1997 Chianti Rufina Montesodi
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This wine is a medium-weight, moderately-endowed effort with evolved color, sweet fruit on the attack, but some austerity and dryness in the compressed finish. The 1997 Montesodi is sweet, ripe, and long. It is a very good wine, but not inspirational. Drink it over the next 3-4 years. Importer: Paterno Imports, Lake Bluff, IL; tel. (847) 604-8900
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This wine is a medium-weight, moderately-endowed effort with evolved color, sweet fruit on the attack, but some austerity and dryness in the compressed finish. The 1997 Montesodi is sweet, ripe, and long. It is a very good wine, but not inspirational. Drink it over the next 3-4 years. Wine Advocate.August, 2000
Dark, blackish ruby-garnet. Ample, spicy, and important on the nose, with abundant, penetrating vanilla. Full and concentrated on the palate, with lovely sweetness from the plum fruit and oak. Elegant tannins contribute to the warmth and intensity on the lingering finish.
About the producer
The Frescobaldi family has a long history stretching back a thousand years – a noble family integral to Florence’s development. They have made wine since the 1300s and today own estates across Tuscany, including Tenuta Luce in Brunello di Montalcino.