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2004 Sasso Al Poggio Toscana IGT - Printable Version

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- hotwine - 12-12-2009

Last night with pizza and minestrone; popped & poured without breathing or decanting; big mistake! Lifeless to the last drop. Will decant the second bottle 3-4 hours. 14% alc/vol and $19.99 at Costco.


- Innkeeper - 12-12-2009

Hate it when that happens to a 20 buck wine!


- hotwine - 12-12-2009

Yeah, same here, IK. Too much good stuff out there at half the price.


- Thomas - 12-13-2009

Hotwine,

Have you had this wine before? It could be the wine and not the time that's at fault.


- hotwine - 12-13-2009

Foodster, I've not had this wine before. Not sure what's going on here. Can't tell from the label just what's inside.


- Thomas - 12-13-2009

IGT is a catch-all. It means "typical for the region," and that can mean a lot of things, but one thing it isn't is a DOC wine.

This particular wine is a blend of Sangiovese, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon.

2004 was a generally good year, but IGT wines haven't much in the way of rules for consumers to follow.

[This message has been edited by foodie (edited 12-13-2009).]


- hotwine - 12-14-2009

Thanks, Thomas, that's kind of what I thought must be in the blend.

Looking back over my previous notes on IGT wines, there seem to have been as many "misses" as "hits", reason enough to pass on them in future in lieu of solid intel.


- Thomas - 12-14-2009

Yep, I've had my share of IGT misses and hits, too. But I guess the same can be said for all wines and all regions.

My motto: taste first or forever hold your tongue [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb/wink.gif[/img]


- winoweenie - 12-15-2009

That's the same thing you told me Foodster but without the "taste first" part. Happy holidays bubba! WW


- Thomas - 12-15-2009

Yeah, but you never listen to me, WW.

Holiday? What holiday???