Valiano
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Valiano 2004 Poggio Teo Sangiovese (Chianti Classico)
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Here’s a brooding but sophisticated Sangiovese (with 10% Merlot) with aromas of black fruit, licorice, cola, plum, resin and road tar. It’s a chewy, dense wine from Castelnuovo Berardenga with good concentration and a luscious, soft texture.
— M.L.
(11/1/2009)
Valiano 2006 Poggio Teo Sangiovese (Chianti Classico)
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- $30
Poggio Teo offers excellent quality of fruit with berry, cherry and cassis overtones. This is a bright, crisp wine that flows nicely over the palate with rich intensity and integrated acidity.
— M.L.
(4/1/2011)
Valiano 1999 Vino in Musica Sangiovese (Toscana)
- $40
Piccini’s top wine is this super Tuscan that puts 60% Sangiovese with Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot in a successful blend of tobacco, earth and dark fruit flavors. The ’99 is firmer in structure than the ’97, a reflection of the vintage.
— W.E.
(7/1/2003)
Valiano 2006 Riserva Sangiovese (Chianti Classico)
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- $25
Here’s a fleshy, well-proportioned Chianti Classico with bright, jammy notes of cherry and blackberry backed by softer aromas of vanilla and spice. Smooth roundness is capped by firm structure.
— M.L.
(4/1/2011)
Valiano 2005 Poggio Teo Sangiovese (Chianti Classico)
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- $30
Despite the warm vintage, this edition of Poggio Teo shows very nice balance and a surprising touch of bitterness or freshness on the close. Aromas here include white cherry, spice, cola and cassis.
— M.L.
(4/1/2011)
Valiano 2005 Riserva Sangiovese (Chianti Classico)
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- $25
From the warmer 2005 vintage, this Riserva Chianti Classico is packed tight with mature aromas of black cherry, cassis, leather, black tobacco and a touch of drying graphite. The wine would pair with cheesy lasagna al forno.
— M.L.
(4/1/2011)
Valiano 1997 Vino in Musica Sangiovese (Toscana)
- $40
A soft, ripe wine that manages to showcase tobacco, earth and black cherry flavors in a relatively lightweight format, finishing long and tart.
— W.E.
(7/1/2003)
Valiano 2000 Riserva Sangiovese (Chianti Classico)
- $25
Smooth and minty, with aromas of cedar, cherry and milk chocolate. Definitely a fresh and racy offering, as citrus and cherry mix with leather and chocolate to create a classic Chianti flavor profile. Neither modern nor old fashioned; this is what most folks are seeking.
— W.E.
(4/1/2005)
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