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Falesco Vitiano Rosso 2007


Red Wine

from Southern Italy

red wine
International Wine Cellar 91 point ratingInternational Wine Cellar 91 point rating
The Wine Advocate 89 point ratingThe Wine Advocate 89 point rating
ratings pedigree (past vintages):
2006
Wine Spectator 2006 Vitiano Rosso 88 point ratingWine Spectator 2006 Vitiano Rosso 88 point rating
2005
The Wine Advocate 2005 Vitiano Rosso 89 point ratingThe Wine Advocate 2005 Vitiano Rosso 89 point rating
2004
Wine Spectator 2004 Vitiano Rosso 90 point ratingWine Spectator 2004 Vitiano Rosso 90 point rating
The Wine Advocate 2004 Vitiano Rosso 89 point ratingThe Wine Advocate 2004 Vitiano Rosso 89 point rating
2003
The Wine Advocate 2003 Vitiano Rosso 89 point ratingThe Wine Advocate 2003 Vitiano Rosso 89 point rating
Wine Spectator 2003 Vitiano Rosso 88 point ratingWine Spectator 2003 Vitiano Rosso 88 point rating
2001
The Wine Advocate 2001 Vitiano Rosso 89 point ratingThe Wine Advocate 2001 Vitiano Rosso 89 point rating
Wine Spectator 2001 Vitiano Rosso 88 point ratingWine Spectator 2001 Vitiano Rosso 88 point rating
Wine Enthusiast 2001 Vitiano Rosso 88 point ratingWine Enthusiast 2001 Vitiano Rosso 88 point rating
2000
The Wine Advocate 2000 Vitiano Rosso 91 point ratingThe Wine Advocate 2000 Vitiano Rosso 91 point rating
1999
The Wine Advocate 1999 Vitiano Rosso 90 point ratingThe Wine Advocate 1999 Vitiano Rosso 90 point rating
1998
The Wine Advocate 1998 Vitiano Rosso 90 point ratingThe Wine Advocate 1998 Vitiano Rosso 90 point rating
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winemaker's notes:

With Vitiano we have tried to achieve a young red wine with explosive, luscious aromatic fragrance. This wine has a wonderful, deep, intense ruby red colour with important, solid, and wide organoleptic qualities, but above all it exalts the food it is combined with. It is very rich in polyphenols which harmonize with its fresh, tasty acidity. It is versatile red, quite innovative in style which can be appreciated immediately. It adapts easily to various dishes and can be drunk litghtheartedly drawing great pleasure from the sharp fragrance of its perfumes and its straightforward character. It should be drunk in wide crystal chalices where it can best develop its bouquet.

critical acclaim:

"The 2007 Vitiano (Sangiovese, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon) is a soft-textured, caressing red that blossoms on the palate with layers of perfumed red fruit and sweet French oak. This is an especially seamless and beautiful Vitiano that is particularly rewarding for its textural richness. Vitiano is typically bottled in several lots, all of which undergo malolactic fermentation in French oak. This is the first lot (0922) to be bottled. According to proprietor Riccardo Cotarella, the bottle variation that occasionally shows up in Vitiano is most likely attributable to the different amounts of time the various lots spend in bottle prior to arriving on the market. Clearly lots that have more time in bottle have the potential to show greater harmony than lots that have less time in bottle. That said, slight bottle variation issues here are a minor quibble for a wine that delivers so much value. Anticipated maturity: 2009-2012."

89 Points

The Wine Advocate

"Ridiculously dark black-ruby color. Pretty aromas of cassis, black plum and earth, with a pronounced vanilla presence that does not overpower the fruit. Rich and densely packed, with distinctly ripe flavors of black fruits, raisin and chocolate lifted by an intriguing balsamic vinegar note. This finishes lighter than it starts, with welcome acidity nicely delineating the borderline-overripe fruit. Finishes creamy and long. This is a lot of wine for the money, and the best Vitiano in years, far removed from some astringent versions of recent memory."

91 Points

International Wine Cellar

user reviews & lists:
number of reviews: 9 view all
number of lists: 3
7 out of 9 people would buy this wine again.
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tKnight - Louisville, KY (read all my reviews)
  Delightful Merlot - 10/31/2009
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I would buy this wine again
This is an incredibly dark, rich and smooth wine. Perfect for just sipping and a delightful companion to whatever you choose to knosh on!

 
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  Nothing interesting - 10/30/2009
0 of 1 people found this review helpful
I would not buy this wine again
Uneventful wine

 
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  Horrid - 9/24/2009
1 of 4 people found this review helpful
I would not buy this wine again
The title says it all.

 
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