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Il Borgo Toscana IGT 2018
92 Points
Wine Advocate
February 9, 2023

A blend of equal parts Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, the 2018 Il Borgo is a renewed wine with this vintage. Past editions saw a blend of mostly Sangiovese with Cabernet Sauvignon in a supporting role. This release is softer on the mid-palate with darkly extracted fruit. The wine reveals dark cherry, spice and hints of bittersweet chocolate that give it a very contemporary, accessible personality. Fruit is sourced from across 40 hectares of vine.

– Monica Larner
Cabreo
Il Borgo Toscana IGT 2018
94 Points
jamessuckling.com
August 3, 2021

This is a very pretty, with currant, cherry and some mahogany and cigar-box character. It’s medium-to full-bodied with tight, linear tannins that are long and very intense. Polished nicely.

– James Suckling
Cabreo
Il Borgo Toscana IGT 2017
91 Points
Wine Advocate
April 30, 2021

From the estates of Ambrogio & Giovanni Folonari (with properties across Tuscany), the Tenute del Cabreo 2017 Il Borgo is a blend of mostly Sangiovese with a smaller part Cabernet Sauvignon. This is an oak-heavy wine with a robust texture that is woven tight with blackberry, spice, leather and tarry smoke. There is some sweet spice and cinnamon on the close, and the wine offers textured, open-knit tannins.

– Monica Larner
Cabreo
Il Borgo Toscana IGT 2017
94 Points
Wine Spectator
August 26, 2020

Rich and polished, this shows a light hand with new oak. Black cherry, plum, blackberry, iron, vanilla, coffee and tobacco flavors mingle, supported by lively acidity and dense, refined tannins. Balanced and long.

– Bruce Sanderson
Cabreo
Il Borgo Toscana IGT 2016
90 Points
The Wine Odyssey
August 6, 2020

Its modern suppleness is created from the extraordinary ripeness and balance of 2016 Tuscan vintage. It delivers black-fruit and cedar fragrances, and black-cherry flavor—all carried on a medium body with a soft, round texture that cries “Bordeaux-esque.”

– John Foy
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