Last bottle and really savouring. Drank over 4 days, has a really great nose and palate. Has almost St Julien characteristics of mint, tobacco, chocolate and cassis. Great poise and balance. Medium body, medium to long finish. Keeps you going back for another sip.
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Carmenere from Inama in Italy. This the light version, there is also a reserve. Smooth and fresh with a slight bitter. Straightforward in taste with a medium finish.
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Gone as per inventory update due to computer crashing and back up failing for 10 months. We always like the Inama bottlings, but prefer the white to the red.
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Inama Wine Dinner (Fiola Mare - Washington, DC): Smells of spicy pepper, clove, tobacco and eucalyptus on top of red plums. Smooth but structured tannins, tart acidity, spicy black cherry fruit on the palate. I love the spice and herbal complexities of this wine (clove, anise, eucalyptus, pepper, bay leaf). This entry-level red is a screamer at $20. This is such a versatile and downright fun wine that I'd love to see on some by-the-glass lists. 70% Carmenere and 30% Merlot aged 12 months in old French oak.
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Full of wild and pure dark fruits, very plummy with hints of prune and that slightly bitter edge from plum skins. Medicinal at times with a very pronounced aniseed back palate, the finish is well structured with firm acidity and resinous tannins. I think this still needs time to develop, but with food it's very lively in the meantime.
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Another bottle from the same case. This has a fine silky body, dark room d andnpljmmy fruits with a hint of liquorice, tobacco, and herbs. It's smooth in the mouth and has a lovely medium/long finish. Excellent value for money as well.
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The nose is clean and developing, showing medium(+) intensity aromas of blackberries, dark plums, strawberries, liquorice and green bell pepper.
The wine is dry in the mouth with a medium acidity. It has medium(+) fine-grained tannins and a high alcohol. It has a medium(+) body and medium(+) intensity flavours of blackberries, dark plums, strawberries, liquorice and green bell pepper. The finish is medium(+).
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11/30/2019 - DanielOsman Likes this wine: 90 Points
Last bottle and really savouring. Drank over 4 days, has a really great nose and palate. Has almost St Julien characteristics of mint, tobacco, chocolate and cassis. Great poise and balance. Medium body, medium to long finish. Keeps you going back for another sip.
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6/17/2019 - martijnkriens wrote: 88 Points
Still ageing nicely
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3/1/2019 - martijnkriens wrote: 89 Points
Nice! Carmenere from Italy. Not an expensive one and slightly old for its quality but it aged gracefully
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12/5/2017 - martijnkriens wrote: 87 Points
Carmenere from Inama in Italy. This the light version, there is also a reserve. Smooth and fresh with a slight bitter. Straightforward in taste with a medium finish.
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10/8/2016 - timewithwine wrote:
Gone as per inventory update due to computer crashing and back up failing for 10 months.
We always like the Inama bottlings, but prefer the white to the red.
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5/9/2016 - isaacjamesbaker wrote: 88 Points
Inama Wine Dinner (Fiola Mare - Washington, DC): Smells of spicy pepper, clove, tobacco and eucalyptus on top of red plums. Smooth but structured tannins, tart acidity, spicy black cherry fruit on the palate. I love the spice and herbal complexities of this wine (clove, anise, eucalyptus, pepper, bay leaf). This entry-level red is a screamer at $20. This is such a versatile and downright fun wine that I'd love to see on some by-the-glass lists. 70% Carmenere and 30% Merlot aged 12 months in old French oak.
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4/16/2016 - depechemoroder Likes this wine: 88 Points
Full of wild and pure dark fruits, very plummy with hints of prune and that slightly bitter edge from plum skins. Medicinal at times with a very pronounced aniseed back palate, the finish is well structured with firm acidity and resinous tannins. I think this still needs time to develop, but with food it's very lively in the meantime.
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2/4/2016 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Green and red fruits, in a nice way, flush palate, very fun to drink.
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1/15/2016 - DanielOsman Likes this wine: 91 Points
Another bottle from the same case. This has a fine silky body, dark room d andnpljmmy fruits with a hint of liquorice, tobacco, and herbs. It's smooth in the mouth and has a lovely medium/long finish. Excellent value for money as well.
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9/5/2015 - DanielOsman Likes this wine: 90 Points
This wine has a lovely velvet body on the tongue, rich fruity flavour with a mellow finish. Very enjoyable.
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11/17/2014 - Man in Black wrote:
The nose is clean and developing, showing medium(+) intensity aromas of blackberries, dark plums, strawberries, liquorice and green bell pepper.
The wine is dry in the mouth with a medium acidity. It has medium(+) fine-grained tannins and a high alcohol. It has a medium(+) body and medium(+) intensity flavours of blackberries, dark plums, strawberries, liquorice and green bell pepper. The finish is medium(+).
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