Color still Good! Soft mouth feel, medium body, dark fruit flavors - fig and plum and some tobacco leaf. Finish was short but nice. 27 years old - excellent!
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Glorious Bordeaux like nose. Roast espresso, loamy soil, sweet dark berries, black currants, licorice, truffle and cocoa. Baking spices. Palate is complete and harmonious with a long finish.
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Pronounced nose intensity with notes of black fruits, spices, toast, pepper. Medium acidity and medium tannin. Tannin is velvety. Long finish. Drinking well now and still going strong.
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After a few disappointments in a 1990s Italian tasting that reinforced the notion of highly variable bottle quality this was far better. Very smooth, lots of black fruit, liquorice and as described by a former Vatican officer - scent of the sacristia from the Vatican
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Drinking wonderfully. The nose was full of cherries with hints of tobacco and spice that exuded elegance that followed through on the palate with red fruits, leather, earth. Very well balanced, silky and still plenty fresh. One of the best showings for this last bottle out of a case purchased on realease.
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Best bottle so far. Huge nose. Lots of barnyard funk. Taste tons of fruit, strawberries , cherry, cassis with the earthy funk on the backend. Super tasty. Drink up!!
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An initial bouquet of menthol, shoe polish and leather was repeated on the palate with added notes of cream and talc. Unfortunately it was more astringent than tannic and I felt there may have been a touch of volatility as well as starting to dry out. I haven’t tasted Tignanello in a very long time but this was well past its best. Pity, as I was really looking forward to this wine in particular. CHP 83pts
Medium reddish garnet in color with ever-so-slight clearing at the edges. Full forward & fragrant nose of ripe fruit aromas of cherries & strawberries with overtones of floral notes of roses & earthy/dusty, cocoa/coffee, spices, leather, tar, anise, minerals & a hint of cedar in the background. Medium bodied with a very good concentration of well balanced & smooth textured, developed, ripe fruit flavors of cherries, blueberries & plums with mushrooms, chocolate, coffee, spices & minerals. Lingering silky-smooth finish. Drinks quite well at 25 years of age but I doubt any further development would occur from additional aging, so drink up! Fill was at bottom of neck above the shoulder; cork was stained 1/2 way up but intact upon opening.
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Agree, its a beautiful wine right in the drinking window. Good tertiary notes, but no sign of decline. Full decant, not a lot of sediment, really opened up after an hour or so. Drank with steak, a perfect paring. Great nose, lot's of Sangiovese coming through. WOTN against the 2001 Siro Pacenti and 2003 Ornellaia. Really nice.
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Beautiful wine. Wine 4 from our steak and lobster dinner. Decanted, but once again, because I didn't do it, I have no idea for how long. And once again, another wine that's right in its drinking window with no obvious signs of decline. Some tertiary characteristics are creeping in, but there's still lots of Sangiovese here and enough acidity to keep it popping. Still enough power here to pair well with the steak. If I owned though, I wouldn't wait much longer on it.
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This was a part of 1997 and 1999 Tuscan tasting including 3 Brunellos and 2 Super Tuscans, same producers from each year. The wine is fully mature but not in a decline. Sweet red fruit on the nose and palate, intense flavours and show good structure ; tannins are resolved, The nose shows some, wood and leather, quite complex. The finish moderately long. Time to drink up. I do not think this is getting any better .
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The 1997 Tignanello has been defined as historical, the best of its century and therefore after twenty five years it is even better. The climate of 1997 has favored the wine because the temperature range of September gave it structure. It has a dark ruby color and its aroma immediately reveals its maturity. Aromas of spices, cocoa, roasted coffee. Hints mentholated to penetrating. In the mouth it has very good tannins but they do not leave a bitter aftertaste. Good ending.
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attractive medium red color, beautifully textured nose of evenly aligned dried leaves, wonderfully precise, dried berries, on the palate a perfectly mature and cuddly cherry fruit core surrounded by racy tea and dried leaf textures, good fragrant finish, plums with time, just starting to pass its best but still in a great place, carpe diem.
***+, drink soon.
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Muted red color. Rhubarb, white oak, red raspberry and earth. Smooth, rounded wine with elegant flavors and subtleties of minerality, ash and blueberry. Rounded, lighter tannins and drinking quite lovely!
p.s. meatloaf, mashed potatoes and shisito peppers.
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Drinking much better than last bottle I had. Definitely bottle variation, this one is from different case. Much more alive, vibrant. Great acidity, long finish. Lots of cherry pie notes. Still some tannin left. Would drink over next couple years but definitely drinking well.
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The nose here signals the transition to tertiary aromas, notably with prominent tobacco and a touch of smoke.
The palate is smooth, like being in a cigar humidor, with a bright black cherry. The wine expresses itself in an obvious maturity, with a good balance and a sweet oak, on a dominant tobacco and leather. The leather dominates in an intense way on the finish.
Excellent but little lack of depth and structure in my opinion.
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Palate of dried cherry, fig, initially a little sharp on the finish with tannins still pretty prominent but improved a lot with air, evening out and becoming more balanced.
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Nice nose of red fruit, dark cherries, a hint of smoke, and leather. Good acidity on the palate with velvety structure and integrated tannins along with dark fruit and dark berries. Nice finish. It feels plush and polished, but not boring. This wine is in a good place right now. Fully mature without being old or tired.
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Lots of red fruit in the nose with some damp, forest floor. A little faded on the palate perhaps past it’s peak. A bit astringent. Not bad, but not showing great. Drink up as seems like it may fade fast.
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Dried cherry, cigar box, spice and a rustic woody quality in the nose. Palate is medium weight with medium+ tannin and medium acidity. There is still some life left here but I’m not sure the tannins will resolve before the fruit fades. Drink now.
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Purchased on release. Labeled 13.5% ABV. Decanted at 5pm and tasted from 6:30 onwards. This continues to drink very youthfully. Translucent medium to dark garnet with no bricking. Nose is very floral with dark berry fruit and licorice. Much better with more air, kept getting better and better. Palate had integrated tannins, bright acidity and a fruit profile that started more red fruited then got more black plum and blackberry/black raspberry, slightly tart. Ripe but in an old world way, not over ripe. Still age-worthy. Medium bodied and rather feminine and elegant but full of flavor and very long on the finish. Probably still has room to evolve favorably. Great with grilled steaks.
p.s. I had some of this left over 48 hours later just corked and sitting on the counter and I was surprised how nicely it drank. Very soft and rich with a more black fruit profile along with some licorice and very light spice. The fruit was probably more forward than at any time on Saturday. I think Tig needs a LOT more air than most everyone gives it! Tempted to raise my score to 94 based on the results.
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Mørk og tett rødfarge, mot granatrød i kanten. Massevis av moden rød og mørk frukt. Mørke kirsebær og solbær med et fint toskansk urtepreg som følger opp. Etter litt tid kommer deilige modningstoner av gammel, litt småslitt, fin lær og kvalitetstobakk sammen med mørke kaffebønner. Veldig bra konsentrert på duft og smak, men allikevel elegant med et godt jordpreg i bakgrunnen. Fortsatt saftig god friskhet og bløte, avrundede tanniner som gir veldig stødig balanse og burde holde iallfall noen år til. Perfekt til entrecôte!
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In my cellar since release with a price marked $59.99 on the bottle and I am sure I got a 20% discount on this with a mixed case at the time. Decanted at 5pm and tasted through about 11pm. This got more and more generous and round with air. Initially it was all red fruited and fairly high in acidity but as it blossomed it was more earthy and spicy, especially licorice. It is translucent medium garnet with little to no bricking. Tannins are mostly integrated and the structure is still holding this together. Very elegant and refined, by no means a fruit forward modern wine. Still plenty of life left.
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Still kicking! Tannins resolved, so silky and soft. Red and dark fruit, baking spice, leather, pine needles, mineral goodness. This is in a great spot.
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Cellared since purchased around turn of century. Healthy deep black ruby though translucent to bulb in a reg pour in a balloon glass. Fairly fresh plummy fruit. Stiff tannins and med tart acids buoy this elder wine. Bravo to a well-produced wine that still brings pleasure. Paying well below 3 figs each for a trio of bottles allows for pats on back to Antinori and my cellar but at well-plus 3 figs a different pair of spectacles.
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Excellent vintage for super tuscans, the wine is very ripe and elegant with fine tannins, very enjoyable now but will age for more one decade at least. Opened 3h prior to the service and decanted for 30 min.
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Have had this bottle over 15 years and have 1 left. Fantastic vintage in Tuscany and a very well made bottle of Tignanello. Its approaching the end of its life cycle - so drink em if you have em!
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Nose of black cherry, red cherry, allspice, spring flower and a touch of dusty earth and barnyard, same on the palate, medium/big body, very tasty, delicious tasting, almost elegant-better described as subtle tasting, mouth filling fruit, almost rich fruit with lots of complexity, great with French Brie, slightly passed it's prime drinking window and no need to cellar longer in my opinion, and a long, long, flavorful finish. Uploaded 2 photos of bottle/label/cork.
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Single glass from last bottle of 12. Used Coravin. 30 minutes air at most and consumed within an hour. Super smooth. Full-bodied. Great wine from 'vintage of the century' (when that still meant something).
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This bottle has changed significantly from a bottle consumed a little under a year and a half ago. My notes form then say drink up despite a very good drinking experience. I would now say drink up quickly. That echoes some other recent tasting notes on cellartracker.com.
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For a wine that seemed to almost completely lack a nose, it really turned out to be nearly outstanding. Could tell this was once quite a big boy, but seems to have mellowed with age allowing tertiary elements like tobacco and floral notes to stand out, and what was likely an almost sweet candied youthful palate to become simply integrated and mature, contained and balanced by these other notes, with enough cherry remaining to keep it tasty. The wine kept evolving over a couple hours, though never really got any nose to open up. Anyway, a quite nice wine and a very good, mature place. I would not hang on to these much longer IMO. If you have it, enjoy it, it really is an interesting wine.
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Vinetasters: Brown Bag (Skokie, IL): Served double blind. Very lovely nose, with some good black fruit and cassis here, but a slight hint of herbs. Touch of pyrazine on the nose as well. The palate is fairly young, showing some green herbal tones, and some really intense fruit flavours. Quite dark and concentrated. Perhaps a super Tuscan?
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Only needs 20 min in the glass. Certainly in its prime. Still has great fruit with outstanding balance and a nice finish. This will not improve but will be enjoyable for another decade.
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Dark and somewhat translucent auburn red that doesn't look that young nor too developed with a pale brick-orange rim. The nose feels savory and quite dark-toned with brooding aromas of juicy black cherries, some savory woody tones, a little bit of tobacco, light blackcurrant tones, a leafy hint of herbaceous Cab character and a perfumed, nicely developed touch of fragrant floral character. The wine is moderately full-bodied, somewhat concentrated and quite powerful on the palate with intense flavors of sour cherries, some fresh blackcurrants, slightly developed tones of wizened dar berries, a little bit of leather, light toasty oak tones, a hint of earthy forest floor character and a touch of licorice. Overall the wine feels impressively muscular and structured with its high acidity and still rather firm and grippy, grainy tannins. The finish is long, powerful and grippy with a little bit of alcohol warmth and powerful, savory flavors of ripe blackcurrant-driven forest fruits, some plummy tones, a little bit of savory, woody oak spice, a hint of forest floor and a developed touch of tobaco.
A wonderfully structured, beautifully developed and still very impressively tightly-knit vintage of Tignanello that doesn't feel young anymore, but is still full of potential for future development. The wine feels rather ripe and concentrated - even for Tignanello - yet it doesn't come across as particularly sweet-toned or excessively heavy but instead very structure-driven, savory and classically built. Starting to drink beautifully, yet still I have no doubts that this wine can evolve for another 20 years in a cellar. A very impressive and rewarding effort for a Super-Tuscan. Highly recommended.
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This is why I cellar wine. Opened and poured out an ounce, and left the bottle open to "slow-ox." Tasted about 2 hours later. Ruby-red brick color. Nose offers some spice and red clay along with plum and fresh tobacco. Beautiful and elegant, with ripe plum, some mushroom notes, and that touch of spice. Everything is in balance and the wine shows levels of depth, with some mushroom notes, fresh tobacco, a hint of lead pencil, and chocolate. Delicious.
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HDH auction at Spiaggia; 5/17/2018-5/19/2018 (Chicago, IL): The nose on this is a little concerning, with the plummy fruit starting to show a slight sign of browning and decay. There's a good bit of earthiness here, and some herbal notes but the ripeness doesn't do this wine many favours. The palate is just slightly stewy, and there's not much vibrancy left. Seems to me that this has already seen its best days.
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Beautiful! Really soft, subtle and mature. A little hint of dark berry fruit still on the nose and palate but this is so well integrated and rounded that it's the overall that shines rather than the elements. Drink now and I would suggest it has a few years left in its sweetspot if you can resist!
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With frieds at Sotto di Mare in San Francisco. Wine opened by restaurant. Purple in color Dark fruit and cinnamon on the nose, In the mouth black currants, spice,and licorice. Some leather and more spice in the background/. An enjoyable silky finish. Became even better during the hour we drank it. This wine must be near it's peak, but it shows no sign of fading.Excellent wine!
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Bought in Italy on release by the person who brought the bottle.
Strawberry and cocoa on the nose. Ripe bordering on overripe. It is supple and round with nice herbal background. Savory and fruit in a nice mix, and well made, but for me a little fat and simple. It left me unmoved. Much less impressive than the last bottle.
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Unbelievable. Beautiful dark ruby without a hint of bricking. The cork was perfect, only half infused; bottle from a case purchased on release and stored at 55f it's entire life. The nose is rich with cherry, plum, hints of cedar/delicate earth and a touch of leather. On the palate - Wow! Cherry, plum, leather, fantastic spice notes, and that touch of forest floor earthiness. Very decent acidity and smooth as silk with beautifully integrated tannins - this wine was amazing out of the gate and continued to open over the first hour. This bottle was peaking - nothing "old" about this bottle - I am drinking my 750's and holding the mags. Easily the best Tig I can ever recall tasting and I rarely miss a vintage.
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Aerated 90 minutes, the aromas ranged fruit earth and soil, to mature red/dark red fruits. Lovely complexity at this stage, with the palate showing the plus side of medium-bodied. Acids and tannins in stride with the mature layers of fruit. A big-ish impression at first, but then some weightlessness as it moves to a magnificent final. Easily enjoyed now, and should remain here several more years before beginning a gentle decline. Cork/fill in vg condition; served non-blind. highly recommended
Bought a 6b-case for $400 about 15 years ago from a local independent (also found one bottle for 50 from a local restaurant a few years later (they decided it would never sell) and bought another at Heathrow duty free for 30 pds sterling). Tried two bottles within 6-8 years of vintage and found the wine closed; decided to leave it for a while. This latest bottle was delicious after 2h decant in Chicago hotel room before birthday dinner on Topo Gigio's garden patio. Color: dark purple to the edge; Nose: dark fruits, bit of oak; Body: rich mouthfeel, lots of mature fruit; Finish: lingers for 15-20s. It's ready to drink but will last for several more years. My storage conditions: Stored horizontally in dark basement with 50-55 humidity; corks do well, though I've had a few break on older bottles stored 10+ years closer to the dehumidifier. My evaluation: I've stopped giving scores on a "100-point scale" as I've become less convinced that they can be meaningful to others. I use a 4-category scale (perhaps with +/-)--not including flawed--which runs outstanding/notable/drinkable/poor. I consider this '97 Tignanello to be outstanding- when considering quality, age, and price.
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Decanted and drunk over 90 minutes. Took 20-30 minutes to open and reveal its nose. Fruit flavours still strong. Slightly dry mouthfeel though tannins have softened significantly. A delicious mature Super Tuscan. Will go another 5 years if well stored.
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Zachys dinner: double-decanted and served 3 hours later. Nose has dried red fruit, sous bois, tea leaf, and cedar. Palate has high acidity with softened tannins but the length is a bit short for a 97. A classic super tuscan.
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WSET Diploma - South America (and a Tignanello!) (SF): Day-after opening, so no score. Medium minus garnet to a tawny rim. Extremely developed, but not totally oxidized. Savory tertiary tamari notes, hints of dried, developed cherry. Sweet well-integrated Brett. It has a weight to it - and a plushness.
Dry, medium body, medium plus alcohol, medium plus acid, medium plus but extremely velvety tannins. Long finish - dried cherry, sweet tamari. Very nice.
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Dinner with the TCWC guys (Osteria Langhe, Chicago IL): Nose: The nose has a ripeness to it, but balanced with licorice, roasted herbs, red cherries, tobacco, raspberries, and spice notes. There is a slight hint of oak poking through along with this showing off excellent depth.
Taste: Medium/full bodied with medium+ acidity and medium tannins. The structure is essentially resolved with the acidity providing a nice spine. The feel is refined and larger scaled with licorice, herbs, red cherries, spice tones, and tobacco notes.
Overall: This is drinking beautifully right now. It is well resolved and in beautiful balance right now. It's not drying out and everything is still there, so one can easily hold if they want to.
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Dinner at Osteria Langhe (Chicago, IL): In contrast to the Poggio di Sotto, this is just such a different beast. Black fruit, with a little bit of dried herbs. The fruit here is very, very ripe, and there's a little bit of sweetness here to boot. It's a big wine, no doubt, but it doesn't go over the top, thankfully. On the other hand, I did find this wine a little cloying -- it could have benefited from a little more freshness and acidity.
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Thankfully intact cork, nothing off. Still tight out of the gate, tannins to go for a bit further in this bottle. Surprisingly ruby colored instead of the brick I was suspecting, but well integrated after an hour decant. Great with flat iron steak roast with blue cheese butter and wine reduction sauce. With this particular bottle, no indication that this must be consumed now.
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Decanted. Initially closed but opened up nicely after an hour or so. Dark. Good fruit. Full-bodied; smooth. Medium length finish. Plenty of life left. Good match with T-bone steak.
Excellent Tignanello from one time 'vintage of the century'. Two glasses from Coravin/rest of bottle PnP over course of ninety minutes later the same day. Ruby colour. Good nose. Medium finish. Excellent with charcuterie. Somewhat overwhelmed by steak and bearnaise. Great wine. No need to hurry with this.
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Double decanted then SO'd for a few hrs, medium ruby, cherries with a little tobacco, soft/mod. tannins, med/long finish; delicious & ready to drink (last bottle)
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Might be a little better than the rating I assigned. Opened for 1+ hours with not decant. That seemed to work fine. Good wine which is drinking well, but has never lived up to the Pro ratings.
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From a bottle purchased on release and stored at 51F. This had mature cedar and tobacco flavors, still the tannins were full bore. Wait 3-4 years before the next one. Nice with a fine ribeye, hopefully this will come further into balance.
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Opened but NOT decanted for 2hrs+ .. great nose from the start but kept getting better ..
Found out from previous bottles that decanting looses a bit of depth on the nose and palate ... Far better off to just open and let breathe, especially with older vintages of Tig.
Cork was in perfect shape.
Lots of dark fruits on the palate with fairly smooth tannins ... very balanced.
A great rustic sangiovese 'Tig' taste. A absolute pleasure to drink!
Probably one of the best Tig's we've ever tasted ... Drinking extremely well!
Kept getting better and better.
Paired with prime rib, wasabi infused mashed potatoes, sauteed mushrooms & au jus.
Unbelievable bottle! IMO easily many years left! 96+
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I was expecting a bomb shell, but this one felt a little tired. Came around after another hour with some cherry, mushroom and forest woods, but not the same level as before. Chalk this one up to bottle variation. Still a great wine, but at the end of its life.
second and last bottle
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Beautiful aged nose of nuts, dried fig, black currant, Forrest, dust, dry sugar plum all nose. Flavors, black currant, walnut, dusty leather, a vegetable light bitterness, Very approachable. In a good place right now. Acid medium minus, weight medium minus. Drink em if you got em.
