 We all have our own palettes and there's one combination of grapes that absolutely drives me crazy I'm gonna talk about that and taste a few wines. That's all coming up Welcome back to exotic wine travel. I am your host Matthew Horky. Well winter time is approaching us. So now it's time to drink some red wines Got the long-sleeve shirt going on get the COVID hair being all crazy at least it keeps my head a little bit warm But never mind all that stuff We're gonna taste and talk about some wines today including a combination of blend that May be one of my favorite blends in the world before we get started I want you to let me know in the comments below. What are your favorite blends? What are your favorite grape combinations? Which cut you're kind of go-to so if you watch this show, you know, it's no secret that I love Italian wines and In a country that's so full of unique indigenous grapes Why do international grapes need to be planted there in the 1970s? That was the birth of some of these modern super Tuscans that you may have heard of Tignanella Salaya Sasakaya or Nalaya all these wines had French grapes in Tuscany in Italy that's blasphemy right French grapes in Italy are quite is a quite controversial thing amongst Hardcore wine geeks, but I have to tell you what there's something magical for me about the blend the marriage of San Giovese and Kevin a 7 yon. I think they go perfect together If you know me I like more red fruit driven flavors I feel like Kevin a 7 yon in Tuscany has more of that red fruit the tannins the structure Kind of build up San Giovese make it really pleasant in the mouth. It's a flavor that I really like. I'm guilty as a Charger, you know cat while Kevin a 7 yon is a modern thing in Tuscany. There is there are some regions that have Kevin a 7 yon as part of their history. We're gonna talk about some of those today. I'm so happy to be tasting some of these wines I've had some digestion problems the last couple days So I haven't been able to taste or drink But this is the first day in a couple of days and I'm a sip on something that actually like Let's get started here when the Italian Appalachian system started opening up and some of these super Tuscans became more sought after you know some of the rules started to bend and allow Kevin a 7 yon to be blended It can't be classical allows it also this little Appalachian in the South Tuscany Marama Morellino di Scansano. This is the Fatoria Le Pupile more than a discount on a Reserva 2017 funny story about this I was on a casual just zoom wine call a few weeks ago and so happened one of the members of the family was on the call We talked a little bit. He sent me some of these wines This is 2017. This is 10 cent 90 percent San Giovese 10 percent Kevin a 7 yon So funny as you see that the bottle is not completely full When I first got this in I wanted to have a glass this with lunch I didn't want to get too toasted so I used my trusty core event right here And it was supposed to only have one glass but I ended up having about two and a half because the wine is so delicious This is Tuscan San Gio. This is Tuscan wine to a tee great San Giovese Kevin a 7 yon like ridiculous Almost Brunello di Montalcino like in flavors and structure get leave you get those leather notes Just a touch of tomato tobacco leave Sour cherry for days and those nice biting tenants really really enjoyed that wine So we're going to talk about a region that actually has Cabernet 7 yon in its history as well Carmignano, which is near Florence actually Cabernet 7 yon is you know There's records that it could have been planted there as early as the 1700s and in 1975 it became the first Giovese not only to include but to Require Cabernet 7 7 yon being blended in to the wine one of those producers that was instrumental in actually Getting that appellation improved with Cappuzana. This is the Villa di Cappuzano Carmignano 2016 this is 80% cover sorry 80% San Giovese 20% Cabernet 7 yon. This is just wonderful This in the world of this is a world of really good wines around the world I think is a screening value can get this around 25 bucks after you see you see the bottles polished off because it's so Flipping good, but I'm gonna try today their reserva. This is the Trefiano reserva. This is Carmignano reserva 2016 this is mostly San Giovese, but this only has 10% Cabernet 7 yon in it 2016 great vintage intuscany. Oh My gosh, it's exactly everything that I just everything that I really enjoy about this blend sour cherry for days Tobacco mineral earthy type of notes my goodness red currants almost like the When you're going we're going out the force in the