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Wednesday, April 22, 2009 - Pop n pour. I don't come across many wines that have such primal, yet singular barnyard aromas to them; one sniff and I knew this was something very special. After 10 minutes most of the barnyard aromas had blown off, (very) slowly revealing a very pure core of fruit and spices. This wine is all about showing off. The bouquet never really got in the way of the fantastic terroir and fruit elements, and the barnyard elements remained in the background for the duration of the first half of the bottle. I was quite content to smell the wine and witness its profoundness for 45 minutes before leaving the glass on the counter and driving back to the store that I purchase it from; it wasn't to be, they were sold out. One of the most remarkable wines I've had in '09. This was marked down from $45 to $23. Certainly one of the nicest wines I've ever come across from the Marche. I'll drink the rest tomorrow night. Drink thru 2013

* by the 2nd night, any notion of terroir had dissipated and a core of ripe, silky fruit remained. Tannins fully resolved, and a respectable mid-palate remains *

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