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working with wine 2016 seminar 1 - tuscany (Hilton Hotel, Sydney): Medium minus intensity aromas that are muted and slightly musty, sour cherry, spice, leather, mushroom, forest floor and very slight oxidation. With more time the fruit steps out of the shadows. In the mouth its shockingly young with primary fruit, plentiful juiciness and tight tannins. Still a bit full on despite it's age. I can't imagine how unapproachable this must have been in it's youth. Hmm. the nose was exceedingly misleading.
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AEG Drank at the 76th President's dinner with aged prime ribeye. The wine was double decanted for 8 hours and was fresh, fruit-filled and well balanced. It almost tastes like a New World wine. It's at its very best now, I feel, and can be consumed with pleasure.
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Davyd's Birthday Excuse for a celebration 2016 (Kallang Way Extra Space): Tasted blind. Poured into decanter and drank over 1 hour. Appearance is clear, deep intensity, ruby colour. Legs. Nose is clean, medium intensity, with aromas of scented wood, dark red cherries, blackberries, sweet spices. Developing. On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium+ alcohol, fine high tannins, full body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of blackcurrant, blackberries, black cherries, dark red cherries, sweet spices. Long finish. I guessed this was a 10 year old SuperTuscan. Very good quality. Initially very tight, this needed to be coaxed out in the decanter before showing. Still feels like this could age another 3-4 years well. No hurry to drink up for me, fruits still kicking here. But unlikely to improve much further. 80% Sangiovese, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon for this vintage.
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Base neck fill. Cork stained .75 inch. Decanted for two hours; light sediment. Garnet color with bricking. Pleasant nose of dark berries, smoke and graphite. Medium bodied, tart cherry on the palate, well structured with acids and soft tannins. Medium length finish echoes the tart cherry. Probably will not improve further and remaining bottles should be drunk in this year
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great balance, well structured, nearing its peak w/no sign of bricking, well integrated tannins, could have tasted this all evening as it continued to evolve and improve
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Purchased close to release, in Tuscany, and hand-carried home. The wine is absolutely at peak now - dense red berry fruit, layered nose with loads of olive smoke, terrific tannin and an exceptional finish.
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Decanted for 20mins and drank over the following 1.5hrs. Decided to drink this tonight so that we could compare it to the '97 Solaia we drank 2 weeks ago. Tonight's Tig was nicely aromatic, had good freshness but was leaner than the solaia. Tannins mostly resolved with acidity a bit on the high side. Overall a solid wine but does not hit the heights of greatness. Clearly a step down from the '97 Solaia.
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Antinori Winemaker Dinner (Scarpetta, Beverly Hills): A bit more advanced than I expected, a fairly sudden development which makes me wonder how much staying power the wine has. A gentle bouquet of herbs, sweet fruit and leather. Fully resolved on the palate, more finesse than power. Some barnyard stuff amidst the sweet fruit. Based on this bottle, I'd drink up.
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Was surprised as this didn't show much sign of being old. Still firm tannins and a really nice pencil lead and black fruit thing. Nice acidity. As it warmed up, it lost some of its structure and started to show a little bit of funk.
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Double blind. Browning rim, licorice, some torrefacted coffee scents, dirt, raspberry, cranberry, still quite tannic and showing some rust too. Red cherry, rusty, rhubarb palate. Ungenerous at first but most improved with some steak.
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This showed almost nothing at first, but after a while starting exhibiting a soft, round. light profile that still wasn;t too promising. But the wine gradually put on weight over the course of a few hours, and turned into a marvelous drink. Stunning aromatics and great balance of grace and power. Mature and showing beautifully.
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Tasted blind. Spicy scents mingle with fruit leathers, rhubarb, and nutmeg. Thyme and rosemary dance on the edges of the nose as well. Medium bodied, fruit leather palate (cherry). Hints of maraschino cherries and baked apple pie as well. Complex. Old books on the finish. This is really nice and calming. If you are having a stressful day, drink this wine.
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Best bottle yet.....have found previous bottles uneven. Needed at least a 45 minute decant. Will decant a little longer next time. Seems to be in a good drinking window.
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Dinner with friends (At home): Decanted for an hour, poured back into bottle and left to stand for another hour. This (relatively) longer period given for the wine to breathe helped the wine show better versus the last time I had it about 6mths ago. Restrained and very well balanced with good transparency. Tannins are very fine. More "filled out" and less angular than my last experience with this wine. A joy to drink this fully mature Tig and a great start to our dinner.
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Medium red with apparent amber bricking. Needs a few hours to show off a nose of tobacco, cherry, earth, and a slight green component (bell pepper?). Good attack, somewhat leaning toward acidity through out, so a bit out of balance. Ends with noticeable, but integrated tannins. This works with well with a grilled steak. By day 2 it had fallen on hard times. Cellared correctly since release.
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Decanted 2 hours. Cork was half soaked. Still a lovely deep coloured centre with only a touch of bricking. Lovely aromas showing secondary development now. Medium to full bodied, decent length. This bottle was showing nicely.
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In contrast to the previous bottle tasted a few years ago, this one was amazing! Nice cherry and cassis fruit in combination with mature tones of pipe tobacco. Refreshing acidity and a long finish with lots of complexity.
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Much thinner than the previous bottle. The first few sips made me think of Schioppettino; red fruit and black pepper aromas.
With more air a slightly sweet plum note could be tasted along with a generic, but very fine, old world profile. I will definitely buy more if I get the opportunity.
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Darker garnet color. Nose of red currant, dried cherry, earth, and fennel. Integrated layers of currant, dark plum, mulberry, and a hint of blaring red fruit on the palate, perhaps reflecting the Sangiovese component. Low-to-moderate acidity and smoothed tannins leading to a long, harmonious finish of earth, plum, and grip. A fine pairing with steak, even with its relatively small percentage of Cabernet grapes. Last of our three bottles and perhaps the best.
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Slow ox'ed for 1.5hrs, then poured into a decanter and drunk over the following 1.5hrs. Bottle was in good condition. At 17yrs of age, this wine still has a nice freshness to it. Very transparent and elegant with finely grained tannins. What was disappointing was that the wine seemed a little angular and the fruit has thinned out a bit. In my opinion, this is slightly past its peak. Will look to drink my remaining bottles soon.
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2014 New York Wine Experience Trip; 10/14/2014-10/21/2014 (New York City, NY): A blend of 80% Sangiovese, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc, this medium red/garnet wine shows bright red currant fruit, supported by cinnamon, cocoa, loamy earth and dried herbs. On the palate it is medium-bodied, fleshy, freshly acidic and seamlessly alcoholic. The tannins are now nearly resolved. Solid in the middle and lengthy on the back end, it is currently fully mature and drinking beautifully. This wine should continue to provide pleasure for another 6-8 years. Drink now-2022.
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Upon opening this was simple and subdued in a wonderful way. There were flavors of cherry and leather but delivered quite softly (minimal to moderate acidity). I can't help but think that bigger is not necessarily better.
At about 45 minutes it became fuller with a distinct spiced plum note along with some fleshy cherry.
And 1.5 hours later this is full and front and center. The texture has become more viscous and on top of all other flavors mentioned a sandalwood note is now in the mix.
The final sip offered up (besides moderate sediment between the teeth), licorice/anise and all those other tasty flavors stated earlier.
If I get my hands on another bottle, I'd open it now but about an hour before dinner and see what 2+ hours might do for it.
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Dark in Color. Nose of herbs (ricola), coffee, leather. Initially quite tannic and dry with hardly any fruit left. Opens up After 45min. Mature. Drink over the next few years
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Excellent et encore bien jeune. On dirait que la proportion de cabernet est plus grande tant ses tannins et son style bordelais est présent. Très réussi et vaut bien les 75$ demandés en 2001 lors des fameux Matins Italiens qui nous limitaient à une bouteille. C'est beau, sec, pas trop boisé et long en bouche.
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From DMag, decanted for 2 hrs, excellent expression of ripe sangiovese with the 20% cabernet providing the backbone for a long life (for a tuscan wine). Excellent balance, smoothe and silky, continued to develop nicely in the glass. Drink now.
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Nose: cherries, balsamic, hints of cedar and red berries. A little closed on even now. Very long, fresh and appetising. Luscious and fresh. Only 1/3 new oak but still quite oaky for a sangiovese blend, perhaps too oaky.
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80% San Giovese, 20% Cab Sauvignon. A bit of a disappointment given the vintage and the wine. Poor price performance. I would recommend to drink Don Tommaso from Principe Corsini instead with 80% San Giovese, 20% Merlot which only costs a fraction of the price ( EUR 27) and is much better.
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Definitely showing some evolution, not as vibrant! Herbs and licorice are quite potent on the nose, some plums and sour cherries also. Nice textured mouth feel, some black cherries with smooth tannins. A bit on the short side on ending!
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Looking at the wide range of tasting impressions on this wine, I suspect that in addition to storage condition, and bottle variation - which from my little experience seems a bigger issue for some Italian producer than for wines from most other regions - decanting time also plays a major role here. This was not decanted but opened with pasta and then drank over about 3h. In neck fill. Cork in good condition with about a third soaked. A remarkably clear or even brilliant medium garnet with only the translucent rim hinting at the age of this wine. My first impression was that the bottle might be bad as the wine was showing an unusual sweetness and a hint of wet cardboard, but after 45 min it came together nicely. A nose with sous-bois, and earth followed by a wonderful and very bright expression of rather youthful, and more red than dark, fruit. Well delineated and almost as clear as the color in the glass. With increasing decanting time the medium tannins however took over on the palate and rendered the impression of a wine that has not yet found its balance. Medium finish. Having now had Tignanello from very good Tuscan vintages between 89-04, I am yet to find a truly convincing Tig. Having said that while I find Tigs usually very solid and well made / balanced but rather dull, this was unusual as it showed moments of brilliance but was overall not balanced. This bottle was definitively not tired (as others have experience) but the risk of drying out in 5-10 years is probably bigger than the possibility of achieving greatness with more bottle age.
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Dried fruit flavors reminscent of cherries and dark berries; tar, dried herbs; fine tannins but not many left. Good balance and medium structure. Overrated.
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I had great expectations for this wine given the reputation of the vintage. But this disappointed. The nose was all musty, stewed fruits. It blew off after a bit, but even then it was disappointing. Very dry on the palate, no real fruit present.
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Brilliant wine drinking right in its prime. Reminiscent of a great Bordeaux, this showed incredible complexity, nuance and silkiness. Fantastic stuff, and was consensus WOTN amidst some pretty heavy hitting reds...
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Cork on the first bottle...the second was much better but the fruit has faded and don't see how this will get much better. On the decline. '97 was a good year and i am not sure what happened to this perennial favorite of ours. drink or make a great Italian sauce!
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OK, but not up to what I expected when I bought the case. Not a single bottle has lived up to the Pro ratings. Perhaps the case was damaged during shipping somewhere along the line.......but too late to sort that out. Probably the most disappointing case of "good stuff" I have ever bought. I have a few bottles from a later vintage that do live up to the high Pro ratings.
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Friends, this one is fading now. No fruit left and lack of body. A clear disappointment given the vintage. I need to drink my wine younger from now on.
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Deep ruby color. Some rubber tire mixed with classic black current aromas. Deep, serious and complex. Fabulous wine - classically proportioned yet sweet. The explosive attack tasted exactly like it smells. Iron and shoe leather emerge after thirty minutes. Perfectly mature and substantially better than past bottles. Fine. (94)
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The nose is full, really full with peanut butter (!), some hints of smoke and earth and some tobacco. Mature palate, with Sangiovese cherries, mature plums, herbs and quite good balance between the fruit and Tuscan trademark acid. Dry medium length finish. I was expecting more from this wine in this vintage. Still, very good!
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Medium nose of pure rich fruit with some secondary characteristics which are mix of cedar, black forest fruit and pepper. Palate matches the nose, but is slightly drying before a nice medium finish. I enjoy this a lot, but I am not sure it is better than 5 years ago.
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Tobacco, earth, roasted meats, plums, and dried cherry. This bottle was much more evolved than when I last drank it over two years ago. The fruit not as lush or concentrated. Cocoa, coffee, cassis, and plums in the mouth, smokey, and this built in the mouth. Long finish, tannins slightly drying in the finish.
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Well integrated with many years of good drinking ahead. Black cherries, cloves, vanilla, hints of smoke, a touch of earth, cedar. Refined and quintessentially Italian. 96+
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The filing-level of the bottle was top shoulder/into the neck, the cork was in perfect condition. I did not decant, but opened the wine two hours in advance, then slowly drank one fourth of the bottle over a period of another two hours, re-corked it and drank the remainder the next day with lunch. The wine offered an earthy nose, with raisins, dried cherry, plum, game, spices, some menthol and Pulmoll cough drops. On the palate the medium-bodied wine showed dried cherry, red currant, herbs, earthy notes and a hint of coffee, paired with medium-plus acidity and tannin and very good length. I actually liked the wine better the second day as despite being dryer it seemed rounder, more balanced and overall more elegant on day two, with smoother acidity. The wine has peaked and is just starting to dry out; drink through 2015.
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nose was fairly muted, with notes of mint and black fruits. Nice concentration and lovely on the palate. Slightly disappointed as I thought this would show much more.
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This bottle seemed a bit tired...less vigorous that the previous one I had from the same stash. This was served at a lunch with some rich Italian fare, and so the higher acid on the profile of this bottle integrated well with the meal. But I was disappointed at the degree to which the fruit had dropped off. Maybe just the bottle? Not sure. I have another that I'll slate for near-term consumption.
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Dinner with xhoser: old & new world comparisons (Adelle's, Wheaton): Garnet color. The bouquet features violets, sandalwood, red currants and just a hint of leather. Well-balanced. Has balance and depth with red fruit- currants, sandalwood and spice with hints of earth. Finishes well. This had been decanted briefly off its sediment and rebottled. Drinking very well now with a long life ahead. 92+ pts.
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Opened by Jcubed. 80% Sangiovese and 20% cab Sauvignon. Jolly rancher on the nose. Elegant at this age. Cherry, violet and earthy black dirt. For old world lovers. This is the 2nd time I have had this wine and it is significantly better now than when I had it in it's youth 10 years ago. Great vintage. Also thought this was far better than the 2000 Tig that I had from a 3L 9 years ago. Don't think this is fading soon. 93 points.
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Certainly well ready to drink after one hour in the decanter. Very dark flavours requiring quantities of charred meat. Quite old Italian in character which surprised me a bit. very little fruit character.
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Dark core with crimson rim, expressive nose with plums, sour cherries, cassis, violets, tobacco, leather, sandalwood, smoke, sweet spices, with just small hints of animal sweat, and damp forest floor. Balanced well integrated mid to full bodied wine, with notes of sour cherries on the attack, dark fruits mixed with dark chocolate on the mid-palate. The finish is quite persistent, smooth rounded tannins, spices, roasted meat flavors, with creamy vanilla.
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Certainly well ready to drink after one hour in the decanter. Very dark flavours requiring quantities of charred meat. Quite old Italian in character which surprised me a bit. very little fruit character.
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Perfect level into the neck. Lovely medium ruby colour. Complex nose with berries, tobacco, leather. Great elegant tannins, very smooth and fresh, some fruit coming through on the palate, reminds me of a very good Bordeaux, very long finish, still years of life ahead.
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The last one available to me, so sorry to see it go. Aromas of dark fruit and tobacco. Taste of ripe plums and cassis. Tanins well integrated. This may last a few more years before starting to decline, but is as good as it's going to get, which is excellent.
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A beautiful, mature bottle. Dark aromatics of leather and earth followed by a silky mouth feel. Flavors are, again, leather, earth and mature black cherry. The wine teeters between being Brunello and Bordeaux though, due to its age, it had some raisiny character I associate with Amarone. All in all, a marvelous wine. Sorry to see the last of these go.
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Decanted 1 hr before pouring. Nice lively ruby color with only a hint of orange. Intense complex nose, with black fruit jam (I would say also somehow exotic) spices (mocha, tobacco, anise) and dried flowers. At palate it is balanced, with beautiful, well resolved, tannins, and a nice acidity, close to be a dissonant note. Long finish.
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From magnum. This wine was a beauty. Its early bright red fruit character has slowly been replaced with more mature notes of forest floor and leather. Its medium bodied frame covers the entire palate with mature flavors and a juicy stingy streak of acidity, and has tamed its tannin structure . This is why I age wine. Excelelnt wine that is nowhere near its decline.
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Decanted for two hours. Enjoyed over the next two. At this point in the wines' life, it seems to need time to breathe to soften the edges and liven the fruit. The first few sips after the decant seemed a little bit sharp and listless, but after some air it rounded out quite nicely.
All that said, it is a positive drinking experience but there is not enough in this wine to justify the price tag. It still has life left, but some wines just may have more to offer in their youth.
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Brown and musty on opening... But after 2 hour decant The rounded tannins make for a mature and elegant wine but lack of fruit makes me think this is on the decline...
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Complex, waxy, dark-fruit-balsamico nose with notes of bitter honey. Full body, moderate acidity, silky tannins, quite youthfull. Moderately spicy, still rather oaky, black berries and lots of cinnamon on the palate. Slightly bitter finish. Complex. Seems to need more time still.
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From 750ml. Decanted and served almost immediately. Colour was light red with brown hue. On the nose liquorice and dried fruits. Some Tuscan earthiness. Palate refined and medium length, very reserved for a high proportion of Sangiovese. No blockbuster but with plenty of elegance which maybe is typical of the vintage. Pretty but not profound, like an overly aromatic but lightweight Bordeaux. Probably a year or so past peak. Don't hold, drink.
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Pretty beautiful nose of olive, herb, cassis, mineral, dry tobacco, suggests maturity. Palate has some nice acidity, a savoriness of roasted meats, licorice, but a tart, tannic, and slightly coarse woodiness to the dried fruit on the palate. Improved with air and became more balanced and giving but I'd say this probably isn't going to get a whole lot better.
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The nose is the main attraction here, and is followed by a relatively disappointing palate. It's still a really nice wine overall, drinking very well, it's just that I was expecting so much more after the stunning bouquet.
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Direct fronm the store to my cellar sitting there patiently. Resolved but in great shape. Improved in the carafe and over dinner (lamb) and totally held it's own with the lamb but just a dream with imported parmesan reggiano. Can't put it down and the last glass will be my dessert for the night. Delicious factor all over from nose to palate. Some need to store their stuff better methinks.
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PnP. Resolved tannins, initially a little sharp but a few minutes in the glass it softens up. Great mouthfeel, velvety. Juice is mouthwatering. Super easy to drink. Light to medium complexity. This bottle suggests a drinking window till 2014. It won't improve and perhaps past peak. Very enjoyable.
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Served blind, it seemed to be a grenache driven wine, and on tasting, definitely Chateauneuf, with one slight problem: The bagged bottle was not the right shape! Later, the acid structure came out, and I correctly guessed Tuscan, but thought it might be more like 1988-1990 vintage. Nice wine, ready to drink.
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This wine is finally beginning to reach maturity. There is still fruit on the nose and palate, quite intense flavours but the tannins are resolved, The nose offers dark red fruit, olive, pine, wood and leather, quite complex. The palate is balanced and finish moderately long. I think the wine has another five years , maybe more to fully mature.
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Purchased on release. Slightly muddy ruby color with a somewhat muted nose. On the palate this has not aged well (unlike many other vintages of this wine) and is rather thin and alcoholic. Yet another example of the '97 vintage in Tuscany being totally overrated.
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Dark jammy plumish... and this is reflected in the nose. Hints of grilled meat and swet spices. Fine tannins and good acidity to balance the rich fruits. Very lovely. Good length. Good balance and well integrated.
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Opened for Gene. Medium garnet. Intense and complex nose of plum, tobacco, licorice, soil, cherries and sawn oak. Low+ acidity on the palate which is plush and expansive and a real sense of uncoutous and ripeness without being heavy. Tannins are still there, slightly grainy and bitter, with blueberry on the lovely and slightly warm, very long finish. This is excellent and was a great wine.
