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Gagliole Rosso(1997)
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- Italy > Tuscany
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- Red
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- fine, color descriptors, fruity, dried, acidic, balance, tobacco, (tree) fruit, herbaceous, cherry
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980 496 - Gregory Dal Piaz
- New York, NY
- September 2008
- With it's darker, richer ruby coloring one would expect this to be much more intense than the Sangioveto, fortunately not. This opened with a lightly oaky note, a touch toasty and nutty with an underlay of fresh mossy greeness and a hint of spicy white pepper. In the mouth this was elegant with excellent balance, still youthfull with solid acidity and a nice bed of tannins which where just a touch drying. Fruity on the atack and through the mouth with notes of roast sour cherry and red currant gaining a bit of depth with hints of oystershell and dried mace before transitioning into a tight, focused read more...finish with some grape pip astringensy, fine length, and a lightly smoky, light raspberry finale. With dinner this gained rusty and talcy notes on the nose over a base of of roasted cherry fruit and top notes of flowers and tobacco. In the mouth this offered up a pure core of fruit with fine acid balance, really lovely and bordering on zesty with a return to almost sweetness, fine interplay. A bit lighter bodied than most but with a fine tobacco and spice finish with a raw, bitter almond finale. This may be faulted for lacking a bit of power or complexity but is really very fine Sangiovese and I could drink this almost everyday. 2008-2014 (hide)
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