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Red

2014 Cascina Val del Prete Roero Vigna di Lino

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4/16/2023 - Tim Heaton wrote: flawed

sadly, this was tappo. Too bad, too, as the fruit (aromas) in the background seemed quite pretty.

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  • Comment posted by Brett H:

    5/20/2023 2:00:00 AM - Hi Tim,

    I hope all is well.

    Why the lack of tasting notes these days?

    We really missing them. I particularly miss your notes on Tuscan wines.

    All the best.

    Brett
Red

2019 Montesecondo Rosso Toscana IGT

 Sangiovese Blend, Sangiovese more
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1/6/2023 - PaulusLoZebra wrote: flawed

Exactly as the last bottle from one year ago, this (LB20) was fizzy, sour and had a rubber flavor. Montesecondo has been a big disappointment for me.

  • Comment posted by Brett H:

    1/7/2023 11:16:00 AM - I trust you will be writing to the producer to let them know. It would be good to know what their response is please as I was considering buying more of their wine.
Rosé

2021 Enfield Wine Co. Foot Tread Rosé

 California Rosé Blend more
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7/2/2022 - Tim Heaton Likes this wine: NR

PnP, well-crafted balance of savory finesse, place and freshness. This has the stuffing to improve a bit from here (for my palate). I will drink my other two bottles before Jan'24. Very good partner to food.

From the winery: "50% Abba Vineyard Grenache / 50% Del Barba Vineyard Mourvèdre
50% Whole Cluster - 12.8% Alc. - 1,500 bottles produced

The intention of the Foot Tread Rose' is to rotate the vineyard source. In addition to being one of the most fun wines we make, it is an opportunity to experience such a playful expression in a variety of new and exciting flavors.

This years edition, is a take on a very classic rosé blend from the south of France and, no surprise, it works . . really, really well. 100% Whole cluster Old vine Mourvèdre and de-stemmed Abba Grenache were foot tread and left on the skins for 24 hours. Like previous vintages, the 2021 is explosively packed with flavor and energy and lives somewhere between rosé and super light red wine. It feels more focused than the 2020, and may very well be in the running for best vintage of this cuvée. "

  • Comment posted by Brett H:

    8/7/2022 8:25:00 AM - Hi Tim,

    Most glad you’re getting better. Looking forward to more notes, in particular on Chianti.

    All the best.

    Brett
Red

2016 Bibbiano Chianti Classico Riserva

 Chianti Classico DOCG Sangiovese Blend, Sangiovese more
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6/21/2021 - Callum's Corkers Likes this wine: 95 points

Bought Excel Wines, Perth UK, £20.50 May 2021

Decanted 3 hrs before tasting at ambient temp' in a kitchen.
Riedel Pinot glass.

N....rich fruit, shedloads of savoury, dusty old barrels, dry summer herbs, pencil shavings, damp autumnal leaves, sweaty rolly baccy, medium+ intensity. Exciting.

C....looks medium body, clear deep red, no signs of age on edge.

T....gorgeous red wine, powerful long flavours, in a very good drinking window at 5 yrs old but clearly has many yrs left to properly mature; savoury, baccy, dry leather, liqourice, smokey oak, some choc-mocha; medium-dry style rather than properly dry; soft floury tannins, some warming spice, smooth and silky mouth-feel. Heaps of class, elegance and balance here.

VFM/QPR?.....Utter bargain. Costs £20.50, drinks like a £50 wine, further confirmation of the stellar 2016 season in Tuscany. Off to buy more.

  • Comment posted by Brett H:

    6/30/2021 7:00:00 AM - Hi Callum,

    Glad you enjoyed the wine and well done to you for buying on the recommendation of a stranger! I've tasted many of the 2016s and am yet to have one that doesn't have more potential than this wine, I've got a stack of these in storage and look forward to tasting how they evolve over the next 20 years.