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Purple with ruby highlights. Nose of stony iodine, cherry, black plum, fennel, earth. Austere yet velvety texture revealing layers of tart cherry, black currant, meaty notes, and hints of pepper. Tannins still structured but acidity also still brisk. Finish harmonious and marked by grippy sweet plum fruit. Much joy tonight, with a wonderful wine to match.
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Super Tuscan evening (Raab at Burgatta): Dark red Elegant fine secondary aroma Tannic balanced ripe acidic med-full body dry spicy enjoyable. Long after taste.
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1997-bad bottle stink that blew off. Slowly opened to most people’s pleasure, but I had some nagging doubts about correctness. Some fruits, plums, plums 87?
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Mature, with soft, well-integrated tannins, lovely dark fruits, oak, earth, forest floor, hints of mocha and leather. Balanced, with layered complexity, and medium-long finish. The Cabernet shows through distinctively in this Sangiovese-dominated blend.
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This has entered the prime drinking window. Very structured but offering plenty of decondary nuance. The fruit is very fresh buffered by plenty of acidity. Very long and generous.
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Decanted 2h. Color; clear, bright brownish red Nose; cooked jammy plum, pomegranate, cassis,licorice , smoked aged beef, leather, sweet, round tannins, long mid palate, full of fruit, soft tannins, balanced long finish and full body the wine is mature and has many more years to go 96
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Flavors were powerful, rich and splendidly vibrant. Awesome sense of earth with each sip. May be one of the best Italian wines I have had to date. Legendary.
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Bordeaux, Italy and a Burg in Minneapolis: Medium purple. Floral, blackberries, crushed rock, mushrooms and a little funk on the nose. The funk blew off and this complex wine showed its stuff. Dried fruits were evident on the palate and finish and it had a medium to long finish.
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Old World Reds at Edina CC (Edina Country Club, MN): Nose: Dark fruited with good minerality, some spice and subtle mushroom aromas. Palate: Sweet, dark fruit with good tannins and a medium to long finish. Really solid wine.
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donker rode kleur, neus is mooi in verhouding, nog wat fruit, wat veroudering, mineraal en aards, mooie diepe tonen, smaak is nog redelijk jeugdig, frisheid en het fruit, mooie ronde wijn ,heerlijk drinkbaar, toch wel weer een verrassing, nog wel even te gaan
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Sangiovese 80%, Cabernet sauvignon 20%, 13,5% d'alcool. Œil : rubis profond, quasi-opaque à cœur, viscosité forte en parois, belle auréole rubis-violacée ne laissant pas voir de grande évolution Nez : projection d'intensité moyenne-faible, frais, noyau de cerise, poivron vert, fruits noirs (mûres en particulier), feuille de laurier, pointe de sous-bois Bouche : sec, tannins fins et encore charnus, astringence modérée, amertume modérée, très belle longueur, ample à gras, texture soyeuse Conclusion : étonnant 1997, bouchon en excellente condition malgré toutes ces années à l'horizontale, tiendra la route plusieurs années encore, et mérite d'être attendu encore pour en assagir les tannins. Élégant. Note perso : 91+
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~WHERE'S THE PLEASURE~ as giampers would say... cedary, a little smokey, and asutere - very ok, but just not particularly pleasurable. A case of Emperors clothes.
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Wine Cellar Food & Wine - Italy Super Tuscan (Auslese, Cape Town): (Tasted Blind): A vibrant cherry colour toward some browning fleck on the rim. The bouquet is tree bark, liquorice, truffle, whispers of tobacco, and some sauvage. Inviting. The palate is rich with a thick texture with sour cherry notes dancing across the palate is joined by liquorice, leather, spice and wood smoke. A chalky undertone leads to firm, structured tannins and a lingering finish. Blend of 80 Sangiovese, 15 CS, 5 CF.
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A Providence, Rhode Island Offline (Blue Grotto, Cigar Master's): We started with the 1997 Antinori, Tignanello, which was gorgeous with dark raspberries, flowery herbal tea, and road tar showing on the nose. The palate was luscious and rich, yet finessed with blackberry jam and plum with citrus sprits and a hint of wood showing through. The finish was long, as red fruits began to show. This bottle was one of my favorites but shut down after being opened for about five hours.
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Translucent crimson in the glass. Sour, dusty, dried cherries on the nose with a floral/earth component. In the mouth this is deceptively fruity with raspberry, strawberry, and plum components. Excellent.
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AEG Drank with rare duck breast and duck confit with a sauce with truffle butter. Double decanted about two hours before serving. The wine was fresh, balanced, fruit-filled and matched the food perfectly. The sangiovese added a pleasant note, different from the usual Bordeaux blends. The flavors included a bit of cherry, some leather, with soft tannins. I was expecting the worst after reading the prior reviews and was delighted that both bottles were consistently delightful.
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rode kleur, mooie open neus, rood fruit, houtgebruik, aantrekkelijk, licht wat mineraligs, aards, smaak is soepel met nog frisse tonen, mooi drinkbaar, toegankelijk, heerlijk op dronk, en heeft nog wel wat uithoudingsvermogen
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Arghhh.. My last bottle and it's corked. Despite that, this wine does not seem over the hill to me at all. ie I was very worried by the other recent notes posted. IMHO, there is beautiful balance underneath. Your mileage may vary!
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Ok I was wrong. This wine at this time and age simply needs a good 3-4 hours of decanting to show its colors, when at that point its shows a nice level of personality with good concentration and balance. Took me 4 bottles, but I am now at last happy with this wine. Needs time though.. tasty wine right now.
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Very barnyard and saddle leather after opening, this mitigated with air. Nose of leather, barnyard (dropping with time), dried mint and oak/wood. Tannins may be out of balance with the wine and I think this wine is probably heading down based on my last two bottles. Sour cherry, tobacco leaf, lowish pH (almost sour). DRINK NOW. Dries out and loses weight and flavor with air. Warm to serving temp (65-67F) before opening to preserve the fruit since it does not drink well at cellar temp on opening.
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took a while for the nose to open, quite herby. Very sweet initial taste, with good tannins, but not too long a finish. Not sure what to make of this from a very highly rated year. Doesn't have that normal slightly bitter sangiovese taste either.
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Saturday Tasting Group (Knightsbridge Wine Shop (Northbrook, IL)): Dan's contribution. Licorice straight up front. Very rustic in style. Old victorian house that's been vacant for ten years kind of smell. Leather, dark cherry, dried poppourri, rosemary, habiscus flower, black tea and lots of black bark. Really nice midpalate with some grip and enticing acidity. Blood orange, cinnamon and extreme amounts of nutmeg lead to an excellent finish. Well done. Very nice.
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Dark fruits on the nose with tabacco and spice, great on taste balanced smooth and wonderful, long finish . still has life and possibly some more development on taste.
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Nariz muy atractiva, llena de cerezas secas, hojas de pino y un punto de especias. En boca tiene acidez buena (mucho menos perceptible que en botellas anteriores, cosa que se agradece), cuerpo medio, de textura muy suave, los taninos son apenas perceptibles. Este vino ya no es el jovencito lleno de fruta y voluptuoso de su juventud, pero la edad le ha cambiado para bien.
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The usual restrained initial bouquet. After a while in the glass the bouquet opens up and the warm dark fruit and the oak shows up. Powerful in the mouth with a long finish, one of the best bottles of the '97 I've had.
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I stand by my notes dated 4/5/2008 rated 89 points. Though, i think i am a little less excited about it as i was last year. Seems to be aging, but still not showing any real complexity. Hoping to see it show better next year. can hold nicely though
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I think this wine is in a dip or perhaps approaching its usable life. This bottle was not overly attractive. Nose of cigar box, earth and sour cherries, the flavors are qutie lean. Tannins that are more apparent and agressive than I would like to see at this point in it's life, drying and not attractive. A bit sour (low acidity), I mean it does have a pretty heavy sangio component. Flavors include sour cherry, hints of raspberry, boysenberry and earth. Very good, maybe even excellent, but not what it was a two years ago. Air did not seem to improve the wine this time.
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Dark red. Meat, black pepper and red fruit. Great nose and some slightly sweet flavours. A very good wine but circumstances prevented me from really enjoying it.
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the tig had nose of wet tobacco leaf with bright raspberries and a slight hint of mint. Tasted shut down, with some noticeable tannins, medium bodied bright apparent sangiovese character of crushed red berries and a slightly citric finish.
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LI/NYC Offline - July 14, 2009 (Pepolino, NYC): Lush nose. Like velvet in the glass. The Cabernet component seems to add balance and softness to the Sangiovese in just the right proportions. Drinking beautifully now, with still a fair amount of tannic grip. The fruit has not faded; this is in a great drinking window right now.
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5th Annual Italian Offline (Six Steps Restaurant, Toronto, Canada): Opaque ruby-black colour. Aromas of tobacco, black plums, and black licorice. Full-bodied, tannic, with blackberries, tobacco, and plums. Moderate finish, ~30s, with bramble, blackberry, and slightly puckering tea-tannin. Needs another few years. Drink 2012+.
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Popped and poured and consumed over 3 hours. Mature brick-burgundy color. Very refined, moderately complex nose of red clay, red fruits and some savory spices. Decent fruit on the palate with a short, dry finish. A good though hardly great bottle that was eclipsed by the 1998 Pegau CdP that accompanied it.
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Not an overwhelming wine but decent wine at this stage. I think and hope it will get better. It is certainly past its fruit stage but has not fully developed the complexity I think it is capable of. Forward nose, damp wood (but not musty), dark ripe fruit, leather. Tannins are soft and the wine has good acidity. Well extracted and mouth coating. Good finish.
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Lovely lovely lovely. Tart cherries, leather, chocolate, herbs, and a pepperry tannic grip. More elegant than powerful. Really came alive with ragu bolognese. Also, parmegiano reggiano and a pork loin butterfiled, stuffed with a paste made from olive oil, garlic, rosemary, sage, salt, and pepper then roasted over an oaken fire. A splendid food wine. Serve with your favorite tuscan dishes and take a few hours to savor how good the world can be.
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wine-pages.com SuperBOWL 2009 (Glasgow): The nose has sweaty black fruits and some leather. Very complex palate with some concentrated black fruit, some fresh fruit flavours and a significant quality tannic structure.
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Muted. Violets and leather with some spice, but fruit was lacking, lurking somewhere in the background. Decanted and consumed over 2+ hours. Never really came around. Off bottle?
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Opened this last night - it was drinking very well. Decanted about 1.5 hours prior to drinking. Tannins were nicely integrated, flavors of berry, light oak, and vanilla. Very enjoyable
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Another outstanding Tig! It really hit its stride after two hours of air(no decant). Only the slightest hint of bricking and a wonderful aroma of tobacco, coffee and earth. Very integrated mouthfeel with no hint of tannins or alcohol. I think that it has hit its peak and will hold there for the next five years.
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Wonderful, but I fear we consumed the bottle before it really started to show what it was about. We opened the bottle right when we got to the restaurant, it was largely closed for the first 45 minutes, but begin and slower open up over the next hour. At the two hour mark, it really started to expand, the fruit developed and came into focus, the nose, of earth and spice, really blossomed. Dark red fruit, coffee, plum, very nice. Overall body was a little lighter than I would have hoped, and the finish was medium in length. I'd like to let my next bottle side for 2 hours before trying it next time.
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Darkly stained cork bottom and dark red wine. Intense earthy nose. Dark fruits and plum. Cedar and coffee. Great mouth feel and very long finish. Drank slowly over an hour and did not decant.
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pre auction tasting (union league club, chicago IL): nose: beautifully expressive nose that is wide open and ready for business with dark red cherries, lots of herbs and spice tones intermingling, red and black currants, and some wild berry tones to give it a bit of a modern touch
taste: wonderfully smooth with black licorice, dark red cherries, tasty notes of herbal spices, and lots of red and black currants work together in a well melded and ready to go style
overall: this is in a perfect place right now. Supremely balanced with great aromatics that just fill the glass and are very aesthetically pleasing and very sumptuous. Great smooth and polished feel that shows off the sangiovese with a dark red cherry attack and interwoven red and black currant finish
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Edward Roberts International Pre-Auction Tasting (Union League Club of Chicago): Sampled at the Edward Roberts International Pre-Auction Tasting at the Union League Club of Chicago. Bright red. Pinkish aromas. Tutti frutti. Very unique and I would say eccentric profile as a whole. Bright almost jammy nose -- also reflected on the palate. Jammy dark red fruit. Moderate body. Oaky with a slightly vegetal component on the back end. Moderate finish that is lighter yet showing nice length and complexity. A very different Old World experience. I like it a lot.
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This was the last wine of 10 served blind, so my palate was fatigued. White limestone and minerals, a little strawberry on the nose. Still dense and solidly colored - not really showing any sign of age. Still seemed pretty tight and closed on the palate. Don't know if it is still young, or just not that giving. There are hints that there may be more there.
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At Quattro, Miami Beach, David Ehrenreich's wine. decanted fro 1-1/2 hrs befroe dinner. Kept evolving over 3 hours at dinner. An intense sangiovese cab blend. It keeps getting better. Now I understand why its price keeps rising. Will wait on my last 2 bottles.
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1997 Supertuscan/Italian retrospective + 1990 Bollinger R.D. (Dirk's): Ruby red color with no signs of age. Strawberry, violets, black cherry, with a touch of herb and some wood on the nose. Bright fruit with great acidity and gripping tannins, this is still very young and could age another 10 years. Very similar to, but not as good as the 2004, in my opinion.
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Tasted April 9, 2008. Opened and served immediately. Dark garnet color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of coffee, mocha, plum and melted black licorice. Flavors of black berries, cherries, red currants and some bitters on the finish. Medium acidity, medium to firm tannins, medium to full body. Drink or hold.
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This is an excellent wine right now, but i am hoping in a few years will be better. It had a very impressive fruit concentration and balance, but lacks in personality (I have a hard time believing anyone could identify this wine in a blind tasting). Everything is there and done very well to enjoy. solid offering. will try again in 2010.
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Singapore again (Colin's flat, Singapore): Stinky nose - not farmyard but...... Sangiovese fustiness so left for 3 hours. Fustiness had gone; soft burnt wood, smokey. Structured palate, meat, leather and a little fuminess.
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Good deep but slightly murky color. Lovely nose of black cherries, cassis and leather. Medium-bodied with delicious spicy black cherry flavors with hints of wintergreen and horsehide. A nice, soft mouth-feel but with a bit of harshness on the finish. I think this wine is still young and not showing much secondary flavor development but its balanced and should improve. 90+
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French Bakery BYO 1990's Tuscan IGT Dinner; 1/8/2008-1/10/2008 (French Bakery, 1023 Kane Concourse, Bay Harbor Islands, FL): Roberta & David's wine. WOTF 5 votes to 4 over David's 97 Rocatto. No brett, but classic wet earth notes, and evolved beautifully in the glass to pair perfectly with Maria's exceptional antipasti, which featured an exceptional Spek, and smokey roast peppers. I think, I preferred the Rocatto, because of its heavier Sangiovese component, which I think paired better with the Antipasti.
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Consumed at a local restaurant with Prime Rib and mixed vegetables. Drank from the bottle almost immediately after opening. The color was dark and dense, light nose, great taste of mixed berries, vanilla with a hint of leather; well structured, great initial burst of flavor that held on through the mid palate. Long, perfect finish. Reminded me more of a Napa Caymus then a bold Super Tuscan. I can only imagine how this wine would have continued to blossom if decanted and left to breathe for a couple of hours.
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This wine is a palate wine. The nose is not really that attractive or outstanding, dominated by dry cherries and minerals. The palate impression, though, is outstanding. Intensely flavored covering the entire palate with delicious red fruits and tremendous minerality. This is medium bodied, intensely flavorful and offers an incredibly long finish with a dash of juicy acidity. As most always, this is a winner.
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First bottle of Tignanello we have tried. Dark garnet color. Nose was slow to open, but after 3 hours sent up scents of sundried tomato, cherry, and spices. Palate was also very tight for 3 hours but then opened up to show flavors of dusty cherry, plum, and meaty notes with plenty of unctious body and verve. Finish was nice and of moderate length. Low acid, with plenty of tannins still. If anything, this is on the young side.
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Dinner party with Roberta & David Errenreich, and Joyce and Steve Rapaport. Paired with Ellen's Chicken Cacciatore, and preceded the 97 Banfi Poggio alla Mura, (a cup of which was used in the cacciatore).This wine has been an enigma to me in the past, and I finally figured it out. After I decanted it in the morning, I tasted it unaerated, and Vinturi aerated. It was too tight unaerated, and too flabby aerated. I then aerated half the wine and rebottled the two halves. At dinner it was perfect, with anise notes, slight wet earth, some minerality. Much better than my prior experiences, and perhaps justifying its price appreciation.
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Nose of pipe tobacco and cherries. Lean and lithe, with a long snaking finish. Would like to see a little more depth on the midpalate, but this may come with a little further bottle age.
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(at Café Troia – Baltimore) Lovely garnet robe. Beefy nose, mixed with a cool cassis and floral note. Very good tonight – still zippy with a lively finish. Maturity conversations were all over the board – I think it is pretty good right now. This gained in depth over the evening. (90)
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Very thin and alcoholic upon initial opening (30 min). Turned into a beautiful red berry, concentrated drink after that. Not overly compex but very elegant. At its peak although at the end of its "glory".
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Dark restaurant, so no comment on color. But after 30 minutes, this started to sing. Red cherry, earth, hint of anise-like spice, and meatiness on the nose. Soft and seductive on palate, with just outstanding texture. The finish was a bit short, but other than that, this was outstanding.
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Initially, this wine was so reticent on the nose I was a little worried. A taste upon opening put my mind at rest. Initially very little, then a delayed explosion of red fruit made me think my idea to breathe this wine a few hours was a good one. Later, a bright explosion of cherry, a little plum and sweet wood and spices opened up in this wine. The nose became absolutely captivating at the end. still significant tannins and fresh acidity made this a great food wine. If I'd tasted this wine blind, I'd never have thought there was any Cabernet in it. Great stuff, regardless. Still has a lot of life ahead.
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Nose: delightfully dirty, roasted meat. Color: dark ruby with brown edge. Mint, light tobacco, well balanced, sweet raisin, full body , light tannin. Day2: Ripe barnyard, increased tannin and overripe fruit.
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Great earthiness here. So wild drinking next to a younger pride sangiovese. This just screamed old world. A bit of drying on the finish, but still quite good.
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One of the best sangiovese containing wine I have ever tried. At first it seemed a little thin but after 5 minutes it began to open up, revealing a nose of cedar, blueberries and sweet oak. Flavors of the same blueberry with bing cherries, oak and violets. Tannins were still there and probably will outlast the remaining fruit. Drink up, I think, before the fruit fades and tannins predominate. 15 second finish.
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Good wine, yet very, very international. Not to be recognized as a Tuscan wine in any way and more Cabernet like than anything else. This style can be had in Chile or Argentina for half the price....
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A superb nose and attack of sour cheries with hints of black fruit, leather, tobacco and bramble/sloe. On the mid palate there are subtle notes of plum and there's a decent finish with good tannin and acid. This is a medium bodied wine that has evolved really nicely over the night... there's a smooth transition through the palate and it's drinking fantastically well now.
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Decanted 2 1/2 hours pre serving. A deep ruby young color with a nose of dark ripe strawberries and some cassis. Baking chocolate and vanilla. Full bodied for sure with more chocolate, great texture, still pretty tight. Sangiovese predominant on the palate. Well made and young 92 pts
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bottle was cellared from release. it was a great disappointment, however, esp after reading others notes. collor was beautiful deep garnet. the wine was totally shut down,however. it tasted tannic and somewhat sour. fruit just never came through. two hours after opening it was a little better with some caramel flavors beginning to come through but the pieces had still not come together.
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Cellared from release. Beginning to show some bricking. Always been a low acid wine, tannins fully resolved. Not in decline, but ready and no reason to cellar further.
