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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 9 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by efeldhake@yahoo.com on 6/1/2022 & rated 92 points: Deep garnet in color with slight breaking edges. Nose of ripe cherries, tobacco, menthol and hint of earth. Taste of dark cherries, leather, dark chocolate, and slight earthiness. Nice fruit and a great balance. Resolved tannins and pronounced acidity. At or just passed its prime. Drink now and over the next five years. (809 views) | | | Tasted by gpcoleman on 1/13/2022 & rated 91 points: I aerated this as we drank it and it was wonderful. Each glass was better than the one before. Great for a wine past its drink by date. (792 views) | | | Tasted by Tartiflette on 9/27/2013 & rated 91 points: What a pleasant surprise. Never really been a Sangiovese man, but this bottle certainly helps! Light brown color and a little restricted on the nose to begin with. Needed a little time to come around. cherries, plums, licorice, leather, lots of earth and stables. Still tanins left for further development, but also a pleasure now. (4071 views) | | | Tasted by Kris G on 10/11/2011 & rated 90 points: now peaking in its performance, wouldn't wait too long before drinking this, well made Brunello and good P/Q ratio (4176 views) | | | Tasted by Phin on 2/11/2009 & rated 90 points: Needed an hour to smooth out acid. Decent back end body with raspberry up front. (4378 views) | | | Tasted by 100pp on 10/15/2007 & rated 90 points: Even after re-decanting it took the wine over an hour to start opening up. Raspberries, cedar, raisins in nose and taste. Medium bodied. Reasonably long. (4007 views) |
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U.S. Importer: Good source of addt'l infoSangioveseSANGIOVESE: (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.Vigna La Casa In Motalcino area. On weinlagen-infoItaly 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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