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| Community Tasting Notes (average 88.1 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 55 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by lake.vino on 7/3/2023 & rated 88 points: Not a bad wine. Just not exactly my style. Big. Ripe. Heavy dose of oak. But nose shows leather, black raspberry, cherry. Palate shows oak still, tannins hard, ok acid, big fruit. The balance could be better. (300 views) | | | Tasted by markbenfield on 9/23/2022 & rated 92 points: After reading other tasting notes I was concerned that this wine was past its prime. I needn't have been concerned. It opened with notes of cherry and leather. The wine was smooth, full bodied, and complex. It wasn't decanted and it continued to evolve over several hours. Fine tannins, not a lot of acidity (compared to a 2010 Altesino BdM we opened with it). Just a lovely wine. It might have a few more years but it's drinking beautifully now. (471 views) | | | Tasted by lake.vino on 6/9/2020 & rated 87 points: Getting to mature. Cigar, leather and red cherry still there. Almond. Palate big and ripe, almost stewed. Modern style and no shrinking violet. Competent if not thrilling. (1041 views) | | | Tasted by shaffej on 1/16/2019 & rated 86 points: On its way out (1446 views) | | | Tasted by jayw on 5/25/2018: Still very tannic, but tastes and smells like it's in decline, with a stewed quality to the fruit. (1891 views) | | | Tasted by Yagil on 9/25/2017 & rated 89 points: See my previous TN (2055 views) | | | Tasted by klezman on 1/23/2017: Very nice middle-aged Brunello. Cherries, lots of leaves, hints of smoke. Plenty of acidity. Possibly starting to decline, hard to tell. (3343 views) | | | Tasted by Scottlmatthews on 7/31/2016 & rated 90 points: A few years in bottle makes all the difference-Bravo. (2504 views) | | | Tasted by SCosgrove on 12/20/2015 & rated 89 points: This is a really fine wine. My original notes said it would be good through 2014, the first bottle I had a couple years ago suggested it could/would wait. I did, am happy. (2677 views) | | | Tasted by shaffej on 9/7/2015 & rated 88 points: A bit harsh initially but softend with some time but really never developed for a Brunello. (2600 views) | | | Tasted by Yagil on 7/29/2015 & rated 88 points: Brunello dinner (at Moshe Zuker): dark red-brown colour
light fruity-earthy aromas, somewhat watery
medium-bodied, integrated tannins, hints of chocolate, tobacco, coffee, dry cooked cherry flavours, smoky notes at first, later some notes of olive tappenade, lean structure and complexity. (2931 views) | | | Tasted by slippytoad on 3/22/2015 & rated 89 points: Slightly improved over the last time and actually showing some brunello goodness. Quite flat though without much nose or finish. (2412 views) | | | Tasted by klezman on 1/17/2015: Doing very well. A little tight on opening but with 30-45 min of in-bottle air it developed a nice complexity and went well with food. (3480 views) | | | Tasted by jayw on 1/2/2015: This bottle seemed more closed than last. Modest nose. Fairly tannic, even 8 hours after opening, but does fine with food. (1795 views) | | | Tasted by jayw on 12/14/2014: Floral cherry nose. Flavors of dried cherry, earth and an interesting apple note on the finish. High acid, chalky tannins. Somewhat simple, but good for the price. (1599 views) | | | Tasted by SCosgrove on 4/14/2014 & rated 89 points: Opened as night went on, biting before food, great with pasta and meatballs, acidity was less intense, became smooth at the second hour and second plate. (2641 views) | | | Tasted by WDSteers on 1/8/2014 & rated 88 points: Young , closed but potential.
Ox blood, cherry and hint of violets.
Used Corvin so will sequentially taste (2566 views) | | | Tasted by jsheaff on 5/25/2013 & rated 89 points: Smooth and flavorful (3461 views) | | | Tasted by klezman on 3/1/2013: Seriously overdelivered for the price. Delicious. Earthy, cherry, bottle notes, and the great acidity I'd expect from a Brunello. (4312 views) | | | Tasted by drcork on 7/4/2012 & rated 90 points: Aging well. Tannins have mellowed in the year since I opened the last on. Hints of chocolate, tobacco, coffee. Quite nice. (4632 views) | | | Tasted by Arch57 on 6/16/2012 & rated 83 points: Thin, weak and un-impressive. I have had better $15 Chiantis. (3919 views) | | | Tasted by Dar3 on 4/25/2012 & rated 88 points: I enjoyed this (especially for the price). Definitely not a particularly powerful or full brunello, but it had a very pleasant balance and nice flavors. The tannins could probably use at least another year or two to soften, but they are not overwhelming at this point, either. 88-89. (3629 views) | | | Tasted by BrunelloBob on 3/1/2012 & rated 88 points: Through the vinituri and decanted. Followed over 6 hours, best after two, goes a bit to water after 5.
