Community Tasting Note

Paul S wrote:

Monday, July 15, 2019 - Biondi-Santi Riserva wine dinner (Taberna, Bukit Merah): This was a smashing wine - equal to great bottles of 2004 Biondi-Santi Riserva and Soldera on the same flight, but singing with a slightly different timbre. The nose on this was the most reserved of its flight, with notes of dusty, earthy and mineral at the fore, and then dark cherries garlanded by a little spice, a little wild herb, and a touch of dried flowers, all this backed with a hint of meatiness. A beautiful nose, but certainly more reserved than its younger brother from 2004. The palate immediately struck my with its purity and elegance. Noble and masculine, with a real quiet complexity to it; there was just so much going on - black cherries, dusty earth, herb, and then a gentle seasoning of spice - all riding on a bed of teeth-coating, powdery tannin into a lovely finish. Higher toned, brighter, maybe even a bit tighter than 2004 - this felt a little less luscious and higher strung at first, but opening up all the time with lovely expressions of fruit and spice - this was a wine that just sung with a lovely clarity. Superb stuff, with its best years way ahead of it too. Like the 2004, I would love to try it again in a decade or so.

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