Winery - Villa Pillo
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
an estate located between Florence and Pisa, this is a chocolate-charged wine with good intensity and coffee, leather, blackberry and plum aromas. There’s also a lactic-like note buried within and the balance between acidity and dusty tannins hits the mark.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Villa Pillo is an expert at producing value wines and this Cabernet Franc-Merlot is no exception. The wine boasts measured renderings of blueberry, coffee, almond and chocolate.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Here’s a quality Merlot offered at a very reasonable low price. Sant’Adele is rich, succulent and smooth with bursting aromas of cherry, blueberry, spice and moist tobacco. Pair this wine with homemade roast chicken and garlic potatoes.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Here’s a sweet-smelling wine with aromas of Christmas spice and mature fruit. The wine is easy-going and compact with a fresh, spicy and slightly bitter finish. Pair it with fried finger foods or zucchini flowers.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Chunky, open aromas start it off, and the bouquet is likable if nothing special. Dense and grapy fruit carries the palate, surrounded by spiky tannins. An extracted Syrah with zero gamy, spicy character. This is a black, ripe wine with size but limits.
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Villa Pillo Syrah - 2003
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Borgoforte is a well built and very well priced super Tuscan blend that would taste great with meatloaf and mashed potatoes. The wine is dense and round in the mouth with pretty but simple aromas of wild cherry and blueberry.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Cypresses is a direct and charming expression of Sangiovese from Tuscany that seems designed for informal dinners with family and friends. Simple aromas of berry and forest fruit are followed by fresh crispness.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Starts off with aromas of licorice, earth and roasted red berries. The flavors are predominately tart berry, but fold in some complex smoke and game notes. Decently structured, this is one value-priced Syrah that may repay short-term cellaring.
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Villa Pillo Syrah - 1998
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
There’s pepper, oregano and root beer on the nose, but no fruit to speak of. The palate is burly, bordering on hefty, with flavors of candied cherries and blackberries. It’s too much like a confection. It just doesn’t seem balanced and whole. —M.S.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Herbal and woody aromas make up the nose, which also carries a strong hint of black olives. Basic plum and cherry fruit carries the flavor profile, and when it comes to the finish things turn decidedly lean and acidic. Decent for quaffing but not much more than that. —M.S.
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