2004 Miani Friuli Merlot Filip

Community Tasting Notes (11) Avg Score: 94.5 points

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  2/27/2024 - JonnyG Likes this wine: 93 Points

  A Diverse Set of Wines in Honor of a Visiting Friend (Los Olivos, CA): I served this blind, and had very, very high expectations. Decanted for 3 hours, with no evident sediment. A compact powerhouse, with its 15%+ ABV unfortunately quite evident. Rich, concentrated and powerful, with ample red fruit, but no subtlety or nuance. I am such a huge fan of the producer, and of Merlot in the hands of great winemakers, but this was all about intensity and not about nuance., at least relative to where I hoped it would perform.

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  8/15/2017 - Burgnick wrote:

  Decanted for 2 hours. Nose has vanilla oak, sweet dark fruit and baking spice. Palate is a bit four square but in a powerful way. I suspect this wine needs more time in the decanter. A bit shut down tonight. The style is very modern. Interested to try another bottle.

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  2/5/2017 - Alex G. Likes this wine:

  Rich, voluptuous fruit, dark color, tannins are reasonably soft. I would expect this wine to improve with more time in bottle, but it's quite delicious now. I'd be delighted to drink this again.

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  11/17/2014 - sooper65 wrote:

  Sneider

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  5/18/2014 - fdub Likes this wine: 96 Points

  At lunch in Venice at Vini da Gigio. Great food and amazing wine list. This is just a magical wine. Rich and powerful with no sign of decline at age 10. The nose explodes from the glass with baking spice, herbs and rich black fruits. Impressive depth and balance on the palate with no sign of heaviness despite the power. Great drinking experience with a wonderful lunch!

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