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Best Italian Wine Picks to Beat Super Tuscan Hype: John Mariani

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Has the term “Super Tuscan” become as fatuous as “vintage of the century” and “100 Point Rating”? Has too much of a good thing cheapened the category?

It was never officially recognized by Italian wine laws and used with abandon by just about any Tuscan winemaker who blended cabernet sauvignon with sangiovese.