Scaranto Governo Special Edition 2024
Tuscan fruit, French winemaking — the Super Tuscan idea that made Sassicaia and Tignanello famous, at a tenth of their price. Deep ruby red, with black cherry, blackberry, dried rose and tobacco on the nose. Soft and enveloping in the mouth, finishing long on jam and cocoa. The grapes are appassimento-dried before fermentation and the wine spends three months in French oak.
"I drink Tignanello regularly so I was sceptical. This Scaranto has the same depth and richness — dark cherry, spice, silky finish. At this price I've ordered a second case."
★★★★★James T. — Verified Member
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About this wine
Tasting notes
- Nose
- Black cherry, blackberry, dried rose and tobacco.
- Palate
- Soft and enveloping, with concentrated dark fruit.
- Finish
- Long and persistent, returning to jam and cocoa.
Serve at around 16–18°C, and give it twenty minutes in the glass — the appassimento fruit opens up considerably with air.
How it's made
Super Tuscan is a style, not an appellation. It began when Tuscan growers started blending native Sangiovese with French varieties and ageing in French oak — the approach behind Sassicaia and Tignanello, wines that routinely sell for more than £50 a bottle. Scaranto builds this Special Edition on the same idea.
The grapes are hand-harvested, then partially dried before fermentation using the appassimento method. Drying concentrates sugar and flavour in the berry, which is where the depth of colour, the density of fruit and that velvety mouthfeel come from.
The wine is then aged three months in French oak barrels, which knits the fruit together and adds the cocoa and tobacco notes on the finish.
The detail
| Wine | Scaranto Governo Special Edition 2024 |
|---|---|
| Producer | Scaranto |
| Region | Tuscany, Italy |
| Style | Red — dry, medium-bodied, Super Tuscan style |
| Grapes | Sangiovese, Merlot |
| Winemaking | Hand-harvested, appassimento-dried grapes, three months in French oak |
| ABV | 13.5% |
| Bottle | 750ml |
| Drinking window | Now – 2035 |
Critic scores
Sangiovese blended with Merlot and finished in French oak is the Super Tuscan formula, and the critics have marked this Special Edition accordingly.
| Luca Maroni | 99 pts |
| Vivino | 4.1/5 |
Why it's £11.66
We buy direct from the winery, so there are fewer hands between the cellar and your door — and our members pay trade prices. Our profit comes from membership, not from the wine. It's the same bottle, the same Tuscan fruit and the same three months in French oak, at £11.66 instead of a comparable £51.
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