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| Drinking window: Drink between 2003 and 2008 (based on 9 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.3 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 4 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Ron Slye on 12/21/2014 & rated 92 points: I don't get the oak that I got on the last bottle. Nice lively nose of cherry, with a little bit of cherry candy. A bit muted cherry, with some nice tannins. Not overly complex at the moment. Will revisit later after it has been open for a while, but at the moment this is high 80s for me.
Wow this has really opened up. From an 87 to 92. Nice nose of cherry, pine, earth, leather. Really nice aromatics. Still a bit closed on the palate. Nice cherry, and some nice secondary flavors. Still some strong tannins. I am sorry I only have one more of these. I want to wait a while. But I would definitely decant for an hour or so if you open one of these soon. (645 views) | | | Tasted by Ron Slye on 3/19/2014 & rated 91 points: PnP. At first a bit heavy on the oak. But with air the vanilla/oak shifted to the background, and some nicer fruit and structure came forward. Drank with the 97 Fontodi Chianti Classico. The wines switched in my estimation over the evening -- with the Leone seeming a bit better by the end of the evening. (756 views) | | | Tasted by goldscalpel on 10/30/2011: Wonderful wine with nice red fruit; tannins have faded (1218 views) | | | Tasted by Tom_B on 8/19/2004 & rated 91 points: This wine had a clear to sediment clarity with red to garnet color, and dark intensity. Powerful aromas of strawberry, pepper, oak and smoked meats, with flavors of raspberry and strawberry. Low to medium acidity, smooth tannins and moderate finish. Found this to be an excellent Sangiovese. (1016 views) |
| 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) | TuscanytToscana IGTHere is the Wikipedia entry for Toscana wine. |
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