2015 Vecchia Cantina di Montepulciano Cantina del Redi Pleos Toscana IGT

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 91.4 points

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  6/15/2023 - studleytrey Likes this wine: 92 Points

  This is interesting. Definitely in my wheelhouse stylistically with it's lighter constitution and mineral and floral vibes. Medium ruby color. Smells like blue and black fruits, graphite, and flowers, black tea, earth, anise/fennel. Lighter side of medium body, medium acid and finish, with flavors of cherry, lemon, orange, tea, minerals, and some floral lift. This is an elegant expression of sangiovese. I like it. Ideally paired with the lighter end of Italian fare.

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  4/6/2023 - Skops87 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Almost ruby color and really smooth after it opens a bit, great stuff.

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  2/11/2023 - camdawg Likes this wine: 91 Points

  I got this as a Wine Library/WineText special. I like Brunello; and love Chianti Classico, especially at the Gran Selezione level. So when I saw this 100 percent Sangiovese wine, I had to try it.
  
  Maybe this doesn't have the full weight or complexity of a Gran Selezione Chianti, but it easily competes with Riservas I've had. It starts off in your palate with bright, tart fruit. Maybe some blue fruit sneaks through on the nose and midpalate, before leading to a nice finish. The tannins are there. They feel dusty, but fine grained. Similar to Rutherford Cabernet from Napa in that respect. The medium weight helps make this wine very food friendly.
  
  This is $20 per bottle at Wine Library at the time of this writing. It's tough for me to imagine other $20 bottles that are much better than this. I'll be buying some more.

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  10/12/2020 - wgilbert3 Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Perfect with pizza and other Italian food. Better as it is open but nice red fruit on both nose and palate; harsh notes smooth out over time. Light to medium body for Italian wine, good balance for food.

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  8/20/2020 - Litia wrote: 90 Points

  Good. Needs to open though. Grows on you.

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