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i just read the hilarious account regarding the wine escapades of our own scott and lettie in italy, so i thought i'd rummage around and find some super tuscans. last night it was the 2001 solaia (no formal note, but i enjoyed it), and now tonight i paired the tignanello with some angel hair spaghetti.
splash decanted, because i recalled my last go 'round with this being a bit tight. it's still somewhat tannic, but powerful and full of life this time. blackberries, blackcherries, black currant. i really feel that despite it's minority percentage, the cab dominates. the fruit is able to provide a long finish, and it's easy to recommend this wine.
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Deep, dark violet/ruby/blood color, with edges that give the impression of perhaps just a 5 yr old wine. Very fragrant and multifaceted, moderately high toned but sweet, fruit gradually becomes more dried in character (fig, date, raisin) with exposure to air, also notes of flowers, smoldering cigar. In the mouth, ripe but quite dry, then sweetens with about an hour of air time. Long finish, with tannins strong but also fairly lush.
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this bottle drank excellent, i was afraid of storage because i bought it in italy in 2001. But i have drank this vintage each year for the last few and this was i touch of silk.
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Color is garnet with a hint of bricking. Nose shows cherry, dust, herbs, and a hint of mineral. On the palate, dusty cherry at the fore balanced by spice, herbs, and judiciously applied oak. Tannins are smooth and a good streak of acidity keeps the wine lively. Overall, a very nice super Tuscan. Thanks to Bill Wood for bringing this nice Italian.
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Medium ruby/ruddy colour. Aromas of cherry, cinnamon, blackberry, peach, and raspberry. Medium-bodied, with blackberry, cherry, vanilla, and spices. Moderate finish with black fruit notes. Needs time to open up.
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Deb's birthday- '02 kongsgaard,'00 longoria, '97 tig, '96 dunn and more (home and the french laundry): I used to have half a case of this wine and have only two bottles left; i drank the other ones way too early!!! This is beautiful sangiovese (i think there is some cab in there too)- a big, lovely wine with hints of oak and forward raspberry red fruit but balanced with nice tannins- this was decanted for about two hours aas well and it is much better integrated than 4 or 5 years ago- very concentrated; long finish.
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Tignanello Vertical Tasting and Dinner (Establishment Restaurant, Manchester): Again decanted around two hours previously. There is much more cabernet sauvignon immediately evident on the nose than in the 2000, and there's a very curious, but not unattractive, definite hint of green peas. A very deep, complex nose: there are some hints of marzipanny almonds, a bit of talc again and a touch of spirit right at the end. On the palate, it's very precise, focussed and multi-layered. Very complex and full, yet also very elegant indeed. It has a splendid tannic structure and is opening up in the glass, though it remains much tighter than the 2000. This is likely to be much longer-lived than the 2000, and all in all, is probably a better wine than the 2000. But for pure, sybaritic pleasure now, I prefer the 2000. Excellent.
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Consumed with take-out from Mark's Duck House. Opened at noon, not decanted. Not quite classic Tig, more of a fruit bomb than usual- nose of dusty ripe cherries and plums with some rosemary. Palate is rich and well balanced with a lot of extraction- almost, but not quite to the point of overdoing it. Finish is quite long. Good stuff- no hurry to drink.
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Super Tuscans at Campisi's: Blind Red 3 - Medium color with moderate translucence. Smells a little floral and peppery. Prickly acidity on the attack. Medium-bodied and softer in the mid-palate. Light. Some evidence of wood on the nose, but mostly light black fruit. Where is this from? Doesn't compare well with the 1999 I had on Saturday.
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Dark ruby colour. Aromas of black licorice, black cherry, earth, and black fruits. Medium-full bodied with black plums and blackberries. Moderate-long finish, ~40-45s with blackberry and blueberry notes. Still very youthful and will reward patience.
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Dark red. Notes of leather, figs, smoke, and wet forest. The wine possesses decent structure with good amounts of ripe fruit, a medium body, and nice definition and balance. Well proportioned, sweet, and great with food, this wine should probably be kept for another 5 years, yet it is a pleasure to drink now. Is it worth the money? No.
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Tasting. Plums and dried cherry aromas with floral background notes. Same fruit on palate, great acidity, good silky tannins and textures. Evolving and elegant finish with great length. Just entering its peak drinking window, this should hold well for a decade+.
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Tasted unblinded at Region restaurant. Bottle provided by Ken Johnson. Bright disc. Deep ruby/garnet robe with red rim. Clean nose, showing moderately intense aromas of black cherry, dark chocolate, tar and marzipan. Full-bodied on the palate, with low-to-medium acidity and big sweet tannins. Long, smooth finish. Delicious now, but should improve with additional time in the bottle.
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As a result of LOVING the 1990, I purchased 3 bottles of the 97 which I am told will be great. My notes for the 90: Deep purple/black in color with divine aromas of prunes, chocolate and carob. HUGE concentration of fruity flavors (blackberry) with an incredibly long finish, but with pretty high levels of tannic still. The wine needs 3-4 more years to reach its peek. GREAT now but will be HUGE in a few years.
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Frankie brought this wine which is made with international varietals (not sure of the exact blend). More powerful than the Fontodi. It was not decanted until the tasting. I tried it twice. When 1st opened it was closed, harsh and not showing much. 2 hours later it had opened somewhat to reveal berry, licorice and herbal notes. Still not to its full potential though. There was some talk that this might be a flawed bottle but I did not think so. 90-91.
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Low intensity nose of black currant, cherries, spice and anise. Dry and concentrated; very tannic, not enough fruit flavour to support the structure at present; medium finish.
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3/9/2024 - bryon m Likes this wine: 93 Points
Color still Good! Soft mouth feel, medium body, dark fruit flavors - fig and plum and some tobacco leaf. Finish was short but nice.
27 years old - excellent!
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2/2/2024 - Evanbdavis wrote: 96 Points
Glorious Bordeaux like nose. Roast espresso, loamy soil, sweet dark berries, black currants, licorice, truffle and cocoa. Baking spices. Palate is complete and harmonious with a long finish.
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8/9/2023 - Sean Tay Likes this wine: 95 Points
Pronounced nose intensity with notes of black fruits, spices, toast, pepper. Medium acidity and medium tannin. Tannin is velvety. Long finish. Drinking well now and still going strong.
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7/31/2023 - luxurycarmina Likes this wine: 92 Points
After a few disappointments in a 1990s Italian tasting that reinforced the notion of highly variable bottle quality this was far better. Very smooth, lots of black fruit, liquorice and as described by a former Vatican officer - scent of the sacristia from the Vatican
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7/8/2023 - frank411 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Drinking wonderfully. The nose was full of cherries with hints of tobacco and spice that exuded elegance that followed through on the palate with red fruits, leather, earth. Very well balanced, silky and still plenty fresh. One of the best showings for this last bottle out of a case purchased on realease.
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6/3/2023 - phandley66 wrote: 94 Points
Best bottle so far. Huge nose. Lots of barnyard funk. Taste tons of fruit, strawberries , cherry, cassis with the earthy funk on the backend. Super tasty. Drink up!!
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4/25/2023 - vinopad demo wrote:
- Medium forming legs. It's unbalanced with a medium body.
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12/25/2022 - mfimiani47 wrote:
Unfortunately, well past it’s best.
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12/13/2022 - platpeeps Does not like this wine: 83 Points
An initial bouquet of menthol, shoe polish and leather was repeated on the palate with added notes of cream and talc. Unfortunately it was more astringent than tannic and I felt there may have been a touch of volatility as well as starting to dry out. I haven’t tasted Tignanello in a very long time but this was well past its best. Pity, as I was really looking forward to this wine in particular. CHP 83pts
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12/9/2022 - jhngo Likes this wine: 92 Points
rustic light
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10/23/2022 - Vinnut Likes this wine: 93 Points
Medium reddish garnet in color with ever-so-slight clearing at the edges. Full forward & fragrant nose of ripe fruit aromas of cherries & strawberries with overtones of floral notes of roses & earthy/dusty, cocoa/coffee, spices, leather, tar, anise, minerals & a hint of cedar in the background. Medium bodied with a very good concentration of well balanced & smooth textured, developed, ripe fruit flavors of cherries, blueberries & plums with mushrooms, chocolate, coffee, spices & minerals. Lingering silky-smooth finish. Drinks quite well at 25 years of age but I doubt any further development would occur from additional aging, so drink up! Fill was at bottom of neck above the shoulder; cork was stained 1/2 way up but intact upon opening.
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8/12/2022 - t.c.green Likes this wine: 97 Points
Still at it's peak, a delicious accompaniment to risotto with scallops
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8/2/2022 - rickphillips wrote:
WS rated 96
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7/31/2022 - reesq wrote: 94 Points
Agree, its a beautiful wine right in the drinking window. Good tertiary notes, but no sign of decline. Full decant, not a lot of sediment, really opened up after an hour or so. Drank with steak, a perfect paring. Great nose, lot's of Sangiovese coming through. WOTN against the 2001 Siro Pacenti and 2003 Ornellaia. Really nice.
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7/15/2022 - winespine Likes this wine: 94 Points
Beautiful wine. Wine 4 from our steak and lobster dinner. Decanted, but once again, because I didn't do it, I have no idea for how long. And once again, another wine that's right in its drinking window with no obvious signs of decline. Some tertiary characteristics are creeping in, but there's still lots of Sangiovese here and enough acidity to keep it popping. Still enough power here to pair well with the steak. If I owned though, I wouldn't wait much longer on it.
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7/14/2022 - Milos Likes this wine: 92 Points
This was a part of 1997 and 1999 Tuscan tasting including 3 Brunellos and 2 Super Tuscans, same producers from each year. The wine is fully mature but not in a decline. Sweet red fruit on the nose and palate, intense flavours and show good structure ; tannins are resolved, The nose shows some, wood and leather, quite complex. The finish moderately long. Time to drink up. I do not think this is getting any better .
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4/1/2022 - sergio19 Likes this wine: 93 Points
The 1997 Tignanello has been defined as historical, the best of its century and therefore after twenty five years it is even better. The climate of 1997 has favored the wine because the temperature range of September gave it structure. It has a dark ruby color and its aroma immediately reveals its maturity. Aromas of spices, cocoa, roasted coffee. Hints mentholated to penetrating. In the mouth it has very good tannins but they do not leave a bitter aftertaste. Good ending.
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12/16/2021 - Elpaninaro Likes this wine:
attractive medium red color, beautifully textured nose of evenly aligned dried leaves, wonderfully precise, dried berries, on the palate a perfectly mature and cuddly cherry fruit core surrounded by racy tea and dried leaf textures, good fragrant finish, plums with time, just starting to pass its best but still in a great place, carpe diem.
***+, drink soon.
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12/9/2021 - dkentaustin Likes this wine: 93 Points
Muted red color. Rhubarb, white oak, red raspberry and earth. Smooth, rounded wine with elegant flavors and subtleties of minerality, ash and blueberry. Rounded, lighter tannins and drinking quite lovely!
p.s. meatloaf, mashed potatoes and shisito peppers.
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12/5/2021 - VinoTx Likes this wine: 91 Points
Bottom of neck. Great cherry, earth, acidity, and a pretty long finish, but time to drink.
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11/5/2021 - phandley66 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Drinking much better than last bottle I had. Definitely bottle variation, this one is from different case. Much more alive, vibrant. Great acidity, long finish. Lots of cherry pie notes. Still some tannin left. Would drink over next couple years but definitely drinking well.
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10/26/2021 - Benoit Hardy Likes this wine: 92 Points
Drunk in Palazzo Antinori - Firenze
The nose here signals the transition to tertiary aromas, notably with prominent tobacco and a touch of smoke.
The palate is smooth, like being in a cigar humidor, with a bright black cherry. The wine expresses itself in an obvious maturity, with a good balance and a sweet oak, on a dominant tobacco and leather. The leather dominates in an intense way on the finish.
Excellent but little lack of depth and structure in my opinion.
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9/30/2021 - Radders12345 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Tuscany WIMPS; 9/30/2021-10/1/2021 (La Trompette): Nose of fig, wet earth, wood, tobacco.
Palate of dried cherry, fig, initially a little sharp on the finish with tannins still pretty prominent but improved a lot with air, evening out and becoming more balanced.
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9/2/2021 - glou.sf Likes this wine: 94 Points
Nice nose of red fruit, dark cherries, a hint of smoke, and leather. Good acidity on the palate with velvety structure and integrated tannins along with dark fruit and dark berries. Nice finish. It feels plush and polished, but not boring. This wine is in a good place right now. Fully mature without being old or tired.
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8/20/2021 - phandley66 wrote: 89 Points
Lots of red fruit in the nose with some damp, forest floor. A little faded on the palate perhaps past it’s peak. A bit astringent. Not bad, but not showing great. Drink up as seems like it may fade fast.
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8/12/2021 - ONEFIVE Likes this wine:
Dried cherry, cigar box, spice and a rustic woody quality in the nose.
Palate is medium weight with medium+ tannin and medium acidity. There is still some life left here but I’m not sure the tannins will resolve before the fruit fades. Drink now.
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1/9/2021 - oldwines Likes this wine: 93 Points
Purchased on release. Labeled 13.5% ABV. Decanted at 5pm and tasted from 6:30 onwards. This continues to drink very youthfully. Translucent medium to dark garnet with no bricking. Nose is very floral with dark berry fruit and licorice. Much better with more air, kept getting better and better. Palate had integrated tannins, bright acidity and a fruit profile that started more red fruited then got more black plum and blackberry/black raspberry, slightly tart. Ripe but in an old world way, not over ripe. Still age-worthy. Medium bodied and rather feminine and elegant but full of flavor and very long on the finish. Probably still has room to evolve favorably. Great with grilled steaks.
p.s. I had some of this left over 48 hours later just corked and sitting on the counter and I was surprised how nicely it drank. Very soft and rich with a more black fruit profile along with some licorice and very light spice. The fruit was probably more forward than at any time on Saturday. I think Tig needs a LOT more air than most everyone gives it! Tempted to raise my score to 94 based on the results.
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10/17/2020 - greedy wrote: 95 Points
Really good. Never had aged tig. Nicr to see where my 2015 and 2016 vintages will evolve too
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6/3/2020 - _Alex_ Likes this wine: 94 Points
Mørk og tett rødfarge, mot granatrød i kanten. Massevis av moden rød og mørk frukt. Mørke kirsebær og solbær med et fint toskansk urtepreg som følger opp. Etter litt tid kommer deilige modningstoner av gammel, litt småslitt, fin lær og kvalitetstobakk sammen med mørke kaffebønner. Veldig bra konsentrert på duft og smak, men allikevel elegant med et godt jordpreg i bakgrunnen. Fortsatt saftig god friskhet og bløte, avrundede tanniner som gir veldig stødig balanse og burde holde iallfall noen år til. Perfekt til entrecôte!
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5/8/2020 - rm97 wrote: 93 Points
Lovely old Tuscan. Everything in balance. Drank with almonds and it was just lovely.
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4/11/2020 - oldwines Likes this wine: 93 Points
In my cellar since release with a price marked $59.99 on the bottle and I am sure I got a 20% discount on this with a mixed case at the time. Decanted at 5pm and tasted through about 11pm. This got more and more generous and round with air. Initially it was all red fruited and fairly high in acidity but as it blossomed it was more earthy and spicy, especially licorice. It is translucent medium garnet with little to no bricking. Tannins are mostly integrated and the structure is still holding this together. Very elegant and refined, by no means a fruit forward modern wine. Still plenty of life left.
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2/1/2020 - extrafd wrote: 96 Points
Så bliver det ikke meget bedre. Tobak blød og frugtagtig med lidt kirsebær. Skal sikkert drikker nu og det næste par år. Ingen tannier
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1/25/2020 - WineGuyFL Likes this wine: 92 Points
Decanted for one hour. A good bottle of wine, but not up to the experience of most earlier bottles. I would drink up.
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12/31/2019 - SenatorTaco Likes this wine: 93 Points
Still kicking! Tannins resolved, so silky and soft. Red and dark fruit, baking spice, leather, pine needles, mineral goodness. This is in a great spot.
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10/11/2019 - herbaceous Likes this wine: 91 Points
Lots of fruit and a long finish. Quite nice.
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10/10/2019 - Tgood wrote: 91 Points
Cellared since purchased around turn of century. Healthy deep black ruby though translucent to bulb in a reg pour in a balloon glass. Fairly fresh plummy fruit. Stiff tannins and med tart acids buoy this elder wine. Bravo to a well-produced wine that still brings pleasure. Paying well below 3 figs each for a trio of bottles allows for pats on back to Antinori and my cellar but at well-plus 3 figs a different pair of spectacles.
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8/25/2019 - Trancoso Likes this wine: 94 Points
Excellent vintage for super tuscans, the wine is very ripe and elegant with fine tannins, very enjoyable now but will age for more one decade at least. Opened 3h prior to the service and decanted for 30 min.
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7/14/2019 - Petrovalo wrote: 92 Points
Vaatii paljon ilmastointia ja dekantoinnin.
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6/15/2019 - sdsull wrote: 90 Points
Have had this bottle over 15 years and have 1 left. Fantastic vintage in Tuscany and a very well made bottle of Tignanello. Its approaching the end of its life cycle - so drink em if you have em!
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4/26/2019 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 93 Points
Nose of black cherry, red cherry, allspice, spring flower and a touch of dusty earth and barnyard, same on the palate, medium/big body, very tasty, delicious tasting, almost elegant-better described as subtle tasting, mouth filling fruit, almost rich fruit with lots of complexity, great with French Brie, slightly passed it's prime drinking window and no need to cellar longer in my opinion, and a long, long, flavorful finish. Uploaded 2 photos of bottle/label/cork.
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3/30/2019 - mistermags Likes this wine: 94 Points
Single glass from last bottle of 12. Used Coravin. 30 minutes air at most and consumed within an hour. Super smooth. Full-bodied. Great wine from 'vintage of the century' (when that still meant something).
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2/16/2019 - WineGuyFL wrote: 91 Points
This bottle has changed significantly from a bottle consumed a little under a year and a half ago. My notes form then say drink up despite a very good drinking experience. I would now say drink up quickly. That echoes some other recent tasting notes on cellartracker.com.
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2/9/2019 - cadamson Likes this wine:
For a wine that seemed to almost completely lack a nose, it really turned out to be nearly outstanding. Could tell this was once quite a big boy, but seems to have mellowed with age allowing tertiary elements like tobacco and floral notes to stand out, and what was likely an almost sweet candied youthful palate to become simply integrated and mature, contained and balanced by these other notes, with enough cherry remaining to keep it tasty. The wine kept evolving over a couple hours, though never really got any nose to open up. Anyway, a quite nice wine and a very good, mature place. I would not hang on to these much longer IMO. If you have it, enjoy it, it really is an interesting wine.
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12/9/2018 - acyso wrote: 93 Points
Vinetasters: Brown Bag (Skokie, IL): Served double blind. Very lovely nose, with some good black fruit and cassis here, but a slight hint of herbs. Touch of pyrazine on the nose as well. The palate is fairly young, showing some green herbal tones, and some really intense fruit flavours. Quite dark and concentrated. Perhaps a super Tuscan?
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12/9/2018 - KenK Likes this wine: 91 Points
Nice depth and concentration for age. Big red fruited flavors with dry structure and some rustic edges.
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12/2/2018 - kastrom Likes this wine: 92 Points
Perfect, matured but still very fresh and fruity
Happy ta have one case left
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11/28/2018 - Fftjr Likes this wine: 94 Points
Perfectly balanced. Smooth and tasty. Could last a few more years.
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11/28/2018 - N.Bonaparte wrote: 94 Points
Only needs 20 min in the glass. Certainly in its prime. Still has great fruit with outstanding balance and a nice finish. This will not improve but will be enjoyable for another decade.
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10/27/2018 - henrik33 wrote: 95 Points
Simply outstanding. 1 hour decant. Dark colour with cherry and earth on the nose. Tart cherry with well blended tannins and a medium smooth finish.