    Cheers,

    Brett

  • Comment posted by Brett H:

    10/24/2021 11:47:00 AM - Hi Callum, I’ve got another recommendation for you if you’re game(!), it’s a white this time - Gini, Soave Classico, La Frosca, 2016 (12.5%). On at Justerini & Brooks. Whilst I like whites in the height of summer I don’t often get excited by them, but this really blew me away. To my taste good Soave surprises to the upside, I had a Ca’Rugate Monte Fiorentine 2002 (average vintage) recently and thought it one of the best dry white’s I’ve ever had. Good Soave ages for ever and this La Fresca is just hitting its strides. I’d thoroughly recommend it to you and anyone else who is interested in good quality and great value whites that can age.
Red

2007 Scacciadiavoli Montefalco Rosso

 Sangiovese Blend, Sangiovese more
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12/26/2016 - FullPolicyLimits wrote: 88 points

Slow ox decant for 4 hours. Decent color. Nose of olives, some floral. Mid palate still present with oak peering thru. This wine needs air and food. Not bad. Just kinda blah. Still have 4 more to go. 6 bottle lot from Spectrum for next to nothing......

  • Comment posted by Brett H:

    10/9/2021 9:15:00 AM - Hi, I need your advice please on how the wine aged with the other 4 you were yet to open at the above point in time. I ‘m interested in finding out how this particular wine evolves. Many thanks
Red

2020 Sottimano Langhe Nebbiolo

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8/20/2021 - Tim Heaton Likes this wine: NR

PnP that needs 2 more years. Fresh, crisp, but also coiled. Great value at just $20. HOLD. 2022-2026

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  • Comment posted by Brett H:

    9/11/2021 2:17:00 PM - Tim, I’m really, really missing your comments. I hope all is well

  • Comment posted by Brett H:

    9/12/2021 1:00:00 PM - I’m sorry to read that mate and I wish you a recovery to full health ASAP.

    I went all in on Chianti Classico 2016 and I found your tasting notes far superior to the “experts” and for the most part they completely aligned with what I seek in Sangiovese.

    All the best
Red

2016 Bibbiano Chianti Classico Riserva

 Chianti Classico DOCG Sangiovese Blend, Sangiovese more
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3/18/2021 - D'Yquembe Mutumbo wrote: 91 points

Excellent QPR, this wine is better than it needs to be. Lovely cherries, dark fruit, sweet spice, and a surprisingly assertive mineral backbone that pulls this together. I bought a case; I wish I had gotten 3!

  • Comment posted by Brett H:

    5/16/2021 6:57:00 AM - I bought 6 bottles initially then 24 after tasting the first bottle. I've tasted most of the 2016s and this is up there with the best
Red

2016 Contucci Vino Nobile di Montepulciano

 Sangiovese more
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5/4/2021 - Callum's Corkers Likes this wine: 94 points

Bought The Wine Soc' UK £19.50 Feb' 2021

DOCG Vino Nobile di Montepulciano

Decanted 4 hrs previous, tasted at kitchen temp'

Lovely complex and interesting Tuscan red, superb mouth-feel, loads of flavour and plenty of charm. Worth every penny of £19.50, in fact punches above it's weight. Seems everything I'd heard about the near-perfect 2016 vintage in Tuscany is true. Not mature but drinking very well at 5 yrs old anyway, wonderfully balanced right now. My guess is it'll hold together for another 5 yrs.

N....Exciting and seductive, we're off to a great start: ripe red/black fruits and smoke and baccy, some interesting summer barnyard/hedge character; med+ intensity. A hint of salty licorice.

C....light-med body, fading a bit on the edge; light red.

T.....soft and rich but with acid and gentle tannins to give solid structure; super easy to drink and has oodles of charm; lots going on here, it's 'busy'; sustained flavours, a touch of coffee and bitter choc, classy fruit profile, some leather and a touch of smokey tar, finishes medium-dry.

VFM?.....costs just less than £20.00 but drinks like a £45.00 Tuscan red. Bargain. 2016...what a year in Tuscany.

  • Comment posted by Brett H:

    5/16/2021 6:45:00 AM - Nice note, though if this floats your boat you need to try the Bibbiano Chianti Classico Riserva 2016 which you can get from Excel Wine for £20.50. Would be interested in your thoughts on this wine

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