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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.1 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 32 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Neecies on 1/9/2024: Sue's bottle. Maturing color, complex aromatics, good fruit and leathery. Excellent example of mature Brunello. (225 views) | | | Tasted by vagrantone on 1/22/2022 & rated 92 points: Well kept bottles are still drinking well.
Mature color but no excess browning.
Beautiful complex aromas spanning the whole spectrum: still fruit remnants, iron, earthy notes, leather. Very smooth, great texture. No excess of oak or alcohol; very well balanced.
Everything I was looking for. (1149 views) | | | Tasted by David J Cooper on 7/13/2020 & rated 90 points: Medium light red with brown edges. Light aged nose, nutmeg, cinnamon, plum and cherry nose. Obviously aged Sangiovese. Dry earthy cherry flavours and a soft finish with just enough acid. (1936 views) | | | Tasted by Vinovine on 3/13/2016 flawed bottle: Over the hill (5265 views) | | | Tasted by Vinovine on 1/8/2016 flawed bottle: Flaky cork says it all... Hope the remaining bottles held up better. (5273 views) | | | Tasted by paulst on 9/23/2015 & rated 89 points: Thin with some cherry earthy blackberry; moderate finish. (5566 views) | | | Tasted by paulst on 4/11/2015 & rated 93 points: Austere and earthy with cherry and light licorice; nice acidity with some light caramel and nice texture carrying to a lingering finish. (5375 views) | | | Tasted by paulst on 10/17/2014 & rated 89 points: Cherry with acidic backbone; tart; sweet early, but abated; decent finish. (5344 views) | | | Tasted by paulst on 7/1/2014 & rated 92 points: Light strawberry nose; lean and elegant but the tannins have not fully integrated; sweet at times; give it time. (2834 views) | | | Tasted by dkstar1 on 2/2/2014 & rated 91 points: Fantastic wine. Out of magnum. Easily the groups favorite of the night. (2809 views) | | | Tasted by renapen on 4/3/2013 & rated 93 points: This wine is still drinking well. Lots of earthy tones: tobacco, mushroom.
A hint of fruit cherry. & the nose is amazing. (3182 views) | | | Tasted by renapen on 12/15/2012 & rated 94 points: Balanced and complex with leathery overtones. Amazing bouquet. (3065 views) | | | Tasted by renapen on 10/24/2012 & rated 91 points: Rich, smokey with lots of tobacco. Deep color. (3009 views) | | | Tasted by coremill on 6/29/2012 & rated 90 points: Probably a bit past peak. Slightly bricked. High marks for sangio typicity: there's still some red cherry fruit but this wine is about other things: mushroom, earth, leather, sage, and rosemary. Tannins almost fully resolved. Held up well in the glass over an hour or two, the fruit getting a bit brighter and sweeter. A subtle, elegant, pretty wine that I very much enjoyed. (3206 views) | | | Tasted by cooberp on 6/28/2012 & rated 90 points: Very elegant. Medium-bodied and soft with good typicity, offering sour cherry, leather, smoke, and earth. Balanced and at peak. No bells and whistles here, just a good food wine. (3205 views) | | | Tasted by Catnapped on 4/16/2012 & rated 93 points: Drinking really well, great smokey nose. Very tight for about the first hour, needs serious time and decanting before it starts to turn into wine. Probably at its peak, but in no danger of going over the hill any time soon. (2844 views) | | | Tasted by rnellans on 11/26/2011 & rated 93 points: Drinking well. Dried cherries, leather, herbs de Provence aromas. Great balance..Tannins are soft. Still lots of life and acidity...Very nice wine. (3195 views) | | | Tasted by kenv on 1/6/2011 & rated 92 points: WCC 1990 Tuscan Reds (Dorato's Resturant, Guilderland, NY): Classic Sangiovese. A beautiful, elegant wine. Probably at its peak now. (3987 views) | | | Tasted by rnellans on 1/8/2010 & rated 93 points: Drinking very nice...Big bouquet of tobacco, leather and dried cherries. Full, rich and complex with loads of fruit on the palate...Layers. Long lingering finish. (3836 views) | | | Tasted by KeithAkers on 12/31/2009 & rated 93 points: nose: lovely and melded nose of dark red cherries, bits of roasted herbs, a touch of tobacco, violets and bits of red florals, some leather, and bits of dried plums and spices. As it opens up, it takes on a more intoxicating take on the tones and really starts to wrap you in. Excellent depth with a real sensuous side to it
taste: Very well polished with a touch of class to it and medium acidity that still holds itself well. Good tannins also support the wine with well balanced and silky tones of dark red cherries, roasted herbs, violets, some bits of dried red florals and all sorts of spice tones
