We drank this as the first bottle with maiale al latte. Dusty violets, rich dark berries, dried herbs, grilled pepper notes, and a strong leather strop of a finish. This should have decanted longer, nonetheless, it held up very well to the meal. Wish I had another laying down in the cellar to try in another couple years, but alas.
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Aromas of violet, thyme, mint, plum, brown sugar, smoke, raspberry, and bark.
The palate was the same with some chalky tannins and medium acidity. Hour of decanting and the tannins soften up and this became a very juicy wine with a hint of pepper at the end. Very food friendly and sipping wine
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Used coravin for half of the bottle Decanted for 2 hours
The nose: Bacon fat, chocolate, tomato, a little leather. Dark berries like plum, blueberry, dark cherry. Burned oak or just the heat from the vineyard - delicious!
The palate: Dark cherry, plum, Black currant. Very fruity, very jammy. Spices at the end.
Tannin medium Acidity medium Body medium
Very odd wine. The nose is extremely big, so powerful and rich, I could sniff it all day, but the palate is a very bland. Yes, its fruity but it doesn't get anything near the notes of the nose. It feels like to different wines.
When you see which grapes are in this wine Syrah, Cab Franc, Merlot, petit verdpt, you're really looking forward to have a big, rich, poweful, full bodied badass wine. Sorry to say, but hat's not happening.
Maybe it needs time and maybe we talk about 6-8 years in bottle.
89P - For now, only because of the nose.
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Syrah, Cab Sauv, Merlot, and Petite Verdot. BIG nose of dark plum, leather, tomato leaf, currant, violets, and olive. A full-bodied, full-flavored dense palate that confirms the nose and picks up some savory earth and cocoa notes on the mid-palate. Dusty, fine-grained tannins.
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Il vino si presenta di color Rosso Rubino, con al naso sentori di spezie e frutti rossi. In bocca si hanno tannini morbidi e ben amalgamati, accompagnati da un bel profilo aromatico. Ben bilanciato e con un'ottima persistenza. Super Consigliato.
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A pleasant surprise. Purple with a crimson edge. Full bodied with long legs. Mulled red fruit, strawberries and mild floral notes on the nose. The palate has more blue fruit, balanced acidity, mild tannins and a medium mouth feel. The finish is grippy red fruit. Drinking very well. 5+12+17+7=91
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Uvaggio di Syrah, Cabernet Franc, Merlot e Petit Verdot. Colore scuro, impenetrabile. Il naso è un po' confuso, semplice e non particolarmente allettante. Sorso scorrevole, un poco molle, frenato dai ritorni olfattivi non propriamente eleganti. Dalla corazzata Antinori l'ennesimo vino inutile, corretto ma senza personalità e senza alcun legame con il territorio.
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1/28/2023 - bigbass250 Likes this wine:
The lady likes it having with new recipe containing beef,tomatoes,spaghetti squash and cheese what's not to like
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11/11/2022 - Dozhdbog Likes this wine: 91 Points
We drank this as the first bottle with maiale al latte. Dusty violets, rich dark berries, dried herbs, grilled pepper notes, and a strong leather strop of a finish. This should have decanted longer, nonetheless, it held up very well to the meal. Wish I had another laying down in the cellar to try in another couple years, but alas.
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9/5/2022 - Jonnhy99 wrote: 88 Points
Aromas of violet, thyme, mint, plum, brown sugar, smoke, raspberry, and bark.
The palate was the same with some chalky tannins and medium acidity. Hour of decanting and the tannins soften up and this became a very juicy wine with a hint of pepper at the end. Very food friendly and sipping wine
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8/15/2022 - Jonnytheneedle Likes this wine: 91 Points
Delicious cherry and plum, cedar ,tannins still zippy after 48 hours. Nice bit of power. No fruit bombs here, thankfully. A lovely wine.
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9/21/2021 - Larsojam Likes this wine: 92 Points
With curry, nice
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9/5/2021 - tob100 wrote: 89 Points
Used coravin for half of the bottle
Decanted for 2 hours
The nose:
Bacon fat, chocolate, tomato, a little leather. Dark berries like plum, blueberry, dark cherry. Burned oak or just the heat from the vineyard - delicious!
The palate:
Dark cherry, plum, Black currant. Very fruity, very jammy. Spices at the end.
Tannin medium
Acidity medium
Body medium
Very odd wine. The nose is extremely big, so powerful and rich, I could sniff it all day, but the palate is a very bland.
Yes, its fruity but it doesn't get anything near the notes of the nose. It feels like to different wines.
When you see which grapes are in this wine Syrah, Cab Franc, Merlot, petit verdpt, you're really looking forward to have a big, rich, poweful, full bodied badass wine. Sorry to say, but hat's not happening.
Maybe it needs time and maybe we talk about 6-8 years in bottle.
89P - For now, only because of the nose.
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5/28/2021 - Larsojam Likes this wine: 92 Points
For $21 this was great, worth buying a bunch
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5/25/2021 - R2-D2 wrote: 90 Points
Syrah, Cab Sauv, Merlot, and Petite Verdot. BIG nose of dark plum, leather, tomato leaf, currant, violets, and olive. A full-bodied, full-flavored dense palate that confirms the nose and picks up some savory earth and cocoa notes on the mid-palate. Dusty, fine-grained tannins.
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12/13/2020 - Lizzie Lane Likes this wine: 94 Points
Since I discovered this wine, it has become one of my favorite red.
Well balanced, excellent for wine drinking with friends.
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12/11/2020 - Daniele Boffa Sommelier Likes this wine: 93 Points
Il vino si presenta di color Rosso Rubino, con al naso sentori di spezie e frutti rossi. In bocca si hanno tannini morbidi e ben amalgamati, accompagnati da un bel profilo aromatico. Ben bilanciato e con un'ottima persistenza. Super Consigliato.
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12/10/2020 - Delli wrote: 91 Points
A pleasant surprise. Purple with a crimson edge. Full bodied with long legs. Mulled red fruit, strawberries and mild floral notes on the nose. The palate has more blue fruit, balanced acidity, mild tannins and a medium mouth feel. The finish is grippy red fruit. Drinking very well. 5+12+17+7=91
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12/10/2020 - JWFantoni Likes this wine: 93 Points
This was really excellent. Rich in content and fruity taste, very balanced right out of the bottle.
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11/8/2020 - Joeswine1 Does not like this wine: 79 Points
This was not an enjoyable wine. And at the price point in particular. Had hope given the interesting region in western Tuscany.
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10/30/2020 - Steve Greenhouse Does not like this wine:
Uvaggio di Syrah, Cabernet Franc, Merlot e Petit Verdot. Colore scuro, impenetrabile. Il naso è un po' confuso, semplice e non particolarmente allettante. Sorso scorrevole, un poco molle, frenato dai ritorni olfattivi non propriamente eleganti. Dalla corazzata Antinori l'ennesimo vino inutile, corretto ma senza personalità e senza alcun legame con il territorio.
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