Part of a vertical tasting in August 2024 of 2008-2021.