2005 Tenuta Monteti Monteti Toscana IGT

Community Tasting Notes (20) Avg Score: 91.3 points

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  3/2/2022 - ElAzul Likes this wine: 93 Points

  I last reviewed this wine in August 2020 and the wine has matured but deepened in its brooding structure. The violets I noted before were much more demure but the leathery aspect was still present. The wine was still wonderful on the third night open, yielding a tingly blackberry finish that lasted 20 second after each sip. This was a bargain and still has plenty of life ahead of it.

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  8/16/2020 - ElAzul Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Just a lovely wine from the opening to the finish. Initial nose of blackberry which developed into deep floral notes of violet after three hours. Matched well with an Italian style burger topped with mushrooms in a marinara sauce, a good tribute to its acidity. On night two it still had plenty of verve and the nose had evolved from violets to a brooding tobacco scented dark fruit and leather and the palate had a similar structure. This second night we had a grilled burger with a side of grilled sweet corn plus a cup of "frijoles a la charra" and the wine was up to it again. I did not realize this wine was 60% petit verdot but that certainly explains the violets. Loved it and happy to have a couple more in the cellar.

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  1/10/2020 - Vasily Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Earthy nose. Pomegranate, raspberry, cedar on palate.

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  6/22/2018 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Deep garnet and ruby red. Spicy, tobacco and cedar. Nice tannic structure, spiced berries, tart cherry, pomegranate and a touch of bitters. Drinking well now, but should hold up for years to come.

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  9/7/2017 - MaineMark Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Beautiful dark color, very slight bricking. Nice legs. Earthy nose of olives, moss and very dark red cherries. Lacks the depth to get an even higher score, but this is delicious.

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