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Monday, June 19, 2023 - In fear of balsamic festival arriving in these bottles I opened one to check out the music. I shouldn't have worried that much. Rational me know that the tannins are here to save the day, but that's not why we are here is it? The perfume took some time, (read air in zalto burg glasses) to come around, and I always have to remind myself that they shine at a slightly below cellartemp to get that beautiful red fruit singing. This is not Asili vibrancy nor is it Montestefano power, this sits somewhere inbetween those CRUS, and it is also a little less complex in my book, just a tad. It is still a gorgeous wine, and as always makes this cooparative of producers a bargain in the grand scheme of everything else out there. There is such a consistency to these wines which is perhaps more impressive than its individual wines. Having visited them several times, my brain just goes back there at every tasting or sniff. It is all there, rose, tar, liquorice, anis, black winegums, cherrys, this one has stronger herbal touch than the others, dare I say chartreuse, ..second sniff, no it IS chartreuse:). Fruit is light on its feet in the mouth, tannins are there but at 9 years really ok, acidic ending is gorgeous and a glorius ending to this wine. Where it falls short is the length is not there, by the standard of its peers in the range. it feels shorter and less complex but hats off here. I would not save this longer, but maybe there is a secret Chambolle-like beauty coming out of this one in ten more years, ....who dares wins!

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