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10/27/2018 - sirwine wrote: 95 Points
This wine was perfect and has a number of years to go. But it is just beautiful right now. That Bordeaux-style Sangiovese is a killer.
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10/18/2018 - forceberry wrote: 95 Points
13,5% alcohol.
Dark and somewhat translucent auburn red that doesn't look that young nor too developed with a pale brick-orange rim. The nose feels savory and quite dark-toned with brooding aromas of juicy black cherries, some savory woody tones, a little bit of tobacco, light blackcurrant tones, a leafy hint of herbaceous Cab character and a perfumed, nicely developed touch of fragrant floral character. The wine is moderately full-bodied, somewhat concentrated and quite powerful on the palate with intense flavors of sour cherries, some fresh blackcurrants, slightly developed tones of wizened dar berries, a little bit of leather, light toasty oak tones, a hint of earthy forest floor character and a touch of licorice. Overall the wine feels impressively muscular and structured with its high acidity and still rather firm and grippy, grainy tannins. The finish is long, powerful and grippy with a little bit of alcohol warmth and powerful, savory flavors of ripe blackcurrant-driven forest fruits, some plummy tones, a little bit of savory, woody oak spice, a hint of forest floor and a developed touch of tobaco.
A wonderfully structured, beautifully developed and still very impressively tightly-knit vintage of Tignanello that doesn't feel young anymore, but is still full of potential for future development. The wine feels rather ripe and concentrated - even for Tignanello - yet it doesn't come across as particularly sweet-toned or excessively heavy but instead very structure-driven, savory and classically built. Starting to drink beautifully, yet still I have no doubts that this wine can evolve for another 20 years in a cellar. A very impressive and rewarding effort for a Super-Tuscan. Highly recommended.
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8/24/2018 - t_moderne wrote: 94 Points
This is why I cellar wine.
Opened and poured out an ounce, and left the bottle open to "slow-ox." Tasted about 2 hours later.
Ruby-red brick color. Nose offers some spice and red clay along with plum and fresh tobacco.
Beautiful and elegant, with ripe plum, some mushroom notes, and that touch of spice. Everything is in balance and the wine shows levels of depth, with some mushroom notes, fresh tobacco, a hint of lead pencil, and chocolate.
Delicious.
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8/5/2018 - Fftjr Likes this wine: 96 Points
Absolutely fabulous. Plenty of fruit, extremely well blended tannins. Near perfect. One of my all time favorites. �� only have 1 left!
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5/18/2018 - acyso wrote: 88 Points
HDH auction at Spiaggia; 5/17/2018-5/19/2018 (Chicago, IL): The nose on this is a little concerning, with the plummy fruit starting to show a slight sign of browning and decay. There's a good bit of earthiness here, and some herbal notes but the ripeness doesn't do this wine many favours. The palate is just slightly stewy, and there's not much vibrancy left. Seems to me that this has already seen its best days.
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5/10/2018 - Fftjr Likes this wine: 93 Points
My favorite Italian, ready to drink, near perfect.
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3/19/2018 - Wrighty Likes this wine: 94 Points
Beautiful! Really soft, subtle and mature. A little hint of dark berry fruit still on the nose and palate but this is so well integrated and rounded that it's the overall that shines rather than the elements.
Drink now and I would suggest it has a few years left in its sweetspot if you can resist!
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3/2/2018 - mhudes Likes this wine: 94 Points
With frieds at Sotto di Mare in San Francisco. Wine opened by restaurant. Purple in color Dark fruit and cinnamon on the nose, In the mouth black currants, spice,and licorice. Some leather and more spice in the background/. An enjoyable silky finish. Became even better during the hour we drank it. This wine must be near it's peak, but it shows no sign of fading.Excellent wine!
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2/25/2018 - winemaker Likes this wine: 95 Points
Fantastic wine. Still young and vibrant. Delicious!
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2/22/2018 - cct wrote: 88 Points
Bought in Italy on release by the person who brought the bottle.
Strawberry and cocoa on the nose. Ripe bordering on overripe. It is supple and round with nice herbal background. Savory and fruit in a nice mix, and well made, but for me a little fat and simple. It left me unmoved. Much less impressive than the last bottle.
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12/25/2017 - CMz Likes this wine: 95 Points
Unbelievable. Beautiful dark ruby without a hint of bricking. The cork was perfect, only half infused; bottle from a case purchased on release and stored at 55f it's entire life. The nose is rich with cherry, plum, hints of cedar/delicate earth and a touch of leather. On the palate - Wow! Cherry, plum, leather, fantastic spice notes, and that touch of forest floor earthiness. Very decent acidity and smooth as silk with beautifully integrated tannins - this wine was amazing out of the gate and continued to open over the first hour. This bottle was peaking - nothing "old" about this bottle - I am drinking my 750's and holding the mags. Easily the best Tig I can ever recall tasting and I rarely miss a vintage.
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11/10/2017 - Tim Heaton Likes this wine:
Aerated 90 minutes, the aromas ranged fruit earth and soil, to mature red/dark red fruits. Lovely complexity at this stage, with the palate showing the plus side of medium-bodied. Acids and tannins in stride with the mature layers of fruit. A big-ish impression at first, but then some weightlessness as it moves to a magnificent final. Easily enjoyed now, and should remain here several more years before beginning a gentle decline. Cork/fill in vg condition; served non-blind. highly recommended
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11/7/2017 - stschutz Likes this wine: 92 Points
Lovely, smooth, and harmonious. Appears to be at its peak, so no reason not to enjoy now. Had with rack of lamb, 11-6-17.
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9/10/2017 - Oenecnist wrote:
Bought a 6b-case for $400 about 15 years ago from a local independent (also found one bottle for 50 from a local restaurant a few years later (they decided it would never sell) and bought another at Heathrow duty free for 30 pds sterling). Tried two bottles within 6-8 years of vintage and found the wine closed; decided to leave it for a while. This latest bottle was delicious after 2h decant in Chicago hotel room before birthday dinner on Topo Gigio's garden patio. Color: dark purple to the edge; Nose: dark fruits, bit of oak; Body: rich mouthfeel, lots of mature fruit; Finish: lingers for 15-20s. It's ready to drink but will last for several more years. My storage conditions: Stored horizontally in dark basement with 50-55 humidity; corks do well, though I've had a few break on older bottles stored 10+ years closer to the dehumidifier. My evaluation: I've stopped giving scores on a "100-point scale" as I've become less convinced that they can be meaningful to others. I use a 4-category scale (perhaps with +/-)--not including flawed--which runs outstanding/notable/drinkable/poor. I consider this '97 Tignanello to be outstanding- when considering quality, age, and price.
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6/23/2017 - redz wrote: 93 Points
Agree with last review verbatim.
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6/5/2017 - WineGuyFL Likes this wine: 93 Points
As good as ever. 1 hour decant. Some Pro reviewers suggest now is very late in the drink window. I am not going to let them sit too much longer.
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5/16/2017 - maranoli Likes this wine: 93 Points
Decanted and drunk over 90 minutes. Took 20-30 minutes to open and reveal its nose. Fruit flavours still strong. Slightly dry mouthfeel though tannins have softened significantly. A delicious mature Super Tuscan.
Will go another 5 years if well stored.
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5/5/2017 - Burgnick Likes this wine: 92 Points
Zachys dinner: double-decanted and served 3 hours later. Nose has dried red fruit, sous bois, tea leaf, and cedar. Palate has high acidity with softened tannins but the length is a bit short for a 97. A classic super tuscan.
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4/23/2017 - RajivAyyangar wrote:
WSET Diploma - South America (and a Tignanello!) (SF): Day-after opening, so no score.
Medium minus garnet to a tawny rim.
Extremely developed, but not totally oxidized. Savory tertiary tamari notes, hints of dried, developed cherry. Sweet well-integrated Brett. It has a weight to it - and a plushness.
Dry, medium body, medium plus alcohol, medium plus acid, medium plus but extremely velvety tannins. Long finish - dried cherry, sweet tamari. Very nice.
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3/5/2017 - WineGuyFL Likes this wine: 93 Points
A crowd pleaser.....for a sophisticated crowd.....at a small dinner party. Seems to have some legs left.
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2/28/2017 - KeithAkers wrote: 93 Points
Dinner with the TCWC guys (Osteria Langhe, Chicago IL): Nose: The nose has a ripeness to it, but balanced with licorice, roasted herbs, red cherries, tobacco, raspberries, and spice notes. There is a slight hint of oak poking through along with this showing off excellent depth.
Taste: Medium/full bodied with medium+ acidity and medium tannins. The structure is essentially resolved with the acidity providing a nice spine. The feel is refined and larger scaled with licorice, herbs, red cherries, spice tones, and tobacco notes.
Overall: This is drinking beautifully right now. It is well resolved and in beautiful balance right now. It's not drying out and everything is still there, so one can easily hold if they want to.
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2/28/2017 - acyso wrote: 88 Points
Dinner at Osteria Langhe (Chicago, IL): In contrast to the Poggio di Sotto, this is just such a different beast. Black fruit, with a little bit of dried herbs. The fruit here is very, very ripe, and there's a little bit of sweetness here to boot. It's a big wine, no doubt, but it doesn't go over the top, thankfully. On the other hand, I did find this wine a little cloying -- it could have benefited from a little more freshness and acidity.
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2/5/2017 - jkwoodward Likes this wine: 93 Points
Thankfully intact cork, nothing off. Still tight out of the gate, tannins to go for a bit further in this bottle. Surprisingly ruby colored instead of the brick I was suspecting, but well integrated after an hour decant. Great with flat iron steak roast with blue cheese butter and wine reduction sauce. With this particular bottle, no indication that this must be consumed now.
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1/21/2017 - Louvin wrote: flawed
sadly, a slow reveal of being corked
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1/20/2017 - mistermags wrote: 93 Points
Decanted. Initially closed but opened up nicely after an hour or so. Dark. Good fruit. Full-bodied; smooth. Medium length finish. Plenty of life left. Good match with T-bone steak.
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12/18/2016 - Rezy13 wrote: flawed
Corked
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11/27/2016 - mistermags Likes this wine: 92 Points
Excellent Tignanello from one time 'vintage of the century'. Two glasses from Coravin/rest of bottle PnP over course of ninety minutes later the same day. Ruby colour. Good nose. Medium finish. Excellent with charcuterie. Somewhat overwhelmed by steak and bearnaise. Great wine. No need to hurry with this.
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10/22/2016 - jsmorris707 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Double decanted then SO'd for a few hrs, medium ruby, cherries with a little tobacco, soft/mod. tannins, med/long finish; delicious & ready to drink (last bottle)
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10/19/2016 - retired_and_roving Likes this wine:
Tignanello Tasting dinner with Renzo Cotarella (La Pizza Fresca Ristorante, NYC): Wow - this is just gorgeous tonight. Really well balanced fruit, acid and tannins with the earth and leather coming out to play. Still very youthful with a long life ahead. This is the WOTN for me - just lovely!
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10/14/2016 - mlawren1 wrote: 92 Points
Nice berries and currants, but a little watered down.
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9/24/2016 - WineGuyFL Likes this wine: 92 Points
Might be a little better than the rating I assigned. Opened for 1+ hours with not decant. That seemed to work fine. Good wine which is drinking well, but has never lived up to the Pro ratings.
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8/20/2016 - Jeffsta Likes this wine: 90 Points
From a bottle purchased on release and stored at 51F. This had mature cedar and tobacco flavors, still the tannins were full bore. Wait 3-4 years before the next one. Nice with a fine ribeye, hopefully this will come further into balance.
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8/11/2016 - GeorgeSW wrote: 93 Points
Excellent, ready to drink.
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7/23/2016 - stockshooter Likes this wine: 96 Points
Opened but NOT decanted for 2hrs+ .. great nose from the start but kept getting better ..
Found out from previous bottles that decanting looses a bit of depth on the nose and palate ...
Far better off to just open and let breathe, especially with older vintages of Tig.
Cork was in perfect shape.
Lots of dark fruits on the palate with fairly smooth tannins ... very balanced.
A great rustic sangiovese 'Tig' taste. A absolute pleasure to drink!
Probably one of the best Tig's we've ever tasted ... Drinking extremely well!
Kept getting better and better.
Paired with prime rib, wasabi infused mashed potatoes, sauteed mushrooms & au jus.
Unbelievable bottle! IMO easily many years left! 96+
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6/25/2016 - RickyT12 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Double decanted 1 hour
I was expecting a bomb shell, but this one felt a little tired. Came around after another hour with some cherry, mushroom and forest woods, but not the same level as before. Chalk this one up to bottle variation. Still a great wine, but at the end of its life.
second and last bottle
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5/15/2016 - RickyT12 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Decanted 1 hour,
Beautiful aged nose of nuts, dried fig, black currant, Forrest, dust, dry sugar plum all nose.
Flavors, black currant, walnut, dusty leather, a vegetable light bitterness,
Very approachable. In a good place right now.
Acid medium minus, weight medium minus. Drink em if you got em.
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4/19/2016 - chatters wrote:
working with wine 2016 seminar 1 - tuscany (Hilton Hotel, Sydney): Medium minus intensity aromas that are muted and slightly musty, sour cherry, spice, leather, mushroom, forest floor and very slight oxidation. With more time the fruit steps out of the shadows. In the mouth its shockingly young with primary fruit, plentiful juiciness and tight tannins. Still a bit full on despite it's age. I can't imagine how unapproachable this must have been in it's youth. Hmm. the nose was exceedingly misleading.
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4/2/2016 - JuliannaDHS Likes this wine: 92 Points
This was very nice but not as good as previous bottles. I think I'll chalk it up to bottle variation and not past due.
This had lots of bold dark fruit and leather and just a fabulous texture.
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1/16/2016 - iwfsrst Likes this wine: 93 Points
AEG Drank at the 76th President's dinner with aged prime ribeye. The wine was double decanted for 8 hours and was fresh, fruit-filled and well balanced. It almost tastes like a New World wine. It's at its very best now, I feel, and can be consumed with pleasure.
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1/15/2016 - Derek Darth Taster wrote: 93 Points
Davyd's Birthday Excuse for a celebration 2016 (Kallang Way Extra Space): Tasted blind. Poured into decanter and drank over 1 hour.
Appearance is clear, deep intensity, ruby colour. Legs.
Nose is clean, medium intensity, with aromas of scented wood, dark red cherries, blackberries, sweet spices. Developing.
On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium+ alcohol, fine high tannins, full body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of blackcurrant, blackberries, black cherries, dark red cherries, sweet spices. Long finish.
I guessed this was a 10 year old SuperTuscan.
Very good quality. Initially very tight, this needed to be coaxed out in the decanter before showing. Still feels like this could age another 3-4 years well. No hurry to drink up for me, fruits still kicking here. But unlikely to improve much further.
80% Sangiovese, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon for this vintage.
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1/7/2016 - wculpepper Likes this wine: 92 Points
Base neck fill. Cork stained .75 inch. Decanted for two hours; light sediment. Garnet color with bricking. Pleasant nose of dark berries, smoke and graphite. Medium bodied, tart cherry on the palate, well structured with acids and soft tannins. Medium length finish echoes the tart cherry. Probably will not improve further and remaining bottles should be drunk in this year
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12/26/2015 - MrMoose Likes this wine: 93 Points
great balance, well structured, nearing its peak w/no sign of bricking,
well integrated tannins, could have tasted this all evening as it continued to evolve and improve
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12/19/2015 - SteveHyde Likes this wine: 93 Points
Purchased close to release, in Tuscany, and hand-carried home. The wine is absolutely at peak now - dense red berry fruit, layered nose with loads of olive smoke, terrific tannin and an exceptional finish.
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12/9/2015 - dchoo077 wrote: 91 Points
Decanted for 20mins and drank over the following 1.5hrs. Decided to drink this tonight so that we could compare it to the '97 Solaia we drank 2 weeks ago. Tonight's Tig was nicely aromatic, had good freshness but was leaner than the solaia. Tannins mostly resolved with acidity a bit on the high side. Overall a solid wine but does not hit the heights of greatness. Clearly a step down from the '97 Solaia.
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12/6/2015 - BMAM Likes this wine: 98 Points
absolutely outstanding!!
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11/26/2015 - jpjvino Likes this wine: 94 Points
In a very good place right now, with even more time ahead.....
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11/18/2015 - MRichman wrote:
Dinner in NYC (Gander): Leathery, earthy. Really nice, but a bit young.
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10/23/2015 - Tony Poli Likes this wine: 94 Points
Smooth and resolved. Followed by a 2009 Tignanello that had been double decanted. They tasted remarkably similar for 12 years apart.
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10/15/2015 - JonnyG Likes this wine: 91 Points
Antinori Winemaker Dinner (Scarpetta, Beverly Hills): A bit more advanced than I expected, a fairly sudden development which makes me wonder how much staying power the wine has. A gentle bouquet of herbs, sweet fruit and leather. Fully resolved on the palate, more finesse than power. Some barnyard stuff amidst the sweet fruit. Based on this bottle, I'd drink up.
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9/9/2015 - Biglama Likes this wine: 94 Points
prachtig, heerlijk drinkbaar, zacht soepel, licht romig, perfect gerijpt
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7/12/2015 - fizz wrote: flawed
Corked.
:(
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7/9/2015 - M DU VIN Likes this wine: 92 Points
Wonderful flavors of black cherries.
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6/20/2015 - GeorgeSW wrote: 92 Points
Brickish red. Soft tannins. Fine Flavors of dried currents, cherry and earth. Opened up nicely over 2 hours
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5/25/2015 - Dgames wrote: 93 Points
Was surprised as this didn't show much sign of being old. Still firm tannins and a really nice pencil lead and black fruit thing. Nice acidity. As it warmed up, it lost some of its structure and started to show a little bit of funk.
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5/13/2015 - GeorgeSW wrote: 94 Points
Amazing
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4/25/2015 - andtheodor wrote: 92 Points
Double blind. Browning rim, licorice, some torrefacted coffee scents, dirt, raspberry, cranberry, still quite tannic and showing some rust too. Red cherry, rusty, rhubarb palate. Ungenerous at first but most improved with some steak.
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4/18/2015 - robmatic wrote: 93 Points
This showed almost nothing at first, but after a while starting exhibiting a soft, round. light profile that still wasn;t too promising. But the wine gradually put on weight over the course of a few hours, and turned into a marvelous drink. Stunning aromatics and great balance of grace and power. Mature and showing beautifully.
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4/18/2015 - Doc90 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Tasted blind. Spicy scents mingle with fruit leathers, rhubarb, and nutmeg. Thyme and rosemary dance on the edges of the nose as well. Medium bodied, fruit leather palate (cherry). Hints of maraschino cherries and baked apple pie as well. Complex. Old books on the finish. This is really nice and calming. If you are having a stressful day, drink this wine.
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4/3/2015 - WineGuyFL Likes this wine: 93 Points
Best bottle yet.....have found previous bottles uneven. Needed at least a 45 minute decant. Will decant a little longer next time. Seems to be in a good drinking window.
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3/29/2015 - dchoo077 wrote: 92 Points
Dinner with friends (At home): Decanted for an hour, poured back into bottle and left to stand for another hour. This (relatively) longer period given for the wine to breathe helped the wine show better versus the last time I had it about 6mths ago. Restrained and very well balanced with good transparency. Tannins are very fine. More "filled out" and less angular than my last experience with this wine. A joy to drink this fully mature Tig and a great start to our dinner.
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2/18/2015 - RR47 wrote: 92 Points
Medium red with apparent amber bricking. Needs a few hours to show off a nose of tobacco, cherry, earth, and a slight green component (bell pepper?). Good attack, somewhat leaning toward acidity through out, so a bit out of balance. Ends with noticeable, but integrated tannins. This works with well with a grilled steak. By day 2 it had fallen on hard times. Cellared correctly since release.
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1/24/2015 - fizz wrote: 92 Points
Decanted 2 hours. Cork was half soaked. Still a lovely deep coloured centre with only a touch of bricking. Lovely aromas showing secondary development now. Medium to full bodied, decent length. This bottle was showing nicely.
