Biserno Toscana IGT 2006

Under normal circumstances, the phrase “I’ve had her older sisters, now I’m just waiting for her to come of age” should make you uncomfortable. But don’t jump to conclusions too soon. I am finding myself giddy with anticipation, which is far better than being giddy with constipation, over the upcoming release of what is sure to be the next big thing – the flagship wine from Tenuta di Biserno.

Lodovico and Piero Antinori formed a partnership to create amazing red wines from the Tuscan coast – near Bolgheri, think Super Tuscans. In successive years gone by, the Super Tuscans of Lodovico Antinori (Ornellaia) and Piero Antinori (Solaia) won Wine Spectator’s elusive Wine of the Year designations – how’d you like to grow up in their family with aspirations of becoming a dentist – “why can’t you be more like your brothers you deadbeat?” By the way, in Italy Antinori is like Mondavi is in the United States, it is synonymous with fine wine.

Now, fast forward about a decade and we find the two of them working together on a new venture. Think, Ferrari and Lamborghini partnering to create a new roadster, or perhaps more on point, Michelangelo and Raphael collaborating on a mural.

The venture has produced some fantastic wines to date: Il Pino, $75+ (Cabernet Franc led Bordeaux blend that reminds me of Julia Roberts – a great big smile), Coronato $70+ (a silky, seductive Cabernet Sauvignon led Bordeaux blend that reminds me of Sharon Stone in Fatal Attraction) and Insoglio $30 (in-SOL-ee-oh, a tweaked-out Bordeaux blend with a healthy addition of Syrah that reminds me of Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s – hard to take too serious, but you want to hang out with her day after day after day). I've had all of the previously released wines mentioned above and I was left satisfied, but wanting more. Reminds me of a time I spent in High School in the backseat of my parents Oldsmobile. I was alone, but ahhh the memories. Get your mind out of the gutter, it was the first time I had a Ding Dong!

The forementioned vinous progenitors were simply whetting our appetite for the flagship wine to come, and that day is almost here. The wine will simply and aptly be called “Biserno” in homage of the land on which it is grown. The wine will be a Bordeaux blend of Merlot and Cabernet Franc, with trace amounts of Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot. I wish I could tell you how much I loved having this wine, but I am not so lucky. Along with the rest of the world, I won’t be able to experience this beauty until the end of 2009. So for now, I shall liken this wine to Emma Watson, the blossoming actress that portrays Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films – growing up before our eyes, getting more beautiful every day and soon to reach maturity and receive the praise and admiration she so deserves. Also, I anticipate this wine will possess a little bit of magic, STUPEFY!

For now, I will be saving my pennies (and dollars) in my Hermione-themed piggybank so that I may be able to buy a bottle of this soon to be completed masterpiece. I just hope that when she’s ready, she is cool with older men.