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| Community Tasting Notes (average 93.3 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 10 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by magyarsvensk on 10/19/2018 & rated 93 points: Clay, dust, brown sugar, brambles, earth, and crushed red and black berries. Big fruit with loads of citrus juice and zest, leading into a long, dynamic finish. (2016 views) | | | Tasted by Tony Ling on 8/19/2016 flawed bottle: Bottle stored well upon purchase with good fill level and relatively good cork condition (albeit it is quite dry on top and no mold). Yet the wine is quite clearly oxidized. I doubt if this wine will hold any longer. (3103 views) | | | Tasted by Rollerball on 8/16/2014 & rated 93 points: Drilling intensity. Cigar-like fruit. An amazing wine aging beautifully. (4034 views) | | | Tasted by coremill on 3/30/2014 flawed bottle: Hard to tell if this was shot or just over the hill. Although I lean towards shot. Hardly any fruit, tannins mostly resolved, touch tomatoey, extremely tart. Not good. (4316 views) | | | Tasted by Pingzing on 6/24/2012 & rated 92 points: Great bottle, decant 4 hours, prune, light Brown/tawny, strawberry, tobacco, roses, coffee, chocolate, elegant, good length, smoke, fair tannin. Great glass! (5242 views) | | | Tasted by cooberp on 2/1/2012 flawed bottle: Juust oxidized enough that it wouldn't be fair to write a tasting note. (4606 views) | | | Tasted by cooberp on 5/21/2011 flawed bottle: Oxidized :( (3407 views) | | | Tasted by ProfessorHTF on 2/8/2010 & rated 95 points: A genuinely amazing, magnificent wine. I can't really add anything to thirtyoneknots's post about it. Beautiful aroma of raisins, violets, some kind of weird perfume, and plums. Palate was simply mind-blowing...layers and layers of rich spice, leather, meat, and multiple types of red and black fruit. My own guess is that this wine could improve further, and was way far from being over the edge. Wow. Great foil to slow braised beef in the best Tuscan tradition. (2758 views) | | | Tasted by thirtyoneknots on 2/7/2010: A truly stellar wine. Decanted for sediment and served immidiately. Color showed bricking throughout. Nose was full of jammy ripe raisins and prunes that gave way to that indescribeable Tuscan-ness that we love. Palate very, very alive with some vestiges of fruit, lots of minerality, and a pleasing aged wine profile that made it go so well with food. Some time in the glass revealed that this probably didn't have much time left, though it never collapsed or became unpleasant, but merely began a slow, steady, graceful slide into nothing--though we handily beat the wine by finishing it before it finished itself. A dynamite food wine, paired with the short ribs. One of the memorable wines of my life--so glad 1985 was such a great year :) (2600 views) | | | Tasted by PinotFan on 4/24/2009: Holy Jesus! I thought my epiphany had come last month when hosting a Brunello event including the 85' Tenimenti Angelini Val di Suga Brunello Riserva, 85' Il Colle Brunello Riserva and the 90 Poggio Antico normale.
However, I was FLOORED, by this wine. As many of my notes say (I generally only post wines that "move" me) this wine is as balanced as can be. An absolutely perfect food match with a basic Ragu bolognese and delightful on its own afterwards, this pop and pour was a beauty. I envisoined this wine pairing beautifully with a half dozen of my favorite other Italian meals. Got this on winebid a few months ago for what I felt was a steal ($65) and it solidified my recent quest of mature Brunello. Is there really anything better than well made Brunello and a fine Italian meal? OK, maybe Barolo, but I digress. This wine is killer right now, and I think has a number (~5?) of years ahead of it as well. Bravo! (2963 views) |
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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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