Community Tasting Notes 5

• martuna wrote: 95 points

  February 26, 2012 - Sweet and velvety. Perfectly mature and balanced with a long finish.

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• JJ Gravedigger wrote: 93 points

  December 27, 2011 - Decanted for four hours, together with a 95's Poggio Antico BdM Riserva, the Castelgiocondo needs at least a few more years to get to full harmony, because of his high tannins. So drink the 95 Poggio Antico now and the Castelgiocondo in a few years.

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• abaker wrote:

  December 26, 2010 - Drink up!

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• Sleepy Dave wrote:

  September 18, 2010 - Italian Sangiovese - Pure Sangiovese or Blend? (Extra Space Boon Keng): Alcohol : 14%
  A big different with 1st 3btls that offer soft seductive nose of tobacco, very ripe blackberry and dark fruits, sweet plum and fig but not OTT with chalky mineral with good freshness. Very nice! Considerably high tannins for its ages, and in fact, most of us guess this was from 99 or 2000s! Spicy, with high acid that quite short on the finish with juicy ripe fruits aftertaste. Good, just not great.
  
  With time, this does evolved more from the glass and gain more weight and richness on the mid palate, elegantly texture that hide the tannins and alcohol well. Fresh, in harmony. The most drinking wine of the day. Very good, just lack a bit of depth and complexity. Buy - No.

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• t-slow wrote: 92 points

  September 19, 2008 - Rustic tannins. Dark garnet, but browning at the edge.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1990
• Type Red
• Producer Castelgiocondo (Marchesi de' Frescobaldi)
• Varietal Sangiovese
• Designation Riserva
• Vineyard Ripe al Convento
• Country Italy
• Region Tuscany
• SubRegion Montalcino
• Appellation Brunello di Montalcino

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• In Cellars 23 (31%)
• Consumed 52 (69%)

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