2003 Podere Poggio Scalette Il Carbonaione
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As elsewhere in Europe, the summer was unusually hot and totally dry, although rain arrived at the end of August. Dark healthy crimson. Interesting, well-married, quite complex nose and a rather luscious palate with lots of sweet fruit and not excessively drying tannins on the finish. Something a little, but not unattractively, pruney about this wine. Dried fruit perhaps? Very appetising. Long and neat. (JR)
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Jancis Robinson MW
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The 2003 Carbonaione is made in a brooding, powerful style that captures the essence of the vintage in its richness while maintaining superb overall balance. It offers generous dark fruit, earthiness, toasted oak and mineral notes with notable length and expansiveness on the palate. Lingering notes of sweetness on the finish and finessed tannins round out this terrific wine.
Poggio Scalette occupies a beautiful spot in the hills of Greve. Proprietor Vittorio Fiore is one of Italy’s best known consulting oenologists so it can be no surprise that he and his son Jurij turn out gorgeous wines at their own estate. The 2003 Carbonaione (100% old-vine Sangiovese) is made in a big, powerful style that captures the essence of the vintage in its richness while maintaining superb overall balance. It offers generous dark fruit, earthiness, toasted oak and mineral notes with notable length and expansiveness on the palate. A lingering note of sweetness and finessed tannins round out the finish of this terrific wine. Anticipated maturity: 2009-2021. Importer: Winebow, New York, NY; tel. (212) 255-9414