This bottle showed a little more prune and tannin than the last, but still firmly in the excellent category. Quite potent, with bright plum and cherry fruit, firm tannins, and great acidity. Great pleasure to drink and not going to get any better.
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Really drinking well. Dark with slight bricking around the edges. After 2 hour decant the wine was floral, yet had a nice backbone with tar, and mineral elements. Beautiful long finish. Wish I had more
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Virtually identical tasting note to the one of 7/9/2013. There is a meaty/bacon kind of smokiness to this wine, that might turn off some People (i. e. vegetarians ;-), but I think it adds to the complexity. Really interesting wine, but time to drink up.
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Medium garnet. Nose of dark fruits and dried fruits with an earthy touch, some leather. On the palate Medium bodied with soft tannins and and good acidity. A nice showing of a more modern style Tuscan.
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Tasted blind. Nice nose of blueberries, blackberries, plum, leather and some mushroomy earthiness as well as a touch of smokiness. Medium-full body with medium, silky tannins and a still medium acidity providing freshness. Good length. Slightly modern interpretation of Brunello, but in a complex style. Towards the end of the night, the bottle showed traces of oxidation... so I guess it's time to drink up.
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Dette er definitivt en moderne Brunello! Mer vaniljepreg enn preg av edelt treverk(som mahogny), så i sin stil er dette en bra vin fra en so so årgang. Kommer ikke til å kjøpe mer av dette, satser heller på de tradisjonelle...
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Dried cherries, kirsch, brick?, a very classic profile to start; mouth coating and somewhat viscous (pleasantly weighty); after a while it dried out a bit and was clearly showing some signs of age, and perhaps not a top vintage?
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Very nioce brunello from this vintage. Not a blockbuster in style but more traditional with medium weight and a softer elegance ont he palate. Quite a bit of minerality and acidity remian in the wine signaling continued aging potential.
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Wow, compared to my last bottle this seems completely different. The best nose I have experienced in a long time. One of the best wines I have tasted in the last six months. On the nose dark fruit with a underlying vegetal/tomato that I get in sangiovese, very little oak. Wonderful mouthfeel creamy, voluptuous with med+ acidity. Long finish with velvety tannins. Drinking beautifully now.
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Dark red with slight brickening and browning rims.Medium nose with barnyard and decent fruit.Palate showed medium red toned fruit with sous-bois, barnyard and clearly softened and integrating tannins.Secondary/tertiary aromas seemed to increase with airing with som tar,spiciness and drugstore-scent.Overall a very nicely developed brunello that is drinking well now and obviously has a lot of years ahead.
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Dark. Nose: tobacco and herbs initially, then getting sweeter and brighter with cherries, floral and liqueur notes, rather exotic for Brunello, still fresh. Rather full-bodied, very fruity, concentrated, fine, classy tannins, a bit spicy, inky. Spicy, tannic, persistent in the mouth. It obviously shows a very warm year, but I think manages to keep in balance very well with just a hint of prunes.
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Developing secondary aromas. Earthy, loamy, oregano, med+ acidity. Drinking well but not as good as i remember. Seems to be in its adolescence right now.
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Dark ruby colour with purple tinges. Aromas of vanilla, blackberry, black cherry, and a hint of peach. Medium-full bodied, tannic, but with lovely fruit. Vanilla, blackberry, and earth on the palate. Moderate-long finish, 35s, with black fruit.
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1/11/2018 - robmatic wrote: 90 Points
This bottle showed a little more prune and tannin than the last, but still firmly in the excellent category. Quite potent, with bright plum and cherry fruit, firm tannins, and great acidity. Great pleasure to drink and not going to get any better.
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12/26/2016 - robmatic wrote: 91 Points
Great pleasure to drink, and dare I say, old school, at least by 2016 standards. Drink or hold.
