I'll take Tuscany 101 Please, Gentlemen

[fangi]

Fond of Italian reds, and having read somewhere that 1995 and 1997 were good years in Tuscany, (perhaps, but not for my bottle.)
I went ahead and bought an $18.00 bottle called:
Cerraia
vino nobile de montepulciano
1997
13% Alc.
bottled by frederico carletti

Uh, yeah, it was thin, quite tannic tasting and had and unbelievably short finish. It was a good learning exerience i suppose, but i'm not sure what i learned other than i find a lot of sangiovese wines difficult. Is this indeed a good year, but a less than artful winemaker? Are these kinds of wines not meant to be had in their youth?

as always i appreciate your comments,
thanks,
brett