Avignonesi, Rosso di Montepulciano

Bright red, just running to a hint of browner development at the rim. Sweet red fruits on the nose , very cherry/ berry. Very soft tannins and acids now especially with food. Enjoyable but quite simple. Drink up

2019 vintage

Mooi verouderde sangiovese met tertiaire smaken

2019 vintage

Medium ruby. Little bouquet. Prominent cherry and raspberries. Some tannin and short finish.

2019 vintage

Ruby red, towards the brown, quite sharp on the smell. Very easy to drink. Very light. Low acidity. Fruity in the mouth. No apparent aftertaste. Split decisiln here. Michael says boring, but nice at first. Probably not a stayer in our house.

2019 vintage

Kirsebær og skogbunn, syrlig aroma. Mild, fersk frukt. Lite utviklet syre, stram avslutning. Har godt av lufting. En grei Sangiovese til en grei pris.

2019 vintage

Lys rød i glasset. Duft av krydder, flis og kirsebær. Litt søtlig, men likevel tørr, - med fersk frukt og frisk syre.

2019 vintage

A - Medium ruby, clear. N - Clean. Medium intensity. Red fruits like cherry, currant. Blackberry. Oak. The wine is in development. T - Dry. Body medium. Accidity medium plus. All the flavours above. Finish medium. C - Good Fruit forward, easy style Rosso di Montepulciano. Lovely.

2019 vintage

Medium rubinrød. Fyldig Rosso di Montepulciano med markant eikepreg. Røde bær, støvete kryddertoner og vanilje. Enkel og god vin, men mangler noe dybde og friskhet.

2019 vintage

Enjoyable. Good QPR.

2019 vintage

Elegant and juicy, pleasant and fresh acidity. A pleaser.

2019 vintage

Deep red with a touch of bricking. Cork disintegrated on opening but was obviously doing its job ok. Lovely berry filled nose is the highlight of this wine. Aged palate, but still very pleasant. Strong tannins remain with a moderate acid on the back palate. Still lovely cherry flavors peeking through, but does have an aged tone about it. Perhaps over the hill, but it is clearly a very slow decline... very very pleasant still

2000 vintage

Still a great vine, delicious taste and body. I was worried about the age, but happy when we opened it.

2000 vintage

Largely what it should be, if not as rustic as some. Good fruit, decent acidity, some cocoa. Dark on the nose, decidedly brighter, more red fruit on the palate. Long-ish finish, good for price point. Solid, if not great.

2008 vintage

Good with pizza

2009 vintage

Another nice bottle. Black cherry, plum, tobacco, earth, red cherry, flowers, and a little chocolate. Juicy red cherry, tart cherry, earth, and chocolate on the palate. Good acidity and decent finish.

2008 vintage

Silky and smooth but yet powerful. Goes very well with meat and tomato sauces when not too spicy, otherwise it might enhance the tannings and become too strong for some. But also goes very well with just a snack of olives and salamis or by itself. Drink now.

2008 vintage

Пышное, яркое, очень сочное, праздничное, "вкусное" вино с хорошим соотношением цена-качество. В аромате сладкая слива, очень спелая черная смородина, немного специй. Вкус с выраженной ягодной сладостью, умеренной кислотностью и танинностью. Последвкусие среднее.

2008 vintage

Smooth on opening; balanced with moderate depth; soft tannins; dark cherry flavor; modest finish.

2009 vintage

Consistent with the last two bottles (chocolate covered cherries, a little earth). Good acidity. Can hold up to fairly powerful tomato sauces. Like the last bottle, develops a off-putting chemical smell around day 2 or 3 (in the fridge), but that disappears after awhile... 88-89

2008 vintage

Such a cool wine. Have had several Rossos di Montepulciano, this one wins out. They are lighter, almost "pinot" in intensity, but with vibrancy, spiciness from Sangiovese (spciy cherry with a whiff of orange peel), and nice tangy finish. Ruby red, probably sees some wood, which gives spice and smoothness (not sure on ageing). Great for warmer weather as a red, too. Persistence on finish here too. Good by the glass for a medium red, or good with all kinds …

2009 vintage

Pure red fruit, expressive, forthright, fresh, good companion for food. Tasted at Avignonesi. G

2009 vintage

Always a great everyday drinking wine. No need to decant, tastes great right after it's opened.

2009 vintage

Always a smooth starting red wine. Decent structure, balance and tannin level. Very young but not a wine meant to age.

2009 vintage

liked it a lot

2006 vintage

Not a Bad QPR. This Baby Super Tuscan would be good with or without food.

2008 vintage

Not quite as excited as last time, but this is still very nice. Same tasting notes. Maybe a little more funk to burn off.

2008 vintage

Impressive wine for the money. The aromas grow richer as the wine opens up, with deep cherry, tobacco

2006 vintage

The aromas grow richer as the wine opens up, with deep cherry, tobacco, and spicy notes, with a medium-bodied and leathery palate where the fruit plays off the acidity to fine affect. Bone-dry, with rich cherry flavors, and velvetty red fruits. An impressive wine for the money.

2008 vintage

A touch bitter on the start after 30 minutes breathing, allowing to breathe for two hours helped quite a bit. The interesting part was the finish. While at first I thought it was shorter, 20-30 seconds after, the fruit seemed to show through, and raised the enjoyment of the wine.

2006 vintage

Federal Wine and Spirits Tuscany Tasting : More of everything compared to the Moris Farms Morellino di Scansano. Still nice aromatics. Mixed in with the floral aspects and red fruits, there seemed to be a tobacco element that I liked. Longer finish. Nice.

2008 vintage

Wow, really enjoyed this. Awesome perfume from the glass. Smelled like chocolate covered cherries. Juicy acidity and nice balance. A slightly richer body that went well with tomato sauce. Not very complex, but so delicious. Was actually sad when I finished it. Will definitely buy more. 88+

2008 vintage

In glass two hours. Really fantastic nose. Delicious, showing deep hard cherry candy, pepper, graphite, pumice, the green and yellow gummy worms, and something a bit meaty. Medium bodied and mild on the palate, showing some generic red fruits (cherry, perhaps some red apple), and some mild tartness and some tannins. Finish brings some light spice, and trails off quickly, but shows some cherry fruit covered by rocky, gravely tannins. I wish the nose followed through on the palate and …

2006 vintage

Great wine, maybe had it a year or two too long. Tasting notes not very orderly as this was bottle #5...

2000 vintage

Clear light ruby in color; Medium-bodied with light cherry and smoke flavors; short finish. Balanced and matched well with Italian food. A decent restaurant purchase that handled a tomato sauce.

2006 vintage

Classic sangiovese, light fruit with some tobacco notes

2006 vintage

Average to better full bodied Vino Nobile. Dark purple in color, smells like a perm right off the bat. Opens up to reveal berries, leather, tobacco. Still some acid structure but I'd guess this is at or near peak. Decent wine but I wouldn't seek it out.

2000 vintage

Proof positive that a bottle of wine doesn't have to be a "90+" to be enjoyable. A foot of snow, some piping hot spaghetti, and a btl of 2003 Avignonesi Rosso, and all is good. Medium bodied with good fruit and acidity, its a perfect match for italian dishes with tomato-based sauces.

2003 vintage

This wine took a while to open up completely and to get through the smoke and saddle leather which evolved into dark berries, black tea leaf, some earth and a hint of chocolate. It was a nice trip though, going through multiple phases for the palette and nose.

2000 vintage

Somewhat tannic at first, without much nose. It opened up with lots of fruit, some spice, and much smoother finish. Very enjoyable.

2003 vintage

Donker rode kleur. In de neus fruittonen, pruimen en ook kers. Ook de typische tabaktonen zijn te herkennen. Iets van mokka, chocolade.In de smaak komen de zuren naar voren, ook weer de pruimen. Behoorlijk aanwezige tannines, die de wijn zijn stevige body geven. Mooie volle smaak. bij de spaghetti bolognese.

2000 vintage

Lots of dust and earth upfront opens up to bright fruitiness. Good for normal drinking. Nothing exceptional.

2000 vintage

Winery Visit and Tasting - Avignonesi (Cortona, Tuscany, Italy) : Tasted at the winery; 40% Sangiovese, 30% cabernet, 30% merlot; This was a clear ruby color with aromas and flavors of black cherries and spicy wood. Clipped on the finish. 10 Euro.

2003 vintage

Color: Very dark purple Nose: Red berries and black cherry, good earth Palette: Earthiness continued through red fruit and anisette. Full on the mouth, cool finish. Nicely done.

2000 vintage

Sam's Wine Italian Night (Chicago Store) : Dried grapes--I guess that would be raisins. But not as sweet--just intense.

2000 vintage

Suzi, Eric and Sid's Trip to Italy; 8/21/2003-9/4/2003 (Tuscany & Bellagio, Italy) : (Tasting at Avignonesi) This is 80% prugnolo gentile with the remainder mammolo and canailo nero. On the nose this is a touch herbal and leafy with tobacco and some tea leaf. On the palate this has great mouthfeel, soft tannins, very round and leathery with red berry elements. The finish is long and cool with nice acidity and chewy tannins. This works quite well, nice Vino Nobile.

2000 vintage

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