Community Tasting Notes 7

• forceberry wrote: 83 points

  May 13, 2019 - A blend mainly composed of Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappuccio with a small addition of local cultivars Acitana, Calabrese (Nero d'Avola), Cappuccio Tignolino, Galatena and Nocera. Aged for a year in oak barrels. 13,5% alcohol.
  
  Pale and moderately translucent reddish-copper color with a little bit of aged mahogany hue. The nose is somewhat underwhelming and even slightly mute with aromas of raisins, some strawberry jam, a little bit of raw meat, light iron notes of rusty nails, a volatile hint of nail polish and a touch of cherry marmalade. The wine is medium-bodied, tertiary and very silky on the palate with flavors of smoky notes of roasted game, some mushroomy tones, a little bit of sous-bois, light old-wine flavors of cardboard, a sweet hint of raisins and a salty-umami touch of soy sauce. The acidity feels modest-to-medium, so the structure seems to rely more on the firm and moderately grippy tannins. The finish is quite grippy and somewhat oxidative with flavors of meaty umami, sweet raisiny tones, a little bit of meat consommé, light gamey tones, a hint of mushroomy funk and a lifted touch of VA.
  
  A still drinkable but already somewhat tired and slightly oxidized Faro. The wine still retains quite a bit of fruit and richness, but the tertiary and slightly oxidative flavors are dominating the wine for the most part and it is slowly venturing into the anonymous "old wine" territory. Offers still a little bit of pleasure, but probably it has left its plateau of maturity some 5 or so years ago.

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• austinwinesalon wrote:

  June 6, 2010 - Vini Rossi-L'Ultimo Piano (Asti Trattoria): The overall favorite of the flight, what was not to like. This seemed a feminine wine, light in color, quite floral and spicy, might even work with seafood. It was elegant and had a silky mouthfeel, and a sweet tea character. It had some good fruit and a dark chocolate component that faded at the midpalate, and a short finish. An interesting and tasty wine, liked by all though not in the top half of this salon's wines.

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• 1800kidney wrote: 88 points

  March 20, 2009 - brooding, tannic, involuted...needs to open up

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• PeterC wrote: 92 points

  February 20, 2006 - TNs as for my last bottle, except for - a little muted on the nose on opening, developing aromas with airing - definite sun-dried tomatos on the nose compliment the fruit and herb. Tannins still drying, but the package is so smooth and mouth filling! Same score - 92

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• Calistoga wrote: 89 points

  December 9, 2005 - transluscent garnet color with some reddish-amber highlights. Nose is earthy and tarry at first and moves towards more grapy and red fruit aromas later. The palate is red fruits and cherry and strawberry but at first the flavors are more secondary than primary and more buried in structure than later on: herbs, anise, gout de goudron, etc. dominate at first but this dissipates. The tannins are clearly present and have some astringency but in the end are fine and sweetish. There is a little fresh vanilla bean in the very late finish, although this fades after an hour. Elegant wine, indigenous grapes, non-international flavours, great development in the glass, fruit that rises over the top of the structure -- I should have some more of this for 4-6 years more of cellaring but I don't.

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• Vintage 2000
• Type Red
• Producer Palari
• Varietal Nerello Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Italy
• Region Sicily
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Faro

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• In Cellars 17 (38%)
• Consumed 28 (62%)

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