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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 8 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by 4Brunello on 4/6/2024 & rated 92 points: Label was prefect- looks like it was well cellared. Fill was base of neck. Cork had no seepage nor was it protruding. Opend with my Durand opener and cork emerged intact.
Slight bouquet. Garnet red with some bricking around the edges. Intitial taste was of a wine that was still tight.
Drinking the wine 24 hours later- Is absolutely delightful. Mild tannins with black cherries. Long finish. BS again proves it's aging potential. Glad I have another bottle. (119 views) | | | Tasted by GregHH on 2/9/2024: Wine spoiled already,almost brown colour, (187 views) | | | Tasted by edwine__ on 10/5/2022 & rated 89 points: A matured and integrated bottle with the aromas of earthy, black fruit and spices. Palate is light and elegance while fruit is fading. An easy bottle that need to drink up! (283 views) | | | Tasted by tinybubbles on 4/12/2017 & rated 86 points: Appearing somewhat composed and resolved initially this quickly turned dry and tannic. Largely empty palate (1934 views) | | | Tasted by Lype on 3/8/2016 & rated 90 points: This has lost its baby fat and reached elegantly light and refined stage, attractive depth, strawberry flavours, dry dark berries, goes well together with hard salty cheeses. (1143 views) | | | Tasted by burgburgburg on 8/25/2012 & rated 91 points: past seepage and slightly protruded cork; the cork was not completed dried but was contracted in size; the cork could be pulled out with slight force; dried red fruits and bean-soy aroma initially; can still feel the fruits but mainly sour finish; I thought it was another bad bottle; To My surprise, it evolved into a much better wine after two hours! balanced, feminine and elegant; the typical aroma of a vintage BdM suddenly filled my glass; we finished it in another 30 mins; what an experience! (But I am sure I will refrain from buying any more vintage Santi from Italy sources. The risk is just too high. Stick with Poggio di Sotto and Soldera seems a more no-brainer for me.) (4039 views) | | | Tasted by PatrikO on 5/15/2009 & rated 94 points: At Semplice with AG, KR and JG. Very feminine quite light bodied, but with terrific red fruit on the nose. Very silky with all tannins resoved, delicious! (3996 views) |
| Tenuta Greppo (Biondi-Santi) Producer websiteSangioveseSANGIOVESE: (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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