Drank over two nights. Pleasantly surprised with the openness of the wine. Ready for business. Hard to believe this is 15% alcohol, very seamless. Tasted more new world, if blind may have guessed California. Will be looking more into this wine and producer. 80% cab and rest merlot and cab franc.
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Did you ever pretend to fall in love with a wine because you have a case of it? I like this less than I did a year ago though still very nice. Ripe dark fruit that is borderline sour in places. A good amount of oak here with cassis and chocolate. Surprisingly comes off thin for the powerful flavors which I believe is the shortfall. Not the strongest year for this wine.
Some cooked fruits on the nose, balsamic, dark cherry, dark plum, clove, star anise, black pepper. Quite spicy on the palate and not quite the same smoothness of mouthfeel as previous vintages. Full bodied and generally quite a huge wine. Can taste the 15% alcohol on the finish. I think this is too ripe to be a great vintage of the wine but is reflective of the character of the wine in this vintage.
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Delicious right from the start. Certainly plenty of oak but also ripe red/black fruit, game, damp Italian soil, and milk chocolate. Full bodied and approachable now. Need to buy more off vintage wine as the price is better and in general so is the early approachability. Agree with the pro scores great wine in a hot vintage.
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Bdx blend Spicy oak on the nose, cloves. Full and spicy on the palate, ripe fruit, prominent oak and grippy furry tannin, touch of chocolate. Clearly lots of class here but this needs time. A bit of an oak bomb at the moment.
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3/15/2023 - sean7711 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Drank over two nights. Pleasantly surprised with the openness of the wine. Ready for business. Hard to believe this is 15% alcohol, very seamless. Tasted more new world, if blind may have guessed California. Will be looking more into this wine and producer. 80% cab and rest merlot and cab franc.
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2/21/2023 - Axelpeter wrote: 94 Points
GuaVal) Toller Wein: für Freunde des vollen Geschmacks, kräftige dunkle Früchte, Tiefgang mit perfekter Holzeinbindung, klassische Bordeauxcuvé im feinen Bolgheri-Mantel, großes Kino…
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2/19/2023 - Mameitagin wrote: 93 Points
Schwieriger Jahrgang. Trotzdem: Tua Rita glänzt mit seinem Giusto di Notri einmal mehr mit einem gelungenen Weinerlebnis👍👍
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11/25/2022 - levicn wrote: 93 Points
醒酒两个小时,中到深宝石红,闻香是奶油巧克力,香草,醋栗,黑李子的味道,香气厚实,入口酸度高,单宁紧涩,颗粒非常细,酒液咸,收口甜美,青椒,醋栗伴随着黑加仑一类成熟黑果香气,泥土气息,后段辛香料味,余味面包,奶油,香草,余韵悠长。一款年份很新的酒,做得非常平衡,口感新鲜讨喜,有着漂亮的集中度,酒体扎实,高水准。
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8/9/2022 - VinoExplorer wrote: 93 Points
Nice clear medium ruby color
An immediately expressive nose on pop, spice, ripe red plums with an earthy chalky tone.
The palate is concentrated, tannic and yet a lovely light sweetness that coats around your tongue and carries it well through a long long finish.
This can certainly aged, but I am pleasantly surprised with its drinkability now. Wonderful stuff.
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7/21/2022 - Winedog1 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Very similar to the last Bolgheri - the Sondraia - but just a touch behind it. Same taste profile, without the additional complexity.
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6/24/2022 - MAXIMUM SATISFACTION wrote: 92 Points
Did you ever pretend to fall in love with a wine because you have a case of it? I like this less than I did a year ago though still very nice. Ripe dark fruit that is borderline sour in places. A good amount of oak here with cassis and chocolate. Surprisingly comes off thin for the powerful flavors which I believe is the shortfall. Not the strongest year for this wine.
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5/14/2021 - OmiyaDrinker wrote: 90 Points
Some cooked fruits on the nose, balsamic, dark cherry, dark plum, clove, star anise, black pepper. Quite spicy on the palate and not quite the same smoothness of mouthfeel as previous vintages. Full bodied and generally quite a huge wine. Can taste the 15% alcohol on the finish. I think this is too ripe to be a great vintage of the wine but is reflective of the character of the wine in this vintage.
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3/19/2021 - Roberto Mangioni Likes this wine: 92 Points
As expected, a solid Tua Rita wine. Cant go wrong with this one.
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2/19/2021 - MAXIMUM SATISFACTION wrote: 96 Points
Delicious right from the start. Certainly plenty of oak but also ripe red/black fruit, game, damp Italian soil, and milk chocolate. Full bodied and approachable now. Need to buy more off vintage wine as the price is better and in general so is the early approachability. Agree with the pro scores great wine in a hot vintage.
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9/12/2020 - jamescho Likes this wine:
Too young to drink
But Meshed and well grinded tainnins was impressed
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6/30/2020 - henrygjeffreys Likes this wine:
Bdx blend
Spicy oak on the nose, cloves.
Full and spicy on the palate, ripe fruit, prominent oak and grippy furry tannin, touch of chocolate.
Clearly lots of class here but this needs time. A bit of an oak bomb at the moment.
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3/2/2020 - Burgundy Al wrote: 91 Points
Suckling's Great Wines of Italy (Loews Hotel - Chicago IL): Walk around tasting. 80% Cabernet. Rich and very modern, but nicely balanced. Very tasty now with black cherry and sweet spice.
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