I get some smoke early and some olive tappenade late. In between there's sour cherry and burnt cherry under a good bit of tannin. The flavors are good, not great, and there's some complexity here if you look for it. No complaints about the price, not one to load up on, but I'd like to try it in a couple of years, and/or from a better vintage. (3024 views) | | | Tasted by midtownmac on 10/22/2011: time time and more time this needs. after hours it slowly came around but no need to re-visit my other bottles for a couple of years. (4006 views) | | | Tasted by WDSteers on 7/27/2011 & rated 88 points: light color and taste. Cherry but not much of a finish. (4443 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By Ian D'Agata
Vinous, July 2010
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Vinous, New Releases from Montalcino (Apr 2010)
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By winescopone.com
A Great Little Story
The story of Scopone begins in the nineteenth century when the farm was the residence of several families of farmers who worked the lands of the Property.
During World War II, Scopone became a refuge for evacuated people and even today the elders of the village of Montalcino fondly remember the place that hosted them in one of the darkest moments of the History of our Country. After the war, there have been several owners until 1992, when the Genazzani family, looking for a house in the countryside, acquired the farmhouse and grounds (40 hectares).
In 1993 the legendary Settimio Dinetti, who was born and raised among the vineyards of Montalcino, and caretaker of the Property, made with hands (and feet!) some young wine from the only one old vineyard that Scopone had at the time, and offered a 50 liter demijohn to the Genazzani family. That simple wine was so good that during a dinner with a group of friends, the 50 liters disappeared in a flash. Thus was born the idea of transforming Scopone in a winery.
The Genazzani spouses rearranged the old vineyard and in 1997 the first vintage took place: a great success! The oenologist Giacomo Tachis, longtime friend of the Genazzani family, saw great potential in that simple wine and following his advice, Scopone was born. In the years new vineyards and a winery have been built in order to follow the whole process of winemaking and aging closely. Today, still, the winery is run with passion and love by the family, first and foremost by Theresia, assisted by her husband Andrea and their children Vanni, David, Nurit and Sarah.
The name “Scopone” is the original name of the Property, which was so named by locals because of the thick “Scopi” bushes that inhabit its 20 hectares of forest, which were used to produce brooms, “scope” in Italian.SangioveseSANGIOVESE: (Pronounced "sahn-joh-vhe-se").
Sangiovese - Italy's claim to fame, the pride of Tuscany. Traditionally made, the wines are full of cherry fruit, earth, and cedar. It produces Chianti (Classico), Rosso di Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino, Rosso di Montepulciano, Montefalco Rosso, and many others. Sangiovese is also the backbone in many of the acclaimed, modern-styled "Super-Tuscans", where it is blended with Bordeaux varietals (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc) and typically aged in French oak barrels, resulting a wine primed for the international market in the style of a typical California cabernet: oaky, high-alcohol, and a ripe, jammy, fruit-forward profile.[16]
Semi-classic grape grown in the Tuscany region of Italy. Used to produce the Chianti and other Tuscan red wines. Has many clonal versions, two of which seem to predominate. The Sangiovese Grosso clone Brunello variety is used for the dark red, traditionally powerful and slow-maturing "Brunello di Montalcino" wine. The other is the Sangiovese Piccolo, also known under the historical synonym name Sangioveto, used for standard Chianti Classico DOC wines. Old vine derived wine is often used in the better versions, needing several years ageing to reach peak. A third clone, Morellino, is used in a popular wine blend with the same name found in the southern part of the province. Recent efforts in California with clones of this variety are very promising, producing medium-bodied reds with rich cherry or plumlike flavors and aromas. Among the available clonal versions are R6 and R7, derived from the Montalcino region of Italy, having average productivity/ripening and producing small berries on medium size clusters. R10 and R24 are well-recommended. R23, listed as deriving from the Emilia-Romagna region, has good vigor with medium-small clusters with earlier ripening. R102 derives from the Montepulciano region and reported to have average vigor with moderate productivity that results in higher sugar levels and good acidity from medium-small berries on medium-small clusters. Has synonym name of Nielluccio where grown in Corsica.Italy Italian Wines (ItalianMade.com, The Italian Trade Commission) | Italian Wine Guide on the WineDoctorTuscany Tuscany (ItalianMade.com) | TuscanytMontalcino Montalcino websiteBrunello di Montalcino Consorzio del Vino Brunello di Montalcino (Official DOCG website) |
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