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Birillo 2005 got 90 points.
Here Wine Spectator On line tasting notes:
Aromas of blackberry, mineral and hints of vanilla follow through to a full-bodied palate, with fine tannins and a long fresh finish. Focused, with plenty of fresh fruit. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Best after 2009.
Birillo is one of the Marsiliana Estate wines, in Maremma, south Toscana.
“It was my father, Filippo Corsini” recalls Duccio Corsini, “who asked me what could be done at La Marsiliana, after the good results we had at Le Corti.
Should we devote all of it to pasturage, and produce perhaps outstanding cheeses, or should we try to develop the potential of this area, the Maremma of Grosseto, for the production of wine?
The second won out, with one crucial difference: we poured into it the same efforts we had dedicated to Le Corti, but avoiding trying to copy Chianti Classico.
That meant similar vineyard layouts, though not on the hillslopes but on the plain, and of course, instead of sangiovese a Bordeaux blend of seven grape varieties, with the lion’s share going to cabernet sauvignon (60%) and to merlot (30%).
Fewer than six months later, we had planted six hectares of vineyard.
Here too, I am producing wines that please my tastes, wines to drink and not just to taste.”
