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Marchesi de Frescobaldi Montesodi 2012

Marchesi de Frescobaldi Montesodi  2012
Marchesi de Frescobaldi Montesodi  2012

Tuscany DOCG, Italy



Community Score: 4.6/5
Community Reviews: 4
 
Price: $49.95
Sweetness: Extra Dry
Alcohol: 13.5%
 

Drink: 2016-2025

Bottle size: 750 ml
Winery: Frescobaldi

Mymi Thesingingsommelier rated this wine as 92/100 with the following review:

The Frescobaldi family is intimately linked to the history of Tuscany itself. With over 700 years of wine making in the region, the family still artfully crafts wines with the utmost respect for tradition and the land.
This is 100% Sangiovese. Deep ruby red in color with intense aromas of rich melted dark chocolate, dried mint, lavender, black wet earth, plums and dark cacao.
Delicious and mouth-watering. I would even dare to say ethereal! Elegant, earthy, complex and approachable. Wonderful food wine but also rich enough to sip on as the temperature cools down.
Stock a few bottles of this one for yourself and hide from visitors! It might be way too good to share.
My new “péché mignon”.
 

  


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