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Tuscany Flashcards

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2001

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2002

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COLD - EVERYTHING PAST PEAK OR DRINK NOW

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2003

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HOT - EVERYTHING RICH

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2004

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FRESH AND REFINED, ELEGANT
GREAT vintage, perfect growing season, Montalcino refined

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2005

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Lots of rain - DRINK EARLY AND NOW

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2006

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Powerful wines, rich, ripe, dense structure

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2007

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FRESH, FRUITY, RACY
Tremendous, high alcohol, good acidity, firm tannin

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2008

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BOLGHERI = WELL STRUCTURED, VIBRANT
relatively cool year with high diurnal temperature differences
high acidity, firm tannin, elegant

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2009

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RIPE, FRUITY, ELEGANCE, MUSCLE
Wet winter, normal spring, HOT may, rained end of May, HOT august, cooler nights than 2003

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2010

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MONTALCINO = OUTSTANDING!, FRESH, ELEGANT, BALANCED STRUCTURED
BOLGHERI - ELEGANT AND REFINED
Cooler than 2009, wet winter and spring, Heat in July, drier in Montalcino, outstanding vintage

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2011

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RIPE, DENSE, POWER
HOT vintage, irregular weather, hot april, cool may, HOT august, rich styles

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2012

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BULGHERI = DENSE, COMPACT AND FRESH
MONTALCINO = RICH AND CONCENTRATED
CHIANTI CLASSICO = FIRM, RICH YET ELEGANT
Mild winter, cold February, normal spring, warmed dry June, hot July and August, rain in August, medium-bodied, fresh and light, Montalcino great

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2013

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FRESH AND ELEGANT
Classic, harvest beginning of October, elegant, Montalcino exceptional

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2014

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COLD AND WET - LIGHTER STYLE
Cold and wet, good September, slim and elegant, downy mildew a problem

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2015

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LONG LIVED, DENSE, POWERFUL, CONCENTRATED (CHIANTI MORE ELEGANT)
cold winter, irregular spring, hot summer, YIELDS DOWN, hail in August, good concentration, Maremma ripe and oppulent, Chianti concentrated and elegant

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2016

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FINESSE AND ELEGANCE, BALANCED
Great vintage, YIELDS WERE DOWN, chianti classico good quality

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2017

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DENSE AND CONCENTRATED
FROST, DROUGHT, HEAT, OVERRIPE, good concentration, stark tannins, especially Sangiovese
SMALL HARVEST

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2018

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ELEGANT AND FRESH
Yields back to normal after 2017, warm but not excessive heat, elegant and fresh

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2019

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BALANCE, STRUCTURE, AGEABILITY
COLD and dry winter, February warm, RAIN in spring, May was low temps and WET, June warm, July and August HAIL, ONLY REGION TO PRODUCE MORE WINE IN 2019 THAN 2018
Balance, structure, ageability

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