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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.9 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 8 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | Tasted by mercurius on 3/28/2022 & rated 92 points: Almost could be confused with Burgundy. Nice red fruit. Lots of tertiary development of saddle leather and earth. Medium finish. In decline. (386 views) | | Tasted by GWE on 6/21/2010 & rated 91 points: What a nice Brunello, Dark fruits on the nose followed by a little earthyness. Some hints of mushroom and a little spice wit ha hint of liqurice. Nice meduim body wine with a beatiful smooth finish.Drinking very nicely right now!!! (5538 views) | | Tasted by markjanes on 10/12/2009 & rated 89 points: Clearing and bricking rim... moderate + depth of color, hazy. Plenty going on aromatically with a lot of tertiary elements... mushroom, pine bark... lots of tea spices from barrique, good core of red > dark fruits with macerated dark cherry notes. On the palate a slow, firmly acidic ascent into a rounded midpalate... very smooth transition into a full and completely integrated moderate + ripe tannin finish. Certainly balanced, very good intensity and complexity, length is moderate + at 30 sec or so. Not really a wine of great finesse (but IMO aged Brunellos are always a little muddled)... texture is good but a little diffuse, very Brunello in character. This wine is drinking very well right now and I wouldn't let it go any longer... excellent wine. (5245 views) | | Tasted by ahgoodman on 1/7/2007 & rated 90 points: Dranl after opened for only 30min. wine opened up beautifully. Still has a couple years before it peaks. (5187 views) | | Tasted by hrdtsk on 2/14/2006: Valentine's Day with Chicken parmesian . (5825 views) |
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Importer 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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