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1/16/2015 - vinopad demo wrote:
- Medium forming legs. It's unbalanced with a medium body with a medium finish.
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12/31/2014 - Larre Likes this wine: 94 Points
In contrast to the previous bottle tasted a few years ago, this one was amazing! Nice cherry and cassis fruit in combination with mature tones of pipe tobacco. Refreshing acidity and a long finish with lots of complexity.
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12/24/2014 - JuliannaD Likes this wine: 91 Points
Much thinner than the previous bottle. The first few sips made me think of Schioppettino; red fruit and black pepper aromas.
With more air a slightly sweet plum note could be tasted along with a generic, but very fine, old world profile. I will definitely buy more if I get the opportunity.
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11/23/2014 - DougLee wrote: 92 Points
Darker garnet color. Nose of red currant, dried cherry, earth, and fennel. Integrated layers of currant, dark plum, mulberry, and a hint of blaring red fruit on the palate, perhaps reflecting the Sangiovese component. Low-to-moderate acidity and smoothed tannins leading to a long, harmonious finish of earth, plum, and grip. A fine pairing with steak, even with its relatively small percentage of Cabernet grapes. Last of our three bottles and perhaps the best.
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11/16/2014 - dchoo077 wrote: 91 Points
Slow ox'ed for 1.5hrs, then poured into a decanter and drunk over the following 1.5hrs. Bottle was in good condition. At 17yrs of age, this wine still has a nice freshness to it. Very transparent and elegant with finely grained tannins. What was disappointing was that the wine seemed a little angular and the fruit has thinned out a bit. In my opinion, this is slightly past its peak. Will look to drink my remaining bottles soon.
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11/2/2014 - Gr8penut Likes this wine: 91 Points
Deep color, full bodied with a long finish - still had a few years left!
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10/18/2014 - La Cave d'Argent Likes this wine: 96 Points
2014 New York Wine Experience Trip; 10/14/2014-10/21/2014 (New York City, NY): A blend of 80% Sangiovese, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc, this medium red/garnet wine shows bright red currant fruit, supported by cinnamon, cocoa, loamy earth and dried herbs. On the palate it is medium-bodied, fleshy, freshly acidic and seamlessly alcoholic. The tannins are now nearly resolved. Solid in the middle and lengthy on the back end, it is currently fully mature and drinking beautifully. This wine should continue to provide pleasure for another 6-8 years. Drink now-2022.
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10/11/2014 - AWBryce Likes this wine: 92 Points
Subtle dark nose of blackberries and baking spice. Resolved tannin, firm acidity. This is in a good place and seems like it will hold for a while.
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9/23/2014 - JuliannaDHS Likes this wine: 94 Points
Upon opening this was simple and subdued in a wonderful way. There were flavors of cherry and leather but delivered quite softly (minimal to moderate acidity). I can't help but think that bigger is not necessarily better.
At about 45 minutes it became fuller with a distinct spiced plum note along with some fleshy cherry.
And 1.5 hours later this is full and front and center. The texture has become more viscous and on top of all other flavors mentioned a sandalwood note is now in the mix.
The final sip offered up (besides moderate sediment between the teeth), licorice/anise and all those other tasty flavors stated earlier.
If I get my hands on another bottle, I'd open it now but about an hour before dinner and see what 2+ hours might do for it.
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8/9/2014 - Wine_lvr wrote: 91 Points
Dark in Color. Nose of herbs (ricola), coffee, leather. Initially quite tannic and dry with hardly any fruit left. Opens up After 45min. Mature. Drink over the next few years
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7/2/2014 - millesime66 wrote: 93 Points
Excellent et encore bien jeune. On dirait que la proportion de cabernet est plus grande tant ses tannins et son style bordelais est présent. Très réussi et vaut bien les 75$ demandés en 2001 lors des fameux Matins Italiens qui nous limitaient à une bouteille. C'est beau, sec, pas trop boisé et long en bouche.
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6/14/2014 - Burgundy Al wrote: 92 Points
Casual (Mostly) Italian Wine Dinner with Friends (Paris Club - Chicago IL): Lots of plum and cassis, baking spice, hints of vanilla, dark chocolate. Very good textures, very well balanced. Comes across as more Cabernet vs Sangiovese.
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6/10/2014 - Milos wrote: flawed
Badly corked. Too bad, gorgeous colour
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5/5/2014 - Stefan75 Likes this wine: 92 Points
From DMag, decanted for 2 hrs, excellent expression of ripe sangiovese with the 20% cabernet providing the backbone for a long life (for a tuscan wine). Excellent balance, smoothe and silky, continued to develop nicely in the glass. Drink now.
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5/1/2014 - JSOL wrote: 93 Points
Nose: cherries, balsamic, hints of cedar and red berries. A little closed on even now.
Very long, fresh and appetising. Luscious and fresh.
Only 1/3 new oak but still quite oaky for a sangiovese blend, perhaps too oaky.
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4/25/2014 - 911henrik wrote: 86 Points
80% San Giovese, 20% Cab Sauvignon. A bit of a disappointment given the vintage and the wine. Poor price performance. I would recommend to drink Don Tommaso from Principe Corsini instead with 80% San Giovese, 20% Merlot which only costs a fraction of the price ( EUR 27) and is much better.
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4/4/2014 - europat55 wrote: 93 Points
Platinum Tasting - 1997 Brunellos and Super Tuscans (Tasted Blind) (Andre and Sabine's House, Mountain View, CA): Vegetal, young nose upon opening. Little bit hot. Improved a lot with 1+ hour in the glass, turning into a fabulous bouquet (A-/A). Palate is excellent, but a little bit thinner than the other wines in this flight (B++/A-)
My #3, Group's #3 (61 pts). Tasted blind.
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2/26/2014 - Veritas 53 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Appearance: Clear, bright dark red
Nose: Fruit, earth, wood
Palate balanced , delicious fruit, soft round tannins, multilayer, big finish
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1/30/2014 - jcomm wrote: 91 Points
Definitely showing some evolution, not as vibrant!
Herbs and licorice are quite potent on the nose, some plums and sour cherries also.
Nice textured mouth feel, some black cherries with smooth tannins. A bit on the short side on ending!
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1/29/2014 - pavel_p wrote: 91 Points
Looking at the wide range of tasting impressions on this wine, I suspect that in addition to storage condition, and bottle variation - which from my little experience seems a bigger issue for some Italian producer than for wines from most other regions - decanting time also plays a major role here.
This was not decanted but opened with pasta and then drank over about 3h. In neck fill. Cork in good condition with about a third soaked. A remarkably clear or even brilliant medium garnet with only the translucent rim hinting at the age of this wine. My first impression was that the bottle might be bad as the wine was showing an unusual sweetness and a hint of wet cardboard, but after 45 min it came together nicely. A nose with sous-bois, and earth followed by a wonderful and very bright expression of rather youthful, and more red than dark, fruit. Well delineated and almost as clear as the color in the glass. With increasing decanting time the medium tannins however took over on the palate and rendered the impression of a wine that has not yet found its balance. Medium finish.
Having now had Tignanello from very good Tuscan vintages between 89-04, I am yet to find a truly convincing Tig. Having said that while I find Tigs usually very solid and well made / balanced but rather dull, this was unusual as it showed moments of brilliance but was overall not balanced. This bottle was definitively not tired (as others have experience) but the risk of drying out in 5-10 years is probably bigger than the possibility of achieving greatness with more bottle age.
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1/4/2014 - tom_wine Likes this wine: 90 Points
Dried fruit flavors reminscent of cherries and dark berries; tar, dried herbs; fine tannins but not many left. Good balance and medium structure. Overrated.
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12/19/2013 - PC73 wrote: 86 Points
I had great expectations for this wine given the reputation of the vintage. But this disappointed.
The nose was all musty, stewed fruits. It blew off after a bit, but even then it was disappointing. Very dry on the palate, no real fruit present.
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12/19/2013 - KevinS wrote: 95 Points
Brilliant wine drinking right in its prime. Reminiscent of a great Bordeaux, this showed incredible complexity, nuance and silkiness. Fantastic stuff, and was consensus WOTN amidst some pretty heavy hitting reds...
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11/24/2013 - Tom Myers Likes this wine: 93 Points
Simply amazing wine...very velvety...in it's prime
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10/28/2013 - dkentaustin wrote: 89 Points
Cork on the first bottle...the second was much better but the fruit has faded and don't see how this will get much better. On the decline. '97 was a good year and i am not sure what happened to this perennial favorite of ours. drink or make a great Italian sauce!
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10/13/2013 - WineGuyFL wrote: 91 Points
OK, but not up to what I expected when I bought the case. Not a single bottle has lived up to the Pro ratings. Perhaps the case was damaged during shipping somewhere along the line.......but too late to sort that out. Probably the most disappointing case of "good stuff" I have ever bought. I have a few bottles from a later vintage that do live up to the high Pro ratings.
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10/4/2013 - 911henrik wrote: 85 Points
Friends, this one is fading now. No fruit left and lack of body. A clear disappointment given the vintage. I need to drink my wine younger from now on.
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9/25/2013 - dbkitc wrote: 94 Points
Deep ruby color. Some rubber tire mixed with classic black current aromas. Deep, serious and complex. Fabulous wine - classically proportioned yet sweet. The explosive attack tasted exactly like it smells. Iron and shoe leather emerge after thirty minutes. Perfectly mature and substantially better than past bottles. Fine. (94)
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9/11/2013 - Trans-agri Likes this wine:
Was absolutely georgous!
Très soyeux.
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8/18/2013 - absolut Likes this wine: 91 Points
sehr weich und hellbeerig. Guter Körper und schöne Länge. Sangiovesetypisch
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6/13/2013 - Ramberg wrote: 90 Points
The nose is full, really full with peanut butter (!), some hints of smoke and earth and some tobacco.
Mature palate, with Sangiovese cherries, mature plums, herbs and quite good balance between the fruit and Tuscan trademark acid.
Dry medium length finish.
I was expecting more from this wine in this vintage.
Still, very good!
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5/11/2013 - Lorien wrote: 92 Points
yum yum... yum yum yum!!
really at a very great spot. at last!
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4/20/2013 - Rieslingfan wrote:
Showing rather rustic, with some rough edges. Losing its fruit, but not gaining in complexity. Still a good drink, but no real future here.
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4/8/2013 - Sixchips600 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Medium nose of pure rich fruit with some secondary characteristics which are mix of cedar, black forest fruit and pepper. Palate matches the nose, but is slightly drying before a nice medium finish. I enjoy this a lot, but I am not sure it is better than 5 years ago.
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3/23/2013 - Dids wrote: 91 Points
Tobacco, earth, roasted meats, plums, and dried cherry. This bottle was much more evolved than when I last drank it over two years ago. The fruit not as lush or concentrated. Cocoa, coffee, cassis, and plums in the mouth, smokey, and this built in the mouth. Long finish, tannins slightly drying in the finish.
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3/18/2013 - murph13 Likes this wine: 96 Points
Well integrated with many years of good drinking ahead. Black cherries, cloves, vanilla, hints of smoke, a touch of earth, cedar. Refined and quintessentially Italian. 96+
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1/26/2013 - PSPatrick wrote: 91 Points
The filing-level of the bottle was top shoulder/into the neck, the cork was in perfect condition. I did not decant, but opened the wine two hours in advance, then slowly drank one fourth of the bottle over a period of another two hours, re-corked it and drank the remainder the next day with lunch. The wine offered an earthy nose, with raisins, dried cherry, plum, game, spices, some menthol and Pulmoll cough drops. On the palate the medium-bodied wine showed dried cherry, red currant, herbs, earthy notes and a hint of coffee, paired with medium-plus acidity and tannin and very good length. I actually liked the wine better the second day as despite being dryer it seemed rounder, more balanced and overall more elegant on day two, with smoother acidity. The wine has peaked and is just starting to dry out; drink through 2015.
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1/19/2013 - nogohawk Likes this wine: 94 Points
Decant for 1 hour - dark purple color w loads of fruit - nice finish
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1/10/2013 - Dunbar wine wrote: 70 Points
Past it's prime.
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12/9/2012 - Peech wrote: 87 Points
nose was fairly muted, with notes of mint and black fruits. Nice concentration and lovely on the palate. Slightly disappointed as I thought this would show much more.
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11/28/2012 - Blair Curtis wrote: 89 Points
This bottle seemed a bit tired...less vigorous that the previous one I had from the same stash. This was served at a lunch with some rich Italian fare, and so the higher acid on the profile of this bottle integrated well with the meal. But I was disappointed at the degree to which the fruit had dropped off. Maybe just the bottle? Not sure. I have another that I'll slate for near-term consumption.
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11/19/2012 - avp wrote: flawed
Corked.
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9/30/2012 - Wino from Michigan wrote: 92 Points
Very nicely aged Italian -- I would not wait much longer as it is drinking well and I do not see aging helping any furhter.
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9/18/2012 - thelostverse wrote: 91 Points
Brought by J3 to CWM dinner at Adelle's. Floral notes with black fruits. Nice.
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9/18/2012 - AllRed wrote: 92 Points
Dinner with xhoser: old & new world comparisons (Adelle's, Wheaton): Garnet color. The bouquet features violets, sandalwood, red currants and just a hint of leather. Well-balanced. Has balance and depth with red fruit- currants, sandalwood and spice with hints of earth. Finishes well. This had been decanted briefly off its sediment and rebottled. Drinking very well now with a long life ahead. 92+ pts.
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9/18/2012 - Vino Me wrote: 93 Points
Opened by Jcubed. 80% Sangiovese and 20% cab Sauvignon. Jolly rancher on the nose. Elegant at this age. Cherry, violet and earthy black dirt. For old world lovers. This is the 2nd time I have had this wine and it is significantly better now than when I had it in it's youth 10 years ago. Great vintage. Also thought this was far better than the 2000 Tig that I had from a 3L 9 years ago. Don't think this is fading soon. 93 points.
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8/29/2012 - rwgray wrote: 92 Points
Certainly well ready to drink after one hour in the decanter. Very dark flavours requiring quantities of charred meat. Quite old Italian in character which surprised me a bit. very little fruit character.
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8/15/2012 - Lorien wrote: 90 Points
best showing so far! and been a long run. this is my 10th bottle over 9 years. looking forward to the next.
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7/30/2012 - Gobi wrote: 93 Points
Dark core with crimson rim, expressive nose with plums, sour cherries, cassis, violets, tobacco, leather, sandalwood, smoke, sweet spices, with just small hints of animal sweat, and damp forest floor. Balanced well integrated mid to full bodied wine, with notes of sour cherries on the attack, dark fruits mixed with dark chocolate on the mid-palate. The finish is quite persistent, smooth rounded tannins, spices, roasted meat flavors, with creamy vanilla.
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7/30/2012 - rwgray wrote: 92 Points
Certainly well ready to drink after one hour in the decanter. Very dark flavours requiring quantities of charred meat. Quite old Italian in character which surprised me a bit. very little fruit character.
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7/23/2012 - chevalblanc1959 wrote: 93 Points
Perfect level into the neck. Lovely medium ruby colour. Complex nose with berries, tobacco, leather. Great elegant tannins, very smooth and fresh, some fruit coming through on the palate, reminds me of a very good Bordeaux, very long finish, still years of life ahead.
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6/4/2012 - mstar wrote: 94 Points
The last one available to me, so sorry to see it go. Aromas of dark fruit and tobacco. Taste of ripe plums and cassis. Tanins well integrated. This may last a few more years before starting to decline, but is as good as it's going to get, which is excellent.
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5/12/2012 - Ced2ric wrote: 92 Points
Do no wait
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3/25/2012 - mavericksane wrote: 93 Points
One bottle great, one not so great. Needs an hour in the decanter.
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3/25/2012 - randyjc wrote: 94 Points
A beautiful, mature bottle. Dark aromatics of leather and earth followed by a silky mouth feel. Flavors are, again, leather, earth and mature black cherry. The wine teeters between being Brunello and Bordeaux though, due to its age, it had some raisiny character I associate with Amarone. All in all, a marvelous wine. Sorry to see the last of these go.
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3/12/2012 - Bluespolo wrote: 92 Points
Decanted 1 hr before pouring. Nice lively ruby color with only a hint of orange. Intense complex nose, with black fruit jam (I would say also somehow exotic) spices (mocha, tobacco, anise) and dried flowers. At palate it is balanced, with beautiful, well resolved, tannins, and a nice acidity, close to be a dissonant note. Long finish.
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3/11/2012 - Lorien wrote: 88 Points
can hold.. but i dont see the point
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3/7/2012 - hcampana wrote: 93 Points
From magnum. This wine was a beauty. Its early bright red fruit character has slowly been replaced with more mature notes of forest floor and leather. Its medium bodied frame covers the entire palate with mature flavors and a juicy stingy streak of acidity, and has tamed its tannin structure . This is why I age wine. Excelelnt wine that is nowhere near its decline.
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1/3/2012 - SevenDayMile wrote:
Decanted for two hours. Enjoyed over the next two. At this point in the wines' life, it seems to need time to breathe to soften the edges and liven the fruit. The first few sips after the decant seemed a little bit sharp and listless, but after some air it rounded out quite nicely.
All that said, it is a positive drinking experience but there is not enough in this wine to justify the price tag. It still has life left, but some wines just may have more to offer in their youth.
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12/26/2011 - Kevdog wrote: 90 Points
Brown and musty on opening... But after 2 hour decant The rounded tannins make for a mature and elegant wine but lack of fruit makes me think this is on the decline...
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12/23/2011 - Larre wrote: 79 Points
Totally dried-out, no fruit left, thin and bitter. A huge, huge disappointment! Glad I only had one bottle..
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12/9/2011 - Wino from Michigan wrote: 92 Points
Very nice -- tannins are completely resolved -- like a silky smooth milk chocolate.
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12/4/2011 - M DU VIN wrote: 90 Points
Good, but not great.
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11/22/2011 - igaf wrote:
Complex, waxy, dark-fruit-balsamico nose with notes of bitter honey. Full body, moderate acidity, silky tannins, quite youthfull. Moderately spicy, still rather oaky, black berries and lots of cinnamon on the palate. Slightly bitter finish. Complex. Seems to need more time still.
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10/31/2011 - JamesTye wrote: 88 Points
From 750ml. Decanted and served almost immediately. Colour was light red with brown hue. On the nose liquorice and dried fruits. Some Tuscan earthiness. Palate refined and medium length, very reserved for a high proportion of Sangiovese. No blockbuster but with plenty of elegance which maybe is typical of the vintage. Pretty but not profound, like an overly aromatic but lightweight Bordeaux. Probably a year or so past peak. Don't hold, drink.
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10/18/2011 - andtheodor wrote: 92 Points
Pretty beautiful nose of olive, herb, cassis, mineral, dry tobacco, suggests maturity. Palate has some nice acidity, a savoriness of roasted meats, licorice, but a tart, tannic, and slightly coarse woodiness to the dried fruit on the palate. Improved with air and became more balanced and giving but I'd say this probably isn't going to get a whole lot better.
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10/12/2011 - robmatic wrote: 91 Points
The nose is the main attraction here, and is followed by a relatively disappointing palate. It's still a really nice wine overall, drinking very well, it's just that I was expecting so much more after the stunning bouquet.
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10/1/2011 - Jimdish25 wrote: 94 Points
Direct fronm the store to my cellar sitting there patiently. Resolved but in great shape. Improved in the carafe and over dinner (lamb) and totally held it's own with the lamb but just a dream with imported parmesan reggiano. Can't put it down and the last glass will be my dessert for the night. Delicious factor all over from nose to palate. Some need to store their stuff better methinks.
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10/1/2011 - plitton wrote: 93 Points
PnP. Resolved tannins, initially a little sharp but a few minutes in the glass it softens up. Great mouthfeel, velvety. Juice is mouthwatering. Super easy to drink. Light to medium complexity. This bottle suggests a drinking window till 2014. It won't improve and perhaps past peak. Very enjoyable.