overall: a beautiful brunello. this has really grown in the glass and is just so classy and lovely. While mature, this will easily go many years further as the color is rich and has a good concentration to it. There is a bit of browning at the edges, but the color is great considering that this is 19 years old (3470 views) | | | Tasted by vanpe003 on 12/30/2008 & rated 92 points: New Year's Week 2008/9; 12/28/2008-1/4/2009 (Northwoods): An interesting experiment. Initially, on the pop/pour, this was several points lower than the 1988. After an hour, they were going in different directions. The '88 losing a bit, while the '90 gains a bit while it loses some acidity. This still carries a fair amount of tannin, which would suggest better with food than as a sipper. (4697 views) | | | Tasted by fast ralph on 7/14/2008 & rated 94 points: Just enough tannin but this wine will keep for a few more years anyway. Totally ready to drink now and a rare treat! (3719 views) | | | Tasted by cct on 3/16/2008 & rated 92 points: A medium ruby with more red fruits than the Palmer. Dark strawberry preserves and a nice mineral backbone that was true to its region. A very pretty wine at peak and well balanced. It held up well to the fat in the burger. 92 pts (3478 views) | | | Tasted by rjonwine@gmail.com on 2/22/2008 & rated 94 points: Martin Weiner Italian Winetasting Dinner (Martin Weiner's Westwood Home): Light medium red color with pale meniscus; pomegranate, redolent red fruit and dried cherry nose; tasty, silky palate with rounded cherry, quite lovely; long finish 94+ pts. (3256 views) | | | Tasted by Nanda on 11/8/2007 & rated 93 points: Dinner with Craig Haserot - Sojourn Cellars (Vinci - Chicago): Dark ruby in color with smoke and dark cherry aromas. Palate is lush and open with concentrated red fruits in harmony with acidic edge and firm tannins. Delicious. (4779 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (2/22/2008)
(Poggio Antico Brunello di Montalcino) Light medium red color with pale meniscus; pomegranate, redolent red fruit and dried cherry nose; tasty, silky palate with rounded cherry, quite lovely; long finish 94+ pts. 94 points | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (2/20/2004)
(Poggio Antico Brunello di Montalcino) Chocolate, vanilla nose; tasty, mature, chocolate, plum palate; medium tangy finish 94 points |
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U.S. Importer (Addt'l Info)SangioveseSANGIOVESE: (Pronounced "sahn-joh-vhe-se").
Sangiovese - Italy's claim to fame, the pride of Tuscany. Traditionally made, the wines are full of cherry fruit, earth, and cedar. It produces Chianti (Classico), Rosso di Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino, Rosso di Montepulciano, Montefalco Rosso, and many others. Sangiovese is also the backbone in many of the acclaimed, modern-styled "Super-Tuscans", where it is blended with Bordeaux varietals (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc) and typically aged in French oak barrels, resulting a wine primed for the international market in the style of a typical California cabernet: oaky, high-alcohol, and a ripe, jammy, fruit-forward profile.[16]
Semi-classic grape grown in the Tuscany region of Italy. Used to produce the Chianti and other Tuscan red wines. Has many clonal versions, two of which seem to predominate. The Sangiovese Grosso clone Brunello variety is used for the dark red, traditionally powerful and slow-maturing "Brunello di Montalcino" wine. The other is the Sangiovese Piccolo, also known under the historical synonym name Sangioveto, used for standard Chianti Classico DOC wines. Old vine derived wine is often used in the better versions, needing several years ageing to reach peak. A third clone, Morellino, is used in a popular wine blend with the same name found in the southern part of the province. Recent efforts in California with clones of this variety are very promising, producing medium-bodied reds with rich cherry or plumlike flavors and aromas. Among the available clonal versions are R6 and R7, derived from the Montalcino region of Italy, having average productivity/ripening and producing small berries on medium size clusters. R10 and R24 are well-recommended. R23, listed as deriving from the Emilia-Romagna region, has good vigor with medium-small clusters with earlier ripening. R102 derives from the Montepulciano region and reported to have average vigor with moderate productivity that results in higher sugar levels and good acidity from medium-small berries on medium-small clusters. Has synonym name of Nielluccio where grown in Corsica.Italy Italian Wines (ItalianMade.com, The Italian Trade Commission) | Italian Wine Guide on the WineDoctorTuscany Tuscany (ItalianMade.com) | TuscanytMontalcino Montalcino websiteBrunello di Montalcino Consorzio del Vino Brunello di Montalcino (Official DOCG website) |
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