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2009 Rocca di Castagnoli Chianti Classico Riserva Poggio a' Frati
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2009 Rocca di Castagnoli Chianti Classico Riserva Poggio a' Frati

Producer: Rocca di Castagnoli
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Sangiovese
Origin: Italy
Region: Tuscany

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92(+?) Points | International Wine Cellar , August 2012

Good full, bright red.  Captivating aromas of red plum, red licorice, minerals and sweet brown spices, with higher-pitched suggestions of sour red cherry and violet.  Suave and light on its feet, showing a youthfully medicinal aspect to the flavors of red fruits, flowers and licorice.  Firmly structured but not a bit hard, this wine finishes with strong fruit, a hint of marzipan, and outstanding length and verve.  The juicy, mouthwatering acidity leaves you wanting another glass.

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Italy, like France, offers a world of wine styles within a single country: dry Italian white wines ranging from lively and minerally to powerful and full-bodied; cheap and cheerful Italian red wines in both a cooler, northern style and a richer, warmer southern style; structured, powerful reds capable of long aging in bottle; sparkling wines; sweet wines and dessert wines.
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Sangiovese

The trademark of wines from Tuscany, and especially those from the region of Chianti, was once the fiasco. This straw-colored flask may carry associations of lengthy rustic meals out on the portico of a villa in the Tuscan countryside, but this romantic reverie must be interrupted with a burst of reality...
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