My thanks to all of you for taking the time to respond. I will open that
bad boy this evening and let my tastebuds be the final arbiter. If nothing
else, even a decent vinegar has its place in my kitchen. I'll post again
with my unsophisticated review.

Thanks again,
cofarb

"Joe "Beppe"Rosenberg" > wrote in message
...
> Very nice winery I believe in Gaiole or Radda. Stacole was their
> importer,
> distributed by Atlantic Wine & Spirits in Maryland and DC. Even though
> Atlantic had at least 5 Chianti's exported by DeGrazia, as wine manager we
> added the wine to portfolio because it was available year round and it was
> well balanced, and priced nice(Atlantic had the lowest mark up of all the
> wholesalers I dealt with in my wine career. The owner didn't like
> inventory
> so were aggressive in getting orders. My goal was to match the money to
> be
> collected upon delivery to money Atlantic would gave to pay for the wines
> and shipping, so when the wine hit the warehouse what was left was profit.
> This worked as planned at least 40% of the time and was below the owners
> inventory threshold and being bulled headed about this I was told to move
> on. We had a limited number of San Polo's Cetenaia their super Tuscan
> which
> mainly sold to retailers who supported our program.
>
> I'm sorry even in 82 the wines were not tannic fruit bombs, but ready to
> drink. Its possible because of good storage, the wine with some pecorino
> or
> by itself would have a great nose and light fruit, a beauty that becomes a
> dowager.
>
> The winery was owned and managed by Germans. About 5 years ago, the
> owners
> decide to close the winery. The general manager, Herr Volkmer was going
> to
> keep producing and selling the wine but with another name and label. Last
> I
> heard there were problems with the estate's grapes and the GM now owner
> had
> other projects. I think every wholesaler I dealt with after Atlantic had
> access to San Polo. Stacole placed the wine in New York- New Jersey,
> Georgia, Florida and New England, so decent supplies wee warehoused in the
> US. As far as I know the wines did well in restaurants in these states
> because it was food-friendly.
>
> Please forgive this geezer rambling on..................
> "DaleW" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
>> Don't know San Polo. But even for best producers, 23 years is pushing
>> it for most CCRs. It certainly won't hurt you, and it might surprise
>> you. Please report when you try it!
>>
>
>