A very middling bottle of the Cavalieri bottling. Somewhat flat and beginning to show hints of oxidation, but still displaying cherry and dry soil notes. 89-
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With Jim, Mannie, Rob, Bill and friends at Charlie Bird. Very unusual flight with 3 Bartolo 1971s side by side. these two were Cavlieri del Tartufi (of which Levi is a member) but one was a 77 selection and the other the 78 and they were next to a Cantina Mascarallo. They fought for the number one spot over their short life but the 78 bottling showed the most expressive secondary and tertiary flavors and won my love
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"Best in show" today. A powerful bouquet fusing Burgundian funk and gaminess with Piedmontese truffles and porcini mushrooms. The tannin is fully resolved, letting the fruit sink in effortlessly and stick, the flavor accented by pale woodsiness.
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A night of fine wine, food, and company (NYC): This looked great with it's deep ruby robe and offered a lovely nose with spicy pomegranate lightly smoky, tobacco rich notes that added subtle rosepetal and cherry candy tone though the nose was married my a touch of apple cider after airing. Linear and fresh in the mouth with a great core of minerality that maintained the lively elegant palate impression. As usual this had very strong acidity paired with great ripe tannins supporting sour cherry fruits, cherry pit notes and a long elegant finish enriched by subtle, integrated herb tones. The flavors lingered and adhered to the mouth offering tremendous sapidity, really lovely.
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3/4/2017 - tinybubbles wrote: 89 Points
A very middling bottle of the Cavalieri bottling. Somewhat flat and beginning to show hints of oxidation, but still displaying cherry and dry soil notes. 89-
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2/24/2017 - tinybubbles wrote:
'78 Cavalieri release. Good structure but a brownish tint to the palate. I liked this less than others did.
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2/24/2017 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 95 Points
'77 Cavalieri bottling. Fresh and bright with faint licorice on the nose. Light tar, soil notes, faint cedar. Much more resolved than the '78 release.
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2/24/2017 - ricknat1 wrote: 95 Points
With Jim, Mannie, Rob, Bill and friends at Charlie Bird. Very unusual flight with 3 Bartolo 1971s side by side. these two were Cavlieri del Tartufi (of which Levi is a member) but one was a 77 selection and the other the 78 and they were next to a Cantina Mascarallo. They fought for the number one spot over their short life but the 78 bottling showed the most expressive secondary and tertiary flavors and won my love
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1/25/2008 - Keith Levenberg wrote: 93 Points
"Best in show" today. A powerful bouquet fusing Burgundian funk and gaminess with Piedmontese truffles and porcini mushrooms. The tannin is fully resolved, letting the fruit sink in effortlessly and stick, the flavor accented by pale woodsiness.
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1/25/2008 - Gregory Dal Piaz wrote: 94 Points
A night of fine wine, food, and company (NYC): This looked great with it's deep ruby robe and offered a lovely nose with spicy pomegranate lightly smoky, tobacco rich notes that added subtle rosepetal and cherry candy tone though the nose was married my a touch of apple cider after airing. Linear and fresh in the mouth with a great core of minerality that maintained the lively elegant palate impression. As usual this had very strong acidity paired with great ripe tannins supporting sour cherry fruits, cherry pit notes and a long elegant finish enriched by subtle, integrated herb tones. The flavors lingered and adhered to the mouth offering tremendous sapidity, really lovely.
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