March 23, 2024 - Excellent bottle. Again decanted half of it on the first night and drank the the other half on the second. Ready and open with dried cherry, cranberry, graphite and wet soil on the nose. More dried fruit, raisin, bell pepper, autumn leaves, pencil shavings, leather and soil on the palate. Present acidity, good tension and good balance. The wine held together perfectly and comfortably and was drinking beautifully over two days
March 16, 2024 - A well-balanced Brunello. Not too acidic, zero floral notes (very glad about that) but also not “modern” in the Parker sense. Light bricking. Probably the best of the 2006’s I’ve tried (Ucceleria, La Serena, Casanova Di Neri and a few others). Fresh with still slightly dusty tannins, nose is a great example of the varietal. Stored in Eurocave since release. An enjoyable wine with maybe a few more years to go. Certainly worth trying now if it’s still lurking around your cellar.
January 8, 2024 - My last bottle - and drinking just as well as my previous note a few months back. This doesn’t feel tired at all, so I’m going to conclude that my earlier, not as positive tasting notes were just a case of me consuming the wine before it was ready. Live and learn 🍷.
December 11, 2023 - Delicious and drinkable Brunello. Fruit flavors are on the darker side (blueberry, dark cherry and blackberry) for Sangiovese but the wine itself is not especially full-bodied or extracted (which I might have expected from the producer’s reputation and the dark color of the wine). Good acidity and tannin is still noticeable but not overwhelming. Absolutely no sign of decline or even advanced aging…no bricking (which other notes here have experienced). Ultimately a lovely and “correct” Brunello. Quite drinkable, but ultimately not exciting. Just “quite pleasant”. I don’t see this improving significantly but it seems like it would keep fine for another 5-10 years….
November 5, 2023 - Beautiful nose of dried cherry, leather and moss. Upon opening vivid tannins so half of the bottle went to decanter. After about 3 hours the wine became very soft, the tannins well integrated just leaving slight dryness in the finish. Nose and palate remain very intriguing with notes of dark cherry, bramble, raisin, autumn leaves, leather and soil. Maybe rather no decant at this stage and maybe there will be more unfolding in time overall. Day 2 still soft in its appearance with beautiful and profound flavour profile. We will see where this goes. Good persistence for now, in any case very delicious and well made.
October 23, 2023 - Coravin - Although delicious and enticing, this wine is beginning to lose intensity, softening a bit. Deep, dark colors, with flavors of dark berries, ripe plums, spices, oranges.
October 11, 2023 - Bought on release and kept in climate controlled cellar. Perfect cork when popped.
Color of wine from a thin-skinned grape, cherry-red and appropriate level of bricking and watery rim.
Black cherry, plum, leather, baking spices and vanilla on the nose. AS the wine opened I get tobacco, raw mushroom and tomato paste also.
Fine and furry tannins on the palate. Plenty of acidity, Christmas cake and ripe plum (close to sweet prune) with astringent finish.
This is the last of 06's and definitely on its last legs - drink now.
October 6, 2023 - This just might be the best bottle I've had of this particular wine - which of course does lead one to question whether or not I've been drinking them too young?
Red and black fruit pretty evenly mixed on the nose. Energetic and expansive on the palate, with good acidity and just a touch of acerbity on the finish - truly in the zone tonight.
September 24, 2023 - This bottle lacked the funky, dirty notes I mentioned in my last note. I think that one was flawed in some way, after drinking this one. This one showed pretty well. Darker tones, easy drinking. Nice with lasagna.
February 28, 2023 - Still drinking very nicely in my book.