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9/22/2011 - Chuck Miller wrote:
Served blind, it seemed to be a grenache driven wine, and on tasting, definitely Chateauneuf, with one slight problem: The bagged bottle was not the right shape! Later, the acid structure came out, and I correctly guessed Tuscan, but thought it might be more like 1988-1990 vintage. Nice wine, ready to drink.
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9/6/2011 - dbkitc wrote: 80 Points
"Dream" got this right - far less impressive than it's reputation. Boring. (80)
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9/4/2011 - Milos wrote: 92 Points
This wine is finally beginning to reach maturity. There is still fruit on the nose and palate, quite intense flavours but the tannins are resolved, The nose offers dark red fruit, olive, pine, wood and leather, quite complex. The palate is balanced and finish moderately long. I think the wine has another five years , maybe more to fully mature.
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9/4/2011 - dream wrote: 82 Points
Purchased on release. Slightly muddy ruby color with a somewhat muted nose. On the palate this has not aged well (unlike many other vintages of this wine) and is rather thin and alcoholic. Yet another example of the '97 vintage in Tuscany being totally overrated.
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7/28/2011 - t-slow wrote: 93 Points
Dark jammy plumish... and this is reflected in the nose. Hints of grilled meat and swet spices. Fine tannins and good acidity to balance the rich fruits. Very lovely. Good length. Good balance and well integrated.
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7/15/2011 - Machiavelli wrote:
Opened for Gene. Medium garnet. Intense and complex nose of plum, tobacco, licorice, soil, cherries and sawn oak. Low+ acidity on the palate which is plush and expansive and a real sense of uncoutous and ripeness without being heavy. Tannins are still there, slightly grainy and bitter, with blueberry on the lovely and slightly warm, very long finish. This is excellent and was a great wine.
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7/10/2011 - Janiemae wrote: 92 Points
Low tanins, very smooth and a bit jammy. Great with the grilled lamb we ordered at the restaurant.
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7/10/2011 - t-slow wrote: 92 Points
Dark ruby purple... A better bottle. Jammu nose of fruits and mocha, caramel. Soft tannins. Good balance.
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6/19/2011 - DougLee wrote: 92 Points
Purple with ruby highlights. Nose of stony iodine, cherry, black plum, fennel, earth. Austere yet velvety texture revealing layers of tart cherry, black currant, meaty notes, and hints of pepper. Tannins still structured but acidity also still brisk. Finish harmonious and marked by grippy sweet plum fruit. Much joy tonight, with a wonderful wine to match.
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6/18/2011 - t-slow wrote: 90 Points
Lovely colour with a slight lightening at the rim. Muted nose. Coffee, plummy,... .light on the palate. Tannins well integrated.
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6/16/2011 - Yagil wrote: 92 Points
Super Tuscan evening (Raab at Burgatta): Dark red
Elegant fine secondary aroma
Tannic balanced ripe acidic med-full body dry spicy enjoyable. Long after taste.
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6/4/2011 - Harry Cantrell wrote: 87 Points
1997-bad bottle stink that blew off. Slowly opened to most people’s pleasure, but I had some nagging doubts about correctness. Some fruits, plums, plums 87?
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4/21/2011 - mavericksane wrote: 90 Points
Benefitted from an hour in the decanter.
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2/13/2011 - Jpomeranz wrote: 88 Points
A little disappointed in that the wine never really opened up after decanting for 2 hours. Great nose and palate but down hill from there!
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1/24/2011 - JDRFoster wrote: 93 Points
Mature, with soft, well-integrated tannins, lovely dark fruits, oak, earth, forest floor, hints of mocha and leather. Balanced, with layered complexity, and medium-long finish. The Cabernet shows through distinctively in this Sangiovese-dominated blend.
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1/23/2011 - rctrident wrote: 90 Points
Beautiful color and aroma. Still had plenty of life left in it. Was still closed upon first tasting, but opened nicely after one hr of decanting.
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1/19/2011 - curtr wrote: 91 Points
Decant 1 Hr. Good depth.
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1/16/2011 - KellyW wrote: 94 Points
This has entered the prime drinking window. Very structured but offering plenty of decondary nuance. The fruit is very fresh buffered by plenty of acidity. Very long and generous.
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12/9/2010 - BernieMSY wrote: 94 Points
Solid, harmonious and integrated. A delicious wine. Deep purple, deep flavors
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11/21/2010 - alamoave wrote: 91 Points
Mature supertuscan; tannins mellow; won't get better
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11/12/2010 - Veritas 53 wrote: 96 Points
Decanted 2h.
Color; clear, bright brownish red
Nose; cooked jammy plum, pomegranate, cassis,licorice , smoked aged beef, leather, sweet, round tannins, long mid palate, full of fruit, soft tannins, balanced long finish and full body the wine is mature and has many more years to go 96
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11/7/2010 - rdsboca wrote: 96 Points
Flavors were powerful, rich and splendidly vibrant. Awesome sense of earth with each sip. May be one of the best Italian wines I have had to date. Legendary.
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8/8/2010 - alamoave wrote: 90 Points
Nice mature supertuscan. Oak outlasting fruit. Drink up.
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7/19/2010 - skorstad@mac.com wrote: 92 Points
Still lots of life, should gain with another 5-10 years. Great balance.
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7/16/2010 - DTWOB wrote: 85 Points
Thin and flat; maybe past prime
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6/24/2010 - meinweinkeller wrote: 92 Points
Animalic nose, wax, black berris, espresso, black chocolate, wood, good tanin, long - i like it!
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6/24/2010 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 94 Points
Bordeaux, Italy and a Burg in Minneapolis: Medium purple. Floral, blackberries, crushed rock, mushrooms and a little funk on the nose. The funk blew off and this complex wine showed its stuff. Dried fruits were evident on the palate and finish and it had a medium to long finish.
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6/23/2010 - Mattshank wrote: 92 Points
Old World Reds at Edina CC (Edina Country Club, MN): Nose: Dark fruited with good minerality, some spice and subtle mushroom aromas. Palate: Sweet, dark fruit with good tannins and a medium to long finish. Really solid wine.
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5/31/2010 - Biglama wrote: 93 Points
donker rode kleur, neus is mooi in verhouding, nog wat fruit, wat veroudering, mineraal en aards, mooie diepe tonen, smaak is nog redelijk jeugdig, frisheid en het fruit, mooie ronde wijn ,heerlijk drinkbaar, toch wel weer een verrassing, nog wel even te gaan
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5/31/2010 - kosmik wrote: 91 Points
Sangiovese 80%, Cabernet sauvignon 20%, 13,5% d'alcool.
Œil : rubis profond, quasi-opaque à cœur, viscosité forte en parois, belle auréole rubis-violacée ne laissant pas voir de grande évolution
Nez : projection d'intensité moyenne-faible, frais, noyau de cerise, poivron vert, fruits noirs (mûres en particulier), feuille de laurier, pointe de sous-bois
Bouche : sec, tannins fins et encore charnus, astringence modérée, amertume modérée, très belle longueur, ample à gras, texture soyeuse
Conclusion : étonnant 1997, bouchon en excellente condition malgré toutes ces années à l'horizontale, tiendra la route plusieurs années encore, et mérite d'être attendu encore pour en assagir les tannins. Élégant.
Note perso : 91+
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5/20/2010 - sooper65 wrote: 88 Points
~WHERE'S THE PLEASURE~ as giampers would say... cedary, a little smokey, and asutere - very ok, but just not particularly pleasurable. A case of Emperors clothes.
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5/9/2010 - RussK wrote: 92 Points
RUSSK WWatch 1997 Italian Tasting. My 4th place wine. Improved with air. Started too tannic and then b/c less so and more aromatic.
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5/7/2010 - rikipedia Likes this wine: 91 Points
Wine Cellar Food & Wine - Italy Super Tuscan (Auslese, Cape Town): (Tasted Blind):
A vibrant cherry colour toward some browning fleck on the rim.
The bouquet is tree bark, liquorice, truffle, whispers of tobacco, and some sauvage. Inviting.
The palate is rich with a thick texture with sour cherry notes dancing across the palate is joined by liquorice, leather, spice and wood smoke. A chalky undertone leads to firm, structured tannins and a lingering finish.
Blend of 80 Sangiovese, 15 CS, 5 CF.
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5/1/2010 - Eric Guido Likes this wine: 95 Points
A Providence, Rhode Island Offline (Blue Grotto, Cigar Master's): We started with the 1997 Antinori, Tignanello, which was gorgeous with dark raspberries, flowery herbal tea, and road tar showing on the nose. The palate was luscious and rich, yet finessed with blackberry jam and plum with citrus sprits and a hint of wood showing through. The finish was long, as red fruits began to show. This bottle was one of my favorites but shut down after being opened for about five hours.
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4/18/2010 - chapinde wrote: 91 Points
Translucent crimson in the glass. Sour, dusty, dried cherries on the nose with a floral/earth component. In the mouth this is deceptively fruity with raspberry, strawberry, and plum components. Excellent.
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3/29/2010 - WildeMeeuw wrote: 92 Points
1997 Antinori Tignanello Toscana IGT (Italië, Toscane, Toscana IGT) Kleur: Robijnrood met een licht oranje rand Aroma / bouquet: Kruidige aanzet, jammig donker fruit, rijpe kers, hout en vanille, ook wat cederhout, vijg en amandel Smaak / Afdronk: Friszure aanzet, geconcentreerd / full bodied, een royale hoeveelheid prachtig rijpe tannines, prettig bittertje Algemeen / potentieel: Na dertien jaar prachtig op dronk met nog een lange toekomst te gaan. 50 + Kleur: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 12 + Smaak / Afdronk: 17 + Algemeen / potentieel: 8 = 92/100
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3/25/2010 - fizz Likes this wine: 92 Points
Leather, tobacco, earth and dried herbs abound in this wine today. Lovely.
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3/11/2010 - iwfsrst wrote: 94 Points
AEG Drank with rare duck breast and duck confit with a sauce with truffle butter. Double decanted about two hours before serving. The wine was fresh, balanced, fruit-filled and matched the food perfectly. The sangiovese added a pleasant note, different from the usual Bordeaux blends. The flavors included a bit of cherry, some leather, with soft tannins. I was expecting the worst after reading the prior reviews and was delighted that both bottles were consistently delightful.
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2/16/2010 - Biglama wrote: 92 Points
rode kleur, mooie open neus, rood fruit, houtgebruik, aantrekkelijk, licht wat mineraligs, aards, smaak is soepel met nog frisse tonen, mooi drinkbaar, toegankelijk, heerlijk op dronk, en heeft nog wel wat uithoudingsvermogen
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2/6/2010 - Chitarra wrote: flawed
Arghhh.. My last bottle and it's corked. Despite that, this wine does not seem over the hill to me at all. ie I was very worried by the other recent notes posted. IMHO, there is beautiful balance underneath. Your mileage may vary!
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1/9/2010 - Lorien wrote: 89 Points
Ok I was wrong. This wine at this time and age simply needs a good 3-4 hours of decanting to show its colors, when at that point its shows a nice level of personality with good concentration and balance. Took me 4 bottles, but I am now at last happy with this wine. Needs time though.. tasty wine right now.
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1/2/2010 - guitarguy wrote: 90 Points
Very barnyard and saddle leather after opening, this mitigated with air. Nose of leather, barnyard (dropping with time), dried mint and oak/wood. Tannins may be out of balance with the wine and I think this wine is probably heading down based on my last two bottles. Sour cherry, tobacco leaf, lowish pH (almost sour). DRINK NOW. Dries out and loses weight and flavor with air. Warm to serving temp (65-67F) before opening to preserve the fruit since it does not drink well at cellar temp on opening.
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12/28/2009 - bristol411 wrote: 90 Points
took a while for the nose to open, quite herby. Very sweet initial taste, with good tannins, but not too long a finish. Not sure what to make of this from a very highly rated year. Doesn't have that normal slightly bitter sangiovese taste either.
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12/12/2009 - psmith wrote:
Surprisingly nice showing. Refined dark fruit notes, some tobacco. Fine tannins - well resolved and reasonably mature. Very good.
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12/12/2009 - beezer6 wrote: 93 Points
Saturday Tasting Group (Knightsbridge Wine Shop (Northbrook, IL)): Dan's contribution. Licorice straight up front. Very rustic in style.
Old victorian house that's been vacant for ten years kind of smell.
Leather, dark cherry, dried poppourri, rosemary, habiscus flower, black tea and lots of black bark.
Really nice midpalate with some grip and enticing acidity.
Blood orange, cinnamon and extreme amounts of nutmeg lead to an excellent finish.
Well done. Very nice.
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12/12/2009 - MauriceE wrote: flawed
Corked.
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12/4/2009 - alamoave wrote: 91 Points
Smooth with subtle earthiness and still some herbal fruit; oak and tannins fully integrated; drink within 2 years; not likely to improve
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11/25/2009 - bmmcneill wrote: 92 Points
Dark fruits on the nose with tabacco and spice, great on taste balanced smooth and wonderful, long finish . still has life and possibly some more development on taste.
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11/18/2009 - hcampana wrote: 92 Points
1997 Tignanello, 1997 Pian delle Vigne, 2002 Quarts de Chaume, 1998 Kracher No. 9 & a secret wine (Monterrey, Mexico): Great nose of dried cherries, pine tree and spice. In the palate, it has nice acidity (although not as much as previous bottles, which is nice), medium body, very supple texture and barely noticeable tannin. While not as fruit forward and voluptuos as in its youth, it has settled down in good fashion.
Nariz muy atractiva, llena de cerezas secas, hojas de pino y un punto de especias. En boca tiene acidez buena (mucho menos perceptible que en botellas anteriores, cosa que se agradece), cuerpo medio, de textura muy suave, los taninos son apenas perceptibles. Este vino ya no es el jovencito lleno de fruta y voluptuoso de su juventud, pero la edad le ha cambiado para bien.
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11/16/2009 - markellen.foodies@gmail.com wrote: 93 Points
Decanted for 5 hours in closed decanter. Still good fruit, evolving, but not there yet.
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10/25/2009 - cnordstr wrote: 93 Points
The usual restrained initial bouquet. After a while in the glass the bouquet opens up and the warm dark fruit and the oak shows up. Powerful in the mouth with a long finish, one of the best bottles of the '97 I've had.
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10/23/2009 - Lorien wrote: 89 Points
I stand by my notes dated 4/5/2008 rated 89 points. Though, i think i am a little less excited about it as i was last year. Seems to be aging, but still not showing any real complexity. Hoping to see it show better next year. can hold nicely though
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9/4/2009 - RMC3 wrote: 84 Points
Unfortunately, this bottle seemed past its prime. A shame, since I thoroughly enjoyed it the last time I drank it.
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9/2/2009 - GA wrote: 92 Points
8/09 Dark and concetrated fruit - medium-bodied - dark fruit and resolving toasty oak finish - good balance - still young. 92 pts.
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8/31/2009 - Cheryl wrote:
Aureole with Peter Michael, CC, DP, Caymus, Sloan, Colgin and more (Aureole, New York, NY): There was a bit of funk on the nose, dry tannins, dark fruit. I preferred this over the Solengo in that it was better integrated and had much better mouthfeel, but not my style.
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8/27/2009 - guitarguy wrote: 89 Points
I think this wine is in a dip or perhaps approaching its usable life. This bottle was not overly attractive. Nose of cigar box, earth and sour cherries, the flavors are qutie lean. Tannins that are more apparent and agressive than I would like to see at this point in it's life, drying and not attractive. A bit sour (low acidity), I mean it does have a pretty heavy sangio component. Flavors include sour cherry, hints of raspberry, boysenberry and earth. Very good, maybe even excellent, but not what it was a two years ago. Air did not seem to improve the wine this time.
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8/18/2009 - d'Artagnan wrote: 90 Points
Bu à la pêche 2009.
Il se donnait des airs de vieux Médoc. Bon vin à maturité, droit, bien fait mais pas le grand vin espéré. 90 pts
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7/28/2009 - David J Cooper wrote:
Dark red. Meat, black pepper and red fruit. Great nose and some slightly sweet flavours. A very good wine but circumstances prevented me from really enjoying it.
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7/26/2009 - NavyGrog wrote: 92 Points
Still performing well. Fantastic bouquet.
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7/21/2009 - godx wrote: 92 Points
WineFanatic Sangiovese Offline (Vancouver, BC): Tasted blind – No formal notes. My WOTN. Drinking well but no rush. Excellent.
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7/14/2009 - cp5i6x wrote:
the tig had nose of wet tobacco leaf with bright raspberries and a slight hint of mint.
Tasted shut down, with some noticeable tannins, medium bodied bright apparent sangiovese character of crushed red berries and a slightly citric finish.
Rating withheld.
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7/14/2009 - Deb293 wrote: 92 Points
LI/NYC Offline - July 14, 2009 (Pepolino, NYC): Lush nose. Like velvet in the glass. The Cabernet component seems to add balance and softness to the Sangiovese in just the right proportions. Drinking beautifully now, with still a fair amount of tannic grip. The fruit has not faded; this is in a great drinking window right now.
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6/6/2009 - futronic wrote: 92 Points
5th Annual Italian Offline (Six Steps Restaurant, Toronto, Canada): Opaque ruby-black colour. Aromas of tobacco, black plums, and black licorice. Full-bodied, tannic, with blackberries, tobacco, and plums. Moderate finish, ~30s, with bramble, blackberry, and slightly puckering tea-tannin. Needs another few years. Drink 2012+.
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6/6/2009 - wineismylife wrote: 92 Points
WIML92. No formal notes.
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5/24/2009 - tomandlu wrote: 88 Points
Popped and poured and consumed over 3 hours. Mature brick-burgundy color. Very refined, moderately complex nose of red clay, red fruits and some savory spices. Decent fruit on the palate with a short, dry finish. A good though hardly great bottle that was eclipsed by the 1998 Pegau CdP that accompanied it.
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5/21/2009 - Milos wrote: 91 Points
Not an overwhelming wine but decent wine at this stage. I think and hope it will get better. It is certainly past its fruit stage but has not fully developed the complexity I think it is capable of. Forward nose, damp wood (but not musty), dark ripe fruit, leather. Tannins are soft and the wine has good acidity. Well extracted and mouth coating. Good finish.
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4/14/2009 - Zweder wrote: flawed
Corked
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4/3/2009 - MauriceE wrote: flawed
Corked.
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4/2/2009 - suttonri wrote: 91 Points
Lovely lovely lovely. Tart cherries, leather, chocolate, herbs, and a pepperry tannic grip. More elegant than powerful. Really came alive with ragu bolognese. Also, parmegiano reggiano and a pork loin butterfiled, stuffed with a paste made from olive oil, garlic, rosemary, sage, salt, and pepper then roasted over an oaken fire. A splendid food wine. Serve with your favorite tuscan dishes and take a few hours to savor how good the world can be.
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3/21/2009 - MauriceE wrote: 92 Points
Although this wine has a dry finish, it still convinces every drop. Good length, broad and deep on the palate. Very, very good.
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3/7/2009 - andrewstevenson.com wrote: 92 Points
wine-pages.com SuperBOWL 2009 (Glasgow): The nose has sweaty black fruits and some leather. Very complex palate with some concentrated black fruit, some fresh fruit flavours and a significant quality tannic structure.
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2/14/2009 - berperson wrote:
Muted. Violets and leather with some spice, but fruit was lacking, lurking somewhere in the background. Decanted and consumed over 2+ hours. Never really came around. Off bottle?
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1/30/2009 - ideliver2 wrote:
92pts
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1/17/2009 - jaimerae wrote: 93 Points
Opened this last night - it was drinking very well. Decanted about 1.5 hours prior to drinking. Tannins were nicely integrated, flavors of berry, light oak, and vanilla. Very enjoyable
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1/10/2009 - tconcilio wrote: 94 Points
Another outstanding Tig! It really hit its stride after two hours of air(no decant). Only the slightest hint of bricking and a wonderful aroma of tobacco, coffee and earth. Very integrated mouthfeel with no hint of tannins or alcohol. I think that it has hit its peak and will hold there for the next five years.
