Revisiting this wine after consuming my other bottle 7 years ago. The juice is still alive and well.... and showing just fine. It reminds me how my palate and wine preferences have evolved over the years. 7 years ago it was about hedonistic fruit, richness, and a bold flavor profile. These days I seek out nuance, complexity, and the element of surprise.
Actually found this bottle in the back of the cabinet and was not recorded in my CT account. Nice surprise... I would probably not purchase this today other than as a dessert wine.
Expansive nose upon the cork release... Rich black cherry, loam, and blackberry coulis. Medium browning on the pour; but no surprise there. The fruit profile is about the same as 7 years ago / black cherry and blackberry. Not much in the way of secondary/tertiary notes. This has probably evolved as much as it is going to. Still enjoyable in a fruit forward fashion. Very well crafted for what it is.
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Typical amarone, and at a good spot now. Needs prolonged (like 8 hours plus) decanting, as it throws off some heat, which eventually blows off after decanting. Other than that, no formal notes, but pretty much as expected. I recall this being better a few years back though, and I am wondering whether it is on a downward slope. Maybe time to drink up?
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Improved since last tasted in 2014 (93 experience). Very full of alcohol but not detrimental to taste. Excellent technique and control of horse power. Still needs some wow (perhaps fruit) to go beyond 95
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VinItaly Day 3 (Verona, Italy): 40-60 year old vines, no Vigneto Alto made this year; much higher extraction, deep crimson core with orange in rim; awesome nose, sweet vanilla pastry, gravitas, deep cherry, chocolate, raisin; silky and sexy palate, complex, great mid, no idea this is 17.5%; a wow wine for sure.
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Although I love a great Lafon Volnay or a Georges de Vogue Chambolle Musigny, sometimes you just want a rich, bold, and hedonistic wine. The 2008 Bussola Amarone TB is just the ticket. Double splash decanted ( as this is just a baby ) and let sit in the bottle for 2 hours. Drank out of a Waterford Mondavi pinot stem. You could smell the raisins, prunes, roses, and purple flowers from 2 feet away. Drank at about 58 degrees to mitigate some of the heat. Lush and already refined tannins. Excellent attack with deep raisiny flavors. The finish lasted a good 30 seconds with hints of vanilla, boysenberry, prune, and licorice. Almost too strong to pair with food other than a strong savory cheese. But as I said, sometimes you just crave a strong hedonistic drink ! Certainly can hold its own against a Dal Forno .
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3/26/2022 - drdan8 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Revisiting this wine after consuming my other bottle 7 years ago. The juice is still alive and well.... and showing just fine. It reminds me how my palate and wine preferences have evolved over the years. 7 years ago it was about hedonistic fruit, richness, and a bold flavor profile. These days I seek out nuance, complexity, and the element of surprise.
Actually found this bottle in the back of the cabinet and was not recorded in my CT account. Nice surprise... I would probably not purchase this today other than as a dessert wine.
Expansive nose upon the cork release... Rich black cherry, loam, and blackberry coulis. Medium browning on the pour; but no surprise there. The fruit profile is about the same as 7 years ago / black cherry and blackberry. Not much in the way of secondary/tertiary notes. This has probably evolved as much as it is going to. Still enjoyable in a fruit forward fashion. Very well crafted for what it is.
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12/25/2021 - Aris1a Likes this wine: 93 Points
Typical amarone, and at a good spot now. Needs prolonged (like 8 hours plus) decanting, as it throws off some heat, which eventually blows off after decanting. Other than that, no formal notes, but pretty much as expected. I recall this being better a few years back though, and I am wondering whether it is on a downward slope. Maybe time to drink up?
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8/6/2020 - exphilip Likes this wine: 95 Points
Improved since last tasted in 2014 (93 experience). Very full of alcohol but not detrimental to taste. Excellent technique and control of horse power. Still needs some wow (perhaps fruit) to go beyond 95
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11/17/2017 - gusmansur Likes this wine: 95 Points
Spetacular Amarone. Just perfect
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1/28/2017 - ddsolomon2000 wrote: 95 Points
Spectacular wine.
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3/5/2016 - Millennial Drinkers wrote: 92 Points
NFN, candied, dried fruit, sweet, solid body and furry
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3/24/2015 - Rezy13 Likes this wine:
VinItaly Day 3 (Verona, Italy): 40-60 year old vines, no Vigneto Alto made this year; much higher extraction, deep crimson core with orange in rim; awesome nose, sweet vanilla pastry, gravitas, deep cherry, chocolate, raisin; silky and sexy palate, complex, great mid, no idea this is 17.5%; a wow wine for sure.
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1/17/2015 - drdan8 wrote: 95 Points
Although I love a great Lafon Volnay or a Georges de Vogue Chambolle Musigny, sometimes you just want a rich, bold, and hedonistic wine. The 2008 Bussola Amarone TB is just the ticket. Double splash decanted ( as this is just a baby ) and let sit in the bottle for 2 hours. Drank out of a Waterford Mondavi pinot stem. You could smell the raisins, prunes, roses, and purple flowers from 2 feet away. Drank at about 58 degrees to mitigate some of the heat. Lush and already refined tannins. Excellent attack with deep raisiny flavors. The finish lasted a good 30 seconds with hints of vanilla, boysenberry, prune, and licorice. Almost too strong to pair with food other than a strong savory cheese. But as I said, sometimes you just crave a strong hedonistic drink ! Certainly can hold its own against a Dal Forno .
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