When you put a lot of great vineyards making expensive wines in a tiny hilltop region, some conflict will inevitably result — especially when the wine is a long-aged red wine that has been chronicled for over 450 years.
San Miniato is a delightful town in the province of Pisa, in Tuscany, however, the wines of this small area suffer from the weighty presence of much more famous Tuscan appellations like Chianti.
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