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1995 Monsanto Il Poggio Riserva

While rummaging around in the cellar I found two bottles of 1995 Monsanto Il Poggio RIserva Chianti and decided to open one with dinner. The wine was slightly brickish but I find that a lot of Chianti and Sangiovese have a brickish cast to them even when young. The nose was a bit tight and restrained with a bit of tobacco and a woody cedary note. On the palate the wine was a bit tired. The fruit was somewhat flat witha bit of sour cherry and a slight herbal note. THe tannins were very drying on the palate almost a dusty feel. OVerall not very charming and just drinkable. "C"

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Bi!!
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I'm trying to understand a little more: The wine I'm linking to says that it is Cesari and Il Poggio 1995 Your bottles were Monsanto and Il Poggio 1995

If Cesari is a winery and Monsanto is a winery?

What is the Il Poggio referring to?

Thanks so much.

Dee Dee

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Dee Randall

Hello

Poggio means "hill, small hill, hillock". Since most Tuscany vineyards are on hills and slopes it is rather generic . It is not the name of a specific vineyard as far as I know. HTH

Cheers

Nils

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Nils Gustaf Lindgren

and used once before Bottle aging: 12 months First year of production: 1962

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Anders Tørnes

"Dee Randall" skrev i melding news:gtn0bg$6t0$ snipped-for-privacy@news.motzarella.org...

Umberto Cesari Il Poggio seems to be a quite different animal... Here is some info: This is where Umberto Cesari has 130 acres of vineyards near the ancient Roman road leading from Milano to Rimini. Il Poggio is considered by many to produce some of the best wines of Emilia Romagna. They all come from Cesari family vineyards. Mr. Cesari is a thoroughly modern man with deep attachments to his beloved Emilia Romagna. He is also a big fan of Sangiovese and he believes in allowing the grape to express its distinctive personality in the wine. To achieve this, Mr. Cesari ferments the wine in stainless steel. He also carefully monitors the temperature during fermentation so it doesn't get too hot and destroy the lovely fruit aromas. The wine never touches oak either. That would only cover up the strawberry and cherry flavors, which would be a shame!

The Cesari wine is 14USD a bottle, the Monsanto about 50-60USD...

Anders

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Anders Tørneskog

"Dee Randall" skrev i melding news:gtn7lp$a9l$ snipped-for-privacy@news.motzarella.org...

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Yes, but didn't we talk about the Monsanto Il Poggio? That is a 50USD wine... The ordinary Classico Reserva is 15-27USD according to wine-searcher.com Whether any is horrible, I don't know :-) Anders

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Anders Tørneskog

Regardless of the quality of Monsanto, poggio is a name found all over Italy in various combinations. I doubt that it has the same "cru" status as, for instance, Chambertin, or, for that matter, Cannubi (to keep on the right side of the border).

Cheers

Nils

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Nils Gustaf Lindgren

Everybody seems to have answered your question so I'll leave it at Monsanto Il Poggio (the hilltop) is Monsanto's top wine only bottled in "good" years. he picture on the label kind of explain it.This bottle was a bit tired, still drinkable but not at top form. When it was young it was quite tasty but still only a "B+" IIRC. Thanks Anders for the reference from the Monsanto website.

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Bi!!

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