This is a tremendous wine. It's brooding and dark but just so easy to ingest aromatically. Contiuning with the nose ..... the wine is cherry laden with sweet aromatics and a bit of bay leaf dryness.
In mouth the dryness continues but then...... out jumps an underbrush of mushroom and spice. I go back to the nose where this wine really excels. The aromatics are a 95 while the wine, in mouth, is a 93.
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Retail $160. Under cork. 100% Sangiovese. Ridiculously Big Ass Bottle. Stupid bottle aside, this is pretty much gangbusters from the get-go, but it actually gets better with time open --Day 2 was amazing. Fairly dark, even for a Sangiovese, with blackberry, cassis, and plum a go-go. Joined by some juniper, basil, and just a touch of funk (I love the funk), this is close to gangbusters on the nose. Whoa. The palate is more focused, but the fruit dominates initially, soon tanen over by the tartness on the Mid-palate. Whoa. That harmony continues onto the finish where present, but subtle and integrated tannins assert themselves. Outstanding now, perhaps more in the short term (3-5 years).
Tasted at Benvenuto Brunello in NYC. Medium translucent garnet. Nose is quite floral and sour cherry dominated. Good structure of both acidity and tannin here, age-worthy and less soft than many of the 2015’s which seem to be more ripe and lower in acidity. On the palate slightly tart cherry and a long finish. Attractive wine with upside potential.
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4/26/2024 - AGELVIS Likes this wine: 94 Points
Almond biscotti, black cherry, and pineapple. Smooth, dry palate, with grainy acidity. This is drinking great for my palate.
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9/28/2023 - tomoem Likes this wine: 94 Points
This is a tremendous wine. It's brooding and dark but just so easy to ingest aromatically. Contiuning with the nose ..... the wine is cherry laden with sweet aromatics and a bit of bay leaf dryness.
In mouth the dryness continues but then...... out jumps an underbrush of mushroom and spice. I go back to the nose where this wine really excels. The aromatics are a 95 while the wine, in mouth, is a 93.
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7/4/2023 - The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 95 Points
Retail $160. Under cork. 100% Sangiovese. Ridiculously Big Ass Bottle. Stupid bottle aside, this is pretty much gangbusters from the get-go, but it actually gets better with time open --Day 2 was amazing. Fairly dark, even for a Sangiovese, with blackberry, cassis, and plum a go-go. Joined by some juniper, basil, and just a touch of funk (I love the funk), this is close to gangbusters on the nose. Whoa. The palate is more focused, but the fruit dominates initially, soon tanen over by the tartness on the Mid-palate. Whoa. That harmony continues onto the finish where present, but subtle and integrated tannins assert themselves. Outstanding now, perhaps more in the short term (3-5 years).
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2/23/2022 - oldwines Likes this wine: 92 Points
Tasted at Benvenuto Brunello in NYC. Medium translucent garnet. Nose is quite floral and sour cherry dominated. Good structure of both acidity and tannin here, age-worthy and less soft than many of the 2015’s which seem to be more ripe and lower in acidity. On the palate slightly tart cherry and a long finish. Attractive wine with upside potential.
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