"Anders Tørneskog" > wrote in message
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> "Dee Randall" > skrev i melding
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>> What is the Il Poggio referring to?
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> Umberto Cesari Il Poggio seems to be a quite different animal... Here is
> some info:
> This is where Umberto Cesari has 130 acres of vineyards near the ancient
> Roman road leading from Milano to Rimini.
> Il Poggio is considered by many to produce some of the best wines of
> Emilia Romagna. They all come from Cesari family vineyards.
> Mr. Cesari is a thoroughly modern man with deep attachments to his beloved
> Emilia Romagna. He is also a big fan of Sangiovese and he believes in
> allowing the grape to express its distinctive personality in the wine.
> To achieve this, Mr. Cesari ferments the wine in stainless steel. He also
> carefully monitors the temperature during fermentation so it doesn't get
> too hot and destroy the lovely fruit aromas.
> The wine never touches oak either. That would only cover up the strawberry
> and cherry flavors, which would be a shame!
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> The Cesari wine is 14USD a bottle, the Monsanto about 50-60USD...
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> Anders

Thanks for the post.

Monsanto? No way! "what's in a name?"
I did try a Monsanto recently upon the advice of a 'wine salesman' 11-5-08
for $21 reg $27
Here it is and my comment:

Fattori Monsanto (or Montsanto) Chianti Classico Reserva DOCG 2005
90% sangiovese, canaiolo 7%, colorino 3%;

Bottled byFabrizio Bianchi

Horrible - Don't buy again.

Dee Dee