Community Tasting Note

Paul S wrote:

Friday, March 7, 2014 - A "Blended" Birthday Dinner (Garibaldi, Purvis Street, Singapore): A decently good wine, but not in the same class as either the 1980 Sassicaia in the earlier flight, nor the 1970 Graud-Larose that this was put next to. The nose had a mature feel to it, with a woody note along with dusty earth and dried herbs and flowers and aromas of dried plums and cherries. Not bad. The palate took on much of the same tones - it was very woody and spicy, with dusty tannins wrapped around cassis and dark cherry flavours, with a little touch of tomato at the edges. This was speared though with very bright, almost citrusy acidity that drove the the wines into a high-toned finish, where dark cherries were tied to dried herb, orange peel and more woody spice notes. Not fantastic, but it was a decently good drink. Very Italian in terms of its flavour profile, but a bit one-dimensional for a "premium" wine. It should improve over the next 6-8 years though.

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