January 7, 2017 - Aromatically in line with my previous TN from 6 months ago, but this bottle had more vigour (maybe due to treatment with a venturi decant, first time for me) and was simply stunning.
at its peak but no signs of decline.
July 31, 2016 - From a bottle perfectly stored since release. The wine seems to be entering its peak.
Still youthfully darkish red to the rim, clear and shiny. In the nose at first quite grapey and primary but soon turning to a more "serious" aroma of forest floor, truffles and some whiffs of iron.
In the mouth this is medium-bodied, precise and still with some tannic backbone. Nevertheless age has given this a nicely rounded, mellow touch. No apparent oak-treatment or obtrusive alcohol (13,5 ABV on the label). The wine is balanced, food-friendly and very enjoyable on its own.
It has much in common with a northern rhone syrah, not quite the class of a Hermitage or a Cote Rotie, but slightly more heft than the latter. Very nice.
June 12, 2014 - Dark purple, full bodied
Vanilla, dark fruit,
Dry, sweet cherries, long finish, thick, waves of dark fruit, plums, sea salt
Excellent food pairing wine
June 7, 2014 - Dark prune colour. Nose: tobacco, sweetness of macerated fruits with some tart notes, even some black currants and later blackberries. All over more tuscan features than typical Syrah. Taste: light bodied (quite etherical), very ripe tannins; blackberries, blueberries. Very elegant, opened just on time. Excellent on the next day. Classy.
March 4, 2014 - Sweet, savory and with hints of old wood showing off. Cleverly put together and coming right into the hand of maturity. A very beautiful wine, if also rustic and country at heart.
February 6, 2014 - More modern compared to their Chianti Classico and Cepperello. Quite a bit of fruit and a hot finish. I'm a little disappointed in this bottle.
January 24, 2014 - fairly dark purple/ garnet. intense nose of pepper, blackberry, smoke and earth. Delicious smokey dark berry fruit and earth. Great long finish.
January 22, 2014 - Chocolate, old barrel, and truffles. Still taught on the palate. I wouldn't have identified it as Syrah (tastes more like Brunello to me) but it is tasty non the less.
December 31, 2013 - Nose with ripe plums, some animal notes, a hint of rust, and some vanilla. Palate with good concentration of fruit, dark plums, dark cherries and well integrated tannins. 90 p
January 9, 2013 - Dark red. Lots of Tuscan character, some hints of syrah quite an acid finish and not a lot of tannin but delicious a
Nd it shows some typicity.