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8/28/2016 - GlenviewGSW Likes this wine: 95 Points
Really drinking well. Dark with slight bricking around the edges. After 2 hour decant the wine was floral, yet had a nice backbone with tar, and mineral elements. Beautiful long finish. Wish I had more
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5/25/2016 - bluedog Likes this wine: 95 Points
Drinking fantastic. Floral nose, notes of tobacco and light prunes. Delicious, smooth, long finish. Singing like a spring bird.
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9/10/2013 - NostraBacchus Likes this wine: 92 Points
Virtually identical tasting note to the one of 7/9/2013. There is a meaty/bacon kind of smokiness to this wine, that might turn off some People (i. e. vegetarians ;-), but I think it adds to the complexity. Really interesting wine, but time to drink up.
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7/11/2013 - Collector1855 wrote: 92 Points
Medium garnet. Nose of dark fruits and dried fruits with an earthy touch, some leather. On the palate Medium bodied with soft tannins and and good acidity. A nice showing of a more modern style Tuscan.
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7/9/2013 - NostraBacchus Likes this wine: 92 Points
Tasted blind. Nice nose of blueberries, blackberries, plum, leather and some mushroomy earthiness as well as a touch of smokiness. Medium-full body with medium, silky tannins and a still medium acidity providing freshness. Good length. Slightly modern interpretation of Brunello, but in a complex style. Towards the end of the night, the bottle showed traces of oxidation... so I guess it's time to drink up.
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3/10/2013 - Bernt Olav wrote: 89 Points
Dette er definitivt en moderne Brunello! Mer vaniljepreg enn preg av edelt treverk(som mahogny), så i sin stil er dette en bra vin fra en so so årgang. Kommer ikke til å kjøpe mer av dette, satser heller på de tradisjonelle...
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2/12/2011 - winejnky wrote: 89 Points
Dried cherries, kirsch, brick?, a very classic profile to start; mouth coating and somewhat viscous (pleasantly weighty); after a while it dried out a bit and was clearly showing some signs of age, and perhaps not a top vintage?
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2/13/2010 - GlenviewGSW wrote: 92 Points
Very nioce brunello from this vintage. Not a blockbuster in style but more traditional with medium weight and a softer elegance ont he palate. Quite a bit of minerality and acidity remian in the wine signaling continued aging potential.
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5/12/2009 - lhickey wrote: 94 Points
Wow, compared to my last bottle this seems completely different. The best nose I have experienced in a long time. One of the best wines I have tasted in the last six months. On the nose dark fruit with a underlying vegetal/tomato that I get in sangiovese, very little oak. Wonderful mouthfeel creamy, voluptuous with med+ acidity. Long finish with velvety tannins. Drinking beautifully now.
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4/23/2009 - Henman wrote: 91 Points
Dark red with slight brickening and browning rims.Medium nose with barnyard and decent fruit.Palate showed medium red toned fruit with sous-bois, barnyard and clearly softened and integrating tannins.Secondary/tertiary aromas seemed to increase with airing with som tar,spiciness and drugstore-scent.Overall a very nicely developed brunello that is drinking well now and obviously has a lot of years ahead.
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3/31/2009 - igaf wrote:
Dark. Nose: tobacco and herbs initially, then getting sweeter and brighter with cherries, floral and liqueur notes, rather exotic for Brunello, still fresh. Rather full-bodied, very fruity, concentrated, fine, classy tannins, a bit spicy, inky. Spicy, tannic, persistent in the mouth. It obviously shows a very warm year, but I think manages to keep in balance very well with just a hint of prunes.
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2/13/2009 - JJKinch wrote: 91 Points
Good fruit, some earth and vanilla taste. Really integrated flavor. Nice finish
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1/12/2009 - lhickey wrote: 88 Points
Developing secondary aromas. Earthy, loamy, oregano, med+ acidity. Drinking well but not as good as i remember. Seems to be in its adolescence right now.
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10/27/2005 - futronic wrote: 92 Points
Dark ruby colour with purple tinges. Aromas of vanilla, blackberry, black cherry, and a hint of peach. Medium-full bodied, tannic, but with lovely fruit. Vanilla, blackberry, and earth on the palate. Moderate-long finish, 35s, with black fruit.
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