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La Brancaia (Tuscany) Brancaia 1997
Awarded "3 Bicchieri" by Gambero
Rosso, this Sangiovesi/Cabernet blend has an immediately impressive and
seductive nose, wafting concentrated aromas of blackcurrant and ripe cherry,
tobacco, cedar, vanilla and dark, chocolaty plum. There's an impression of
claret-like structure on the palate, the black fruit flavours are edged with fine
tannic grip and are tightly-focused, only opening in the mouth as the wine is
swirled around the tongue. That savoury quality is backed up by quite subtle
oak and an earthy depth, with moderate acidity. The wine is concentrated and
rich, yet retains a lot of elegance and balance into a long finish. Drinking well,
but would surely benefit from eight to twelve years more cellaring. (11/00).
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