Community Tasting Note

Oenecnist wrote:

Friday, October 12, 2018 - Bought from a neighborhood wine shop for 22--well above competitive retail (e.g., Empire price=15). Taken across the courtyard to the local casual restaurant in the same building; it does corkage (8/b for bottles from the shop; 20/b otherwise)--thus, I accepted the high retail under these circumstances rather than use restaurant wine list with 3x retail markups and limited selection. Attractive arrangement between the shop and the restaurant without restaurant running its own shop. No decant, unfortunately. Color seemed good in the dim-lit dining room; initial nose was bright and grapey, body was tart black cherry and lean, clipped finish. 14.5% ABV. Nose and body mellowed over 2-hour dinner so wine seemed rounder and more fruit emerged--tasty, though not complex; would decant at least an hour next time. I have some older Al Passo ('09) and prefer it with more bottle age. My evaluation: I've stopped giving scores on a "100-point scale" as I've become less convinced that they can be meaningful to others. I use a 4-category scale (perhaps with +/-)--not including flawed--which runs outstanding/notable/drinkable/poor. I considered this notable when considering quality, age, and price.

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