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12/23/2008 - Mark wrote: 94 Points
Wonderful, but I fear we consumed the bottle before it really started to show what it was about. We opened the bottle right when we got to the restaurant, it was largely closed for the first 45 minutes, but begin and slower open up over the next hour. At the two hour mark, it really started to expand, the fruit developed and came into focus, the nose, of earth and spice, really blossomed. Dark red fruit, coffee, plum, very nice. Overall body was a little lighter than I would have hoped, and the finish was medium in length. I'd like to let my next bottle side for 2 hours before trying it next time.
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12/7/2008 - 911SCracer wrote: 94 Points
Darkly stained cork bottom and dark red wine. Intense earthy nose. Dark fruits and plum. Cedar and coffee. Great mouth feel and very long finish. Drank slowly over an hour and did not decant.
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10/26/2008 - Claudio161 wrote: 92 Points
Edward Roberts International Pre-Auction Tasting (Union League Club, Chicago, IL): Nose: Super Tuscan oriented nose of bright tree fruits along with some wood shavings and toast oak vanillins. Just lots of red fruits; oak; and earth notes.
Taste: Excellent - soft, pillowy on the mouth feel, integrated, awesome fruit and still a big grippy.
Overall: I would buy some. 92-93 points.
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10/26/2008 - KeithAkers wrote: 93 Points
pre auction tasting (union league club, chicago IL): nose: beautifully expressive nose that is wide open and ready for business with dark red cherries, lots of herbs and spice tones intermingling, red and black currants, and some wild berry tones to give it a bit of a modern touch
taste: wonderfully smooth with black licorice, dark red cherries, tasty notes of herbal spices, and lots of red and black currants work together in a well melded and ready to go style
overall: this is in a perfect place right now. Supremely balanced with great aromatics that just fill the glass and are very aesthetically pleasing and very sumptuous. Great smooth and polished feel that shows off the sangiovese with a dark red cherry attack and interwoven red and black currant finish
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10/26/2008 - beezer6 wrote: 93 Points
Edward Roberts International Pre-Auction Tasting (Union League Club of Chicago): Sampled at the Edward Roberts International Pre-Auction Tasting at the Union League Club of Chicago.
Bright red. Pinkish aromas. Tutti frutti. Very unique and I would say eccentric profile as a whole.
Bright almost jammy nose -- also reflected on the palate. Jammy dark red fruit. Moderate body.
Oaky with a slightly vegetal component on the back end.
Moderate finish that is lighter yet showing nice length and complexity. A very different Old World experience. I like it a lot.
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8/2/2008 - jreis wrote:
This was the last wine of 10 served blind, so my palate was fatigued. White limestone and minerals, a little strawberry on the nose. Still dense and solidly colored - not really showing any sign of age. Still seemed pretty tight and closed on the palate. Don't know if it is still young, or just not that giving. There are hints that there may be more there.
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8/2/2008 - markellen.foodies@gmail.com wrote: 94 Points
At Quattro, Miami Beach, David Ehrenreich's wine. decanted fro 1-1/2 hrs befroe dinner. Kept evolving over 3 hours at dinner. An intense sangiovese cab blend. It keeps getting better. Now I understand why its price keeps rising. Will wait on my last 2 bottles.
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7/12/2008 - WildeMeeuw wrote: 91 Points
1997 Antinori Tignanello Toscana IGT (Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT) (WA 93) Kleur: Diep donkerrood, iets bruin aan de rand Aroma / bouquet: Rijp rood fruit, overrijpe kers, hout / vanille, subtiele kruidigheid, Smaak / Afdronk: Vol, dik en geconcentreerd, eerste indruk van rijp rood fruit en zoethout, iets metalig, behoorlijke maar aangename zuren, krachtige en iets drogende tannines. Veel lengte, nog steeds veel power. Algemeen / potentieel: Prachtige gerijpte krachtpatser, nog steeds vol reserves. 50 + Kleur: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 11 + Smaak / Afdronk: 17 + Algemeen / potentieel: 8 = 91
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6/22/2008 - timcullen wrote:
with mum and dad. delicious.
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4/25/2008 - otisabdul wrote: 90 Points
Still quite dense on tight, but smooth. Decanted for 2 hours. Didn't stand out in an outstanding lineup of Italian wines. Hold.
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4/20/2008 - cmbond wrote: 93 Points
1997 Supertuscan/Italian retrospective + 1990 Bollinger R.D. (Dirk's): Ruby red color with no signs of age. Strawberry, violets, black cherry, with a touch of herb and some wood on the nose. Bright fruit with great acidity and gripping tannins, this is still very young and could age another 10 years. Very similar to, but not as good as the 2004, in my opinion.
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4/9/2008 - wineismylife wrote: 92 Points
Dallas 2nd Wednesday Group - Italians (Mi Piaci's in Dallas, TX): WIML92
Tasted April 9, 2008. Opened and served immediately. Dark garnet color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of coffee, mocha, plum and melted black licorice. Flavors of black berries, cherries, red currants and some bitters on the finish. Medium acidity, medium to firm tannins, medium to full body. Drink or hold.
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4/5/2008 - Lorien wrote: 89 Points
This is an excellent wine right now, but i am hoping in a few years will be better. It had a very impressive fruit concentration and balance, but lacks in personality (I have a hard time believing anyone could identify this wine in a blind tasting). Everything is there and done very well to enjoy. solid offering. will try again in 2010.
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3/27/2008 - Wrighty wrote: 93 Points
Singapore again (Colin's flat, Singapore): Stinky nose - not farmyard but...... Sangiovese fustiness so left for 3 hours. Fustiness had gone; soft burnt wood, smokey. Structured palate, meat, leather and a little fuminess.
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1/27/2008 - dbkitc wrote: flawed
corked
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1/10/2008 - dream wrote: 90 Points
Good deep but slightly murky color. Lovely nose of black cherries, cassis and leather. Medium-bodied with delicious spicy black cherry flavors with hints of wintergreen and horsehide. A nice, soft mouth-feel but with a bit of harshness on the finish. I think this wine is still young and not showing much secondary flavor development but its balanced and should improve. 90+
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1/10/2008 - markellen.foodies@gmail.com wrote: 93 Points
French Bakery BYO 1990's Tuscan IGT Dinner; 1/8/2008-1/10/2008 (French Bakery, 1023 Kane Concourse, Bay Harbor Islands, FL): Roberta & David's wine. WOTF 5 votes to 4 over David's 97 Rocatto. No brett, but classic wet earth notes, and evolved beautifully in the glass to pair perfectly with Maria's exceptional antipasti, which featured an exceptional Spek, and smokey roast peppers. I think, I preferred the Rocatto, because of its heavier Sangiovese component, which I think paired better with the Antipasti.
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12/31/2007 - jag420 wrote: 92 Points
Minerals on the nose and berries on the palate. Nice finish, but not very long.
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12/25/2007 - jmh st louis wrote: 93 Points
drank 3 btls with Greg. All similar. lite fruit but rich background and a long pleasant finish.
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12/23/2007 - DTWOB wrote: 94 Points
Consumed at a local restaurant with Prime Rib and mixed vegetables. Drank from the bottle almost immediately after opening. The color was dark and dense, light nose, great taste of mixed berries, vanilla with a hint of leather; well structured, great initial burst of flavor that held on through the mid palate. Long, perfect finish. Reminded me more of a Napa Caymus then a bold Super Tuscan. I can only imagine how this wine would have continued to blossom if decanted and left to breathe for a couple of hours.
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12/7/2007 - hcampana wrote: 93 Points
Had at La Leche with Chuck and Paty
This wine is a palate wine. The nose is not really that attractive or outstanding, dominated by dry cherries and minerals. The palate impression, though, is outstanding. Intensely flavored covering the entire palate with delicious red fruits and tremendous minerality. This is medium bodied, intensely flavorful and offers an incredibly long finish with a dash of juicy acidity. As most always, this is a winner.
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12/2/2007 - DougLee wrote: 91 Points
First bottle of Tignanello we have tried. Dark garnet color. Nose was slow to open, but after 3 hours sent up scents of sundried tomato, cherry, and spices. Palate was also very tight for 3 hours but then opened up to show flavors of dusty cherry, plum, and meaty notes with plenty of unctious body and verve. Finish was nice and of moderate length. Low acid, with plenty of tannins still. If anything, this is on the young side.
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10/19/2007 - markellen.foodies@gmail.com wrote: 93 Points
Dinner party with Roberta & David Errenreich, and Joyce and Steve Rapaport. Paired with Ellen's Chicken Cacciatore, and preceded the 97 Banfi Poggio alla Mura, (a cup of which was used in the cacciatore).This wine has been an enigma to me in the past, and I finally figured it out. After I decanted it in the morning, I tasted it unaerated, and Vinturi aerated. It was too tight unaerated, and too flabby aerated. I then aerated half the wine and rebottled the two halves. At dinner it was perfect, with anise notes, slight wet earth, some minerality. Much better than my prior experiences, and perhaps justifying its price appreciation.
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10/13/2007 - otisabdul wrote: 90 Points
Nose of pipe tobacco and cherries. Lean and lithe, with a long snaking finish. Would like to see a little more depth on the midpalate, but this may come with a little further bottle age.
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10/11/2007 - tkalota wrote:
Thailand Sept. 2007 - Very Good
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9/19/2007 - OneLastSyrah wrote:
95-96-97 Tasting: Blind Red 8 - Restrained nose. Dark fruit. Sweet cherry attack. Thinking Italian. Sweet, syrupy. Good. Sweet tart finish. 80% Cabernet 20% Sangiovese.
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9/10/2007 - wpd wrote: 93 Points
Outstanding wine. plenty of life left in the '97. Lucisous purple wine with plenty of fruit, but soft on the palate. Last one. Drank with Sullivan.
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9/9/2007 - dbkitc wrote: 90 Points
(at Café Troia – Baltimore) Lovely garnet robe. Beefy nose, mixed with a cool cassis and floral note. Very good tonight – still zippy with a lively finish. Maturity conversations were all over the board – I think it is pretty good right now. This gained in depth over the evening. (90)
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9/4/2007 - JScott wrote: flawed
Corked.
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9/2/2007 - padapuma wrote: 93 Points
Very thin and alcoholic upon initial opening (30 min). Turned into a beautiful red berry, concentrated drink after that. Not overly compex but very elegant. At its peak although at the end of its "glory".
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7/15/2007 - TomH wrote: 92 Points
Dark restaurant, so no comment on color. But after 30 minutes, this started to sing. Red cherry, earth, hint of anise-like spice, and meatiness on the nose. Soft and seductive on palate, with just outstanding texture. The finish was a bit short, but other than that, this was outstanding.
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7/11/2007 - jivey wrote: 89 Points
Backstreet wine bar Italian tasting- No Notes
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7/11/2007 - goofy Yno wrote: 90 Points
earthy sweet nose with pomegranate. decent mouth feel but alittle too thin and acidic. some nice fruit on the finish.
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7/11/2007 - kstoddard wrote: 86 Points
Phoenix eRP Offline - Italian (Backstreet Wine Salon, Phoenix): Nose of prunes and cotton candy. Tastes of dried fruit. Short finish. Not a very good showing for this wine. Closed? Off bottle?
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7/6/2007 - jag420 wrote: 93 Points
Delightful wine, with abundant fruit on the nose and fruit evolving to dark chocolate on the palate, Nice long finish.
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6/22/2007 - PurpleHaze wrote: 93 Points
Initially, this wine was so reticent on the nose I was a little worried. A taste upon opening put my mind at rest. Initially very little, then a delayed explosion of red fruit made me think my idea to breathe this wine a few hours was a good one. Later, a bright explosion of cherry, a little plum and sweet wood and spices opened up in this wine. The nose became absolutely captivating at the end. still significant tannins and fresh acidity made this a great food wine. If I'd tasted this wine blind, I'd never have thought there was any Cabernet in it. Great stuff, regardless. Still has a lot of life ahead.
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5/29/2007 - CorkPullerPhl wrote: 88 Points
Nose: delightfully dirty, roasted meat. Color: dark ruby with brown edge. Mint, light tobacco, well balanced, sweet raisin, full body , light tannin. Day2: Ripe barnyard, increased tannin and overripe fruit.
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4/15/2007 - mappleton wrote: 92 Points
Great earthiness here. So wild drinking next to a younger pride sangiovese. This just screamed old world. A bit of drying on the finish, but still quite good.
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4/2/2007 - mike5s wrote: 93 Points
Yummy. Still could age for 10 years. Several people confused this with bordeaux wines.
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3/31/2007 - guitarguy wrote: 91 Points
One of the best sangiovese containing wine I have ever tried. At first it seemed a little thin but after 5 minutes it began to open up, revealing a nose of cedar, blueberries and sweet oak. Flavors of the same blueberry with bing cherries, oak and violets. Tannins were still there and probably will outlast the remaining fruit. Drink up, I think, before the fruit fades and tannins predominate. 15 second finish.
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3/25/2007 - jdengis wrote: 89 Points
Good wine, yet very, very international. Not to be recognized as a Tuscan wine in any way and more Cabernet like than anything else. This style can be had in Chile or Argentina for half the price....
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3/24/2007 - Pacherant wrote: 94 Points
A superb nose and attack of sour cheries with hints of black fruit, leather, tobacco and bramble/sloe. On the mid palate there are subtle notes of plum and there's a decent finish with good tannin and acid. This is a medium bodied wine that has evolved really nicely over the night... there's a smooth transition through the palate and it's drinking fantastically well now.
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2/13/2007 - cct wrote: 92 Points
Decanted 2 1/2 hours pre serving.
A deep ruby young color with a nose of dark ripe strawberries and some cassis. Baking chocolate and vanilla. Full bodied for sure with more chocolate, great texture, still pretty tight. Sangiovese predominant on the palate. Well made and young 92 pts
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1/15/2007 - gbs wrote:
bottle was cellared from release. it was a great disappointment, however, esp after reading others notes. collor was beautiful deep garnet. the wine was totally shut down,however. it tasted tannic and somewhat sour. fruit just never came through. two hours after opening it was a little better with some caramel flavors beginning to come through but the pieces had still not come together.
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1/13/2007 - cck wrote: 93 Points
Drinking great right out of the bottle. Mature, yes. In decline, no. Excellent length!
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1/13/2007 - JScott wrote: 93 Points
Cellared from release. Beginning to show some bricking. Always been a low acid wine, tannins fully resolved. Not in decline, but ready and no reason to cellar further.
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12/25/2006 - docm wrote: 93 Points
OUt of magnum. A very good bottle, mature, long finish, still with good fruit. much better than the last 750.
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12/2/2006 - Rechrom wrote: 94 Points
Same as other recent notes, smooth, tasty, very long, great to last glass, and seemingly at its peak. Great bottle, killer with a tuscan style steak.
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11/22/2006 - jeff nowak wrote: 93 Points
13.5% alcohol. toscana.
80% sangiovese, 15% cabernet sauvignon, 5% cabernet franc.
i just read the hilarious account regarding the wine escapades of our own scott and lettie in italy, so i thought i'd rummage around and find some super tuscans. last night it was the 2001 solaia (no formal note, but i enjoyed it), and now tonight i paired the tignanello with some angel hair spaghetti.
splash decanted, because i recalled my last go 'round with this being a bit tight. it's still somewhat tannic, but powerful and full of life this time. blackberries, blackcherries, black currant. i really feel that despite it's minority percentage, the cab dominates. the fruit is able to provide a long finish, and it's easy to recommend this wine.
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11/22/2006 - tcfishler wrote: 92 Points
Deep, dark violet/ruby/blood color, with edges that give the impression of perhaps just a 5 yr old wine. Very fragrant and multifaceted, moderately high toned but sweet, fruit gradually becomes more dried in character (fig, date, raisin) with exposure to air, also notes of flowers, smoldering cigar. In the mouth, ripe but quite dry, then sweetens with about an hour of air time. Long finish, with tannins strong but also fairly lush.
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10/9/2006 - wmbar wrote: 94 Points
Totally at its prime. Outrageously good.l
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9/11/2006 - d7jersey wrote: 94 Points
this bottle drank excellent, i was afraid of storage because i bought it in italy in 2001. But i have drank this vintage each year for the last few and this was i touch of silk.
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7/15/2006 - Thilo wrote: 91 Points
Color is garnet with a hint of bricking. Nose shows cherry, dust, herbs, and a hint of mineral. On the palate, dusty cherry at the fore balanced by spice, herbs, and judiciously applied oak. Tannins are smooth and a good streak of acidity keeps the wine lively. Overall, a very nice super Tuscan. Thanks to Bill Wood for bringing this nice Italian.
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7/4/2006 - JScott wrote: 93 Points
Rich, floral and ready.
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6/23/2006 - futronic wrote: 90 Points
Medium ruby/ruddy colour. Aromas of cherry, cinnamon, blackberry, peach, and raspberry. Medium-bodied, with blackberry, cherry, vanilla, and spices. Moderate finish with black fruit notes. Needs time to open up.
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6/13/2006 - hcampana wrote: 94 Points
3 Grapes, 3 Countries: '97 Tignanello, '97 Pian delle Vigne, '97 Cinq Cepages, '97 Taylor, '01 Zind Windsbuhl, '96 Cornerstone Beatty & '02 Beringer PR Chardonnay (Monterrey, Mexico): Bright ruby and clear. What a great nose this wine had! Very complex aromas of pencil shavings, raspberry and other red fruits with very nice minerality. Medium bodied and showing lively acidity. The finish is long and pleasant, the tannin completely assimilated. Excellent once again.
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4/1/2006 - jonnyoro wrote:
Deb's birthday- '02 kongsgaard,'00 longoria, '97 tig, '96 dunn and more (home and the french laundry): I used to have half a case of this wine and have only two bottles left; i drank the other ones way too early!!! This is beautiful sangiovese (i think there is some cab in there too)- a big, lovely wine with hints of oak and forward raspberry red fruit but balanced with nice tannins- this was decanted for about two hours aas well and it is much better integrated than 4 or 5 years ago- very concentrated; long finish.
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3/11/2006 - RKatzDO wrote:
Unfortunately corked :(
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2/24/2006 - andrewstevenson.com wrote: 95 Points
Tignanello Vertical Tasting and Dinner (Establishment Restaurant, Manchester): Again decanted around two hours previously. There is much more cabernet sauvignon immediately evident on the nose than in the 2000, and there's a very curious, but not unattractive, definite hint of green peas. A very deep, complex nose: there are some hints of marzipanny almonds, a bit of talc again and a touch of spirit right at the end. On the palate, it's very precise, focussed and multi-layered. Very complex and full, yet also very elegant indeed. It has a splendid tannic structure and is opening up in the glass, though it remains much tighter than the 2000. This is likely to be much longer-lived than the 2000, and all in all, is probably a better wine than the 2000. But for pure, sybaritic pleasure now, I prefer the 2000.
Excellent.
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11/7/2005 - winenutnyc wrote: 90 Points
Consumed with take-out from Mark's Duck House. Opened at noon, not decanted. Not quite classic Tig, more of a fruit bomb than usual- nose of dusty ripe cherries and plums with some rosemary. Palate is rich and well balanced with a lot of extraction- almost, but not quite to the point of overdoing it. Finish is quite long. Good stuff- no hurry to drink.
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4/5/2005 - OneLastSyrah wrote:
IGT at Lola: Hmmm, this seemed a bit light with black currant flavors. Just okay.
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9/25/2004 - Drobs wrote:
had the wine with some cheese and italian meets. Very fruit forward, smooth finish. Not a ton depth but soft texture. Signs of plum, chocolate,
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9/4/2004 - OneLastSyrah wrote:
Super Tuscans at Campisi's: Blind Red 3 - Medium color with moderate translucence. Smells a little floral and peppery. Prickly acidity on the attack. Medium-bodied and softer in the mid-palate. Light