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• eboracum Likes this wine: 90 points

  July 20, 2014 - If I were drinking this blind, I think I would guess Pauillac but with a question mark about the sweetness of fruit and generosity. The wine was evolved but not unduly so for a 20 year old. Colour was still a deep red with slight rust tints visible when pouring. The nose showed ripe slight porty red and dark fruit. The palate was quite full bodied with firm but ripe tannic backbone and showed some depth, secondary development and complexity with faint hints of tobacco and adequate length. Some people complain of excessive oak treatment smothering Olmaia's fine fruit but, for my palate, time had integrated it perfectly in this bottle. Nevertheless I would recommend drinking up as I sense that it may be beginning to dry out.

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• Burgundy Al wrote: 89 points

  January 20, 2004 - Very similar to a bottle opened a couple of years ago, I'm just getting a little nervous when/if the fruit and tannins will find a nice level of harmony.

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• Burgundy Al wrote: 89 points

  September 28, 2002 - Bold and expressive black cherry and blackberry on nose, with similar flavor profile on palate. Fruit somewhat hidden behind tannins surprisingly still rather prominent. After open a few hours the finish lengthens and becomes more enchanting. Give this a few more years.

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• mdefreitas wrote: 90 points

  September 11, 1999 - Picnic @ Brad's (CT): Dark, extracted wine. Rich fruits. A bit of tobbacco and minerals. Nice body, good structure, medium finish. Nice.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1994
• Type Red
• Producer Tenuta Col d'Orcia
• Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
• Designation Olmaia Cabernet
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Italy
• Region Tuscany
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Toscana IGT

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• In Cellars 37 (70%)
• Consumed 16 (30%)

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