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Castello di Valiano 1998 Poggio Teo Riserva Sangiovese (Chianti Classico)

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Price $24

This 100% Sangiovese wine is from a single vineyard at about 400 meters elevation and made of hand harvested fruit. The ripe nose and solid, masculine palate display power and class, showing brawny, dark, sour-cherry flavors with tobacco and leather accents. Large-scale and well structured, it is built to age. It should improve through 2004 and keep well for… — W.E. (11/15/2001)

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Castello di Valiano 1998 Riserva Sangiovese (Chianti Classico)

Price $24

Full and dry, with excellent deep cherry fruit, the Riserva is impressive, and slightly less dense and intense than the Poggio Teo. It is also (at least now) a decidely more refined wine. With its fine mouthfell and even tannins, it shows more evolution, but will still benefit from a year or two of cellaring and hold well into the decade. — W.E. (11/15/2001)

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Castello di Valiano 1999 Sangiovese (Chianti Classico)

Price $15

This spicy mainstream Chianti pours on the cherry fruit and plenty of tangy accents. Made from 100% Sangiovese, it eschews the blending of French grapes made legal in the 1990s. Medium-to-full-bodied, it has fine fruit to acid balance and a dry, even finish. It will pair well with grilled foods or tomato sauces. — M.M. (11/15/2001)

Most Reviewed Designations

Poggio Teo Riserva Riserva

Most Reviewed Varietals

Sangiovese

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