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Oracolo 2001
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POGGIO AMORELLI
ORACOLO 2001
TOSCANA IGT
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Town:
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Castellina in Chianti
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Region:
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Tuscany
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Grape variety:
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Sangiovese
80%, Merlot 15%, Colorino 5%
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| Size of
vineyard: |
4 Acres (1.5 Ha) |
Training of vines: |
Cordon |
| Age of vineyard: |
1978
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Altitude: |
920 ft (280 m.) |
| Vines/Acre: |
2,400 (6,000/Ha) |
Yield/Acre: |
6,600 lbs
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Soil:
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Calcareous clay
galestro (shale)
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Exposure:
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S and SW
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| Harvest: |
Late October
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| Brix at
harvest: |
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Alcohol: |
13.5% |
| Total acidity: |
5.50
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Dry extract: |
32
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PH:
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3.40
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Residual sugar:
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1.8
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| Vinification: |
Fermentation
in wood with 20 days
maceration. |
| Fermentation: |
Oak
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Malolactic ferm: |
Yes
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| Filtration: |
No |
Fining: |
No
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| Aging: |
Barriques |
Production: |
4,000 btls |
Bottling date:
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April 2003
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Release date:
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April 2003
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| Color: |
Ruby
red, intense and extremely
vinous. |
| Fragrance: |
Clean,
with notes of pepper, chocolate, tabacco, vanilla, small red
berries and cherries; |
Taste:
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Very
round, medium body, dry with velvety tannins, very long finish |
Food matching
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Hearty
pasta dishes; all red meats and game and strong cheeses.
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91
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2004
The Oracolo '01, made mostly form sangiovese....
owes its status as best estate wine to a lovely ensemble of fragrances,
including green bell pepper, stylish notes of spice and excellent
lively fruit. The palate offers a firm, dense body, with good
concentration and an orderly, velvety progression leading to a relaxed,
smooth finish.
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2001 ORACOLO ($50.00)
RED 91
Marco Mazzarrini, a consulting oenologist, who also worked
for a year with Luca D'Attoma, has his own vineyards and cellar in
Castellina in Chianti. The 2001 Oracolo, a classy Sangiovese is very
spice and penetrating on the nose with ample coconut and incense notes
to accompany the red current/cherry fruit and an elegant, shapely,
stylish palate, vrey balanced and harmonious, well defined and with
fine depth, a classic and focused high altitude expression of the
variety. Drink 2005-2014.
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