Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Franchesci Il Poggione Toscana Rosso IGT 2007

Variety: Sangiovese, Merlot
Country of origin: Italy
Wine appellation: Tuscany
Vintage: 2007
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Residual sugar: n/a
Acidity: n/a
Color: medium to darker garnet red
Bouquet: very restrained, subtle touch of black currant and cherries
Taste: medium body, black sour cherries, nice visible tannins, a bit flatter at the beginning, but very long dry and persistent finish
Recommended food pairing: rostbeef
Overall score: 85
Price: gift
Stopper: cork
Nice example of Supertoscan wine, not that expressive in the nose, but nice very dry and long in the taste> It lacks a bit of roundness, but it is nicely dry and  with nice tannins.

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