THE PRODUCER
The modern history of Castello dei Rampolla starts in 1965 with Alceo di Napoli
who, inspired by the success of Sassicaia, decided to plant Cabernet Sauvignon
in the family’s vineyards. Owned by the di Napoli family since the 16th
century, the estate dates back even longer than that. The first vintage launched
in 1980, and Alceo at the time hired Giacomo Tachis (superstar winemaking
consultant who also worked the early years at Sassicaia) to guide the family’s
winemaking in the right direction. Current generation and owner, Luca di Napoli,
converted the 30 hectares of vineyards to biodynamics in the mid 1990s.  These
are Super Tuscans of great concentration and fragrance, and production is tiny,
at around 8,000 to 25,000 bottles per year. We currently list the Sammarco and
d’Alceo cuvees.

THE WINE
Sammarco is a Super Tuscan Cabernet-dominant blend, with a small percentage of
Sangiovese and Merlot. Vinification takes place in concrete tanks for 3 months
and is then followed by 12-15 months ageing in tonneaux, and finally 12-15
months in bottle. Rich red fruit concentration is balanced by firm but ripe
tannins, and a velvety texture. Annual production is around 8,000-10,000
bottles.

INFORMATION
Type:RedVintage:2016Country:ItalyRegion:Tuscany
Sub region:Toscana IGT
Grape:90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Sangiovese & 5% MerlotStyle:Bold and Structured
Sweetness:DryABV:14.5%Drinking window:2022 - 2041Size:750mlFood match:Beef and
Venison

CRITICS SCORES
We choose our wines based on a range of criteria(seehow we choose our wines)of
which critic scores is justone. Rather than simply highlight the best score to
promote a wine, our average critic score is calculated from the scores provided
by several respected wine critics, who we follow for specific regions. They do
not represent all critic scores and, wherever possible, we try and give more
weight to more recent reviews. Where appropriate we consider market-based scores
like Global Wine Score or Wine Searcher Average scores.

As a rule, we look to offer wines that achieve a92/100average critic score or
better and frankly a lot of very good wines simply don’t make the cut. As a
high-end provider we want to reflect that positioning in the quality of wines we
offer. Such wines are only a tiny fraction of those generally on offer in the
market. We believe that an average score is a more conservative and
representative approach, but it is still subjective and only offered as a guide
to our customers, who will (and should) do their own research. We will add
individual critic scores to our website in the future.