fall You're stepping on the leaves and you get the mud the leaves all over your shoes That's kind of the smell that comes out Just really really classic tuscan style wine. Wow. I really like this San Giovese is a grape that makes wines that are Sweet and sour and savory all at once That's what this wine has and then the Cabernet 7 yon adds some tannic backbone. This is a wine That's it's wonderful now. It's pretty tannic this can this I mean I would love to drink this about 10 years of age I think it's a really nice if you're gonna have it now Just give me some big tuscan be steak a nice big slab of meat. Oh Wonderful one long finished tangy. I'm not even gonna spit this. I'm gonna drink it guys. So it's so good. Oh Get some of those leather some Get some of those leather notes on the end Wonderful wine. Oh this Marlina discount on this I something I highly recommend. Let's move on to something That's kind of like more modest more super tusky. This is the Avignon. They say famous for their vino no bile de multiple chiano This is the griffy tuscana 2016. This is about 50 50 San Giovese Cabernet 7 yon This is an IGT tuscan wine. I'm so thankful that I came to taste things like this. Thanks to my Corvin Model 6 here. I love these. I love Corvin have been using it for, you know, several years We actually we actually are affiliates as one of our partners. We have a discount code. You can get 10% off all Corvin systems equipment refill capsules. I'll put that in the description box But enough of me blabbering. Let's let's taste some wine. Shall we now? I had the 2015 of this A couple of weeks ago with the with the master of wine and she was really loving it It went awesome with a pot roast. I mean, yeah, once in a while I do cook I'm not the best cook in the world. But once in a while I do Put something stuff together 2016 I'm excited to taste this another, you know, like I said, excellent vintage and tusky. This is a bit farther south This is north of Florence. You know more northern part of more northern part of tusky. This is more in the south Uh, we can see this is a little bit of a darker color because there's more Cabernet 7 yon in it Right way. This is a little bit bigger a little bit beefy or probably more full body Let me see the alcohol 14. Oh, this is actually more alcohol 14 5 overall This I think the Cabernet 7 yon shows through a little bit more So you get some more capsicum more greeny type notes, but still the sour cherry and the red current undeniable Full body Plush, I'm surprised. I thought expected this to be a little more fruitier Then this is actually a little bit more savory a little bit more leather type of notes I like the greens the Cabernet 7 yon is really coming through. I think a lot of people might think this is a bordeaux Maybe and I know it's what that tangerine peel like acidity that you get from San Giovese Undeniable here a little bit shy now, but I think it's still an excellent one Really gonna show through as it sellers for the next, you know, next couple years Uh, also, I recommend this quite a bit. I didn't taste this more. We know this cancino I think this is just really really, you know what? I've got time. I'm gonna do it. I'm gonna taste it. Hold on Why the heck not I have the quorum in here. There's no real excuse to not taste it here I had this wine like I said a few days ago with pizza Sorry is that drips out don't want to waste any argon gas those capsules can get expensive That's why I use our discount code Wow This only has 10% of the Cabernet 7 yon so aromatically doesn't come out as much still the San Giovese What's dominant so sour cherry for days This wine has so much intense sour cherry fruit It's teeny on the top. Maybe Cabernet 7 yon the tan adds a little bit to the back Awesome wine especially in the world of wine. I think you can get I mean I think the Griffey is the most expensive if it gets around, you know, 35 bucks You can get these for under 30 around the world really killer stuff. I mean What can I say? I love Cabernet 7 yon and San Giovese guilty as charged Sorry to all fellow wine writers wine people out there. Let me know. Have you tried these wines before? Do you like blend the Tuscan blends with San Giovese Cabernet 7 yon? I'd love to know leave it in the comments below Thanks for sticking around guys and I will see you at the next episode Hello, thanks for watching. Hey, you made it to the end Make sure to subscribe to our youtube channel click the bell so you know when new videos are out If you like content like this check out our patreon page Where you get some behind the scenes exclusive content. Thanks for watching. Cheers