The red wine Chianti Classico Riserva Il Poggio, vintage 1988 from the winery Castello di Monsanto has been rated in 2005 with 87 Falstaff points. It is a wine made from the grape variety Sangiovese from the region Chianti classico in Italy.
Tasting Notes
Bright garnet red; initially slightly reductive nose, opens up increasingly, shows fine notes of cherry jam, some smoked meat, incense; fresh in approach and development, but shows quite brittle tannin at the back, dries out slightly, lingers.
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