I often find the Italian wines in my price range, aka cheap Italian wines, to be extremely dry for my palate. You know when the dryness hits you and makes you click your tongue on the roof of your mouth kind of dry. Well last night I cracked up a bottle of 2008 Aziende Piazzini Poggio San Pietro Toscana to see if my tongue would react the same as with most of these styles of Italian reds.
Typical of the Sangiovese style, it was on the dry side but it was also light on the tongue and I have to wonder if it would mellow out a little after a few years of bottle aging. Colors were a garnet red in the glass, red cherries, berries and oak caress the nose. Tannins are bold and hit you right off and an unbalanced finish lingers long after you’ve put the glass down.
Wine: 2008 Aziende Piazzini Poggio San Pietro Toscana IGT
Type: Red
Producer: Aziende Piazzini
Varietal: Sangiovese
Designation: Poggio San Pietro
Country: Italy
Region: Tuscany
Appellation: Toscana IGT
I was unable to find a website or any additional info on Poggio San Pietro so you’ll just have to experience this for yourself. Priced at around $6.99 it's worth the experiment. It’s a decent everyday table red but I think I will have to try a higher end Italian wine very soon.
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Typical of the Sangiovese style, it was on the dry side but it was also light on the tongue and I have to wonder if it would mellow out a little after a few years of bottle aging. Colors were a garnet red in the glass, red cherries, berries and oak caress the nose. Tannins are bold and hit you right off and an unbalanced finish lingers long after you’ve put the glass down.
Wine: 2008 Aziende Piazzini Poggio San Pietro Toscana IGT
Type: Red
Producer: Aziende Piazzini
Varietal: Sangiovese
Designation: Poggio San Pietro
Country: Italy
Region: Tuscany
Appellation: Toscana IGT
I was unable to find a website or any additional info on Poggio San Pietro so you’ll just have to experience this for yourself. Priced at around $6.99 it's worth the experiment. It’s a decent everyday table red but I think I will have to try a higher end Italian wine very soon.
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Hi, Kellie –
ReplyDeleteHere's some info on the wine. It's a favorite of mine too.
It's made by the Piazzni family, they bought the property in 1999. Claudio Gori is their enologist, he's one of the top winemakers in Tuscany. They estate is located in the hills of Florence in the area of Chianti Classico.
Cheers!
Greg Tuttle
Wine Operations Manager
Total Wine & More
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