2005 Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
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Prugnolo Gentile 85%, Canaiolo 10%, Mammolo 5%. After 18 months in oak the wine is aged for a further nine months in bottle prior to release. Dusty and very warm, but just a bit too dusty for fun. (JR)
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Jancis Robinson MW
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The estate's 2005 Vino Nobile di Montepulciano is an accessible, easygoing wine. The wine offers an attractive perfumed quality to its fruit, with excellent length and poise. It should drink well over the next few years.
The estate’s 2005 Vino Nobile di Montepulciano is an accessible, easygoing wine. The wine offers an attractive perfumed quality to its fruit, with excellent length and poise. It should drink well over the next few years. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2012. Avignonesi remains a solid producer in the Montepulciano and Cortona appelations, yet it is with their Vin Santos that the estate truly excels. These are some of the most unique and intense sweet wines being made anywhere, even if the 1996s don’t seem to possess the complexity of the very finest vintages. Importer: Dalla Terra, Napa, CA; tel. (707) 259-5405