Community Tasting Note

Bam_Man wrote:

Thursday, July 2, 2015 - Purchased from the wine list at Locanda Le Piazze (Castellina in Chianti) to have with dinner in their restaurant. A dark, semi-opaque garnet in color. The nose on this was very powerful and attractive. Beautiful, complex aromas of dried herbs, earth and flowers fill the glass. Uunfortunately, the palate was not nearly as impressive. Full-bodied, rich and nicely balanced, but lacking in depth and complexity. Offers a juicy mouthful of sour cherry and tangy raspberry fruit, but the mid-palate is noticeably hollow and the finish is quite short. Very tight, compact and one-dimensional. Lacks the structure, complexity and finesse of prior vintages. 2011 was a difficult vintage in Tuscany, and apparently especially unkind to Torrione. Maybe this will improve with further bottle aging, but I'm not very optimistic.
50+5+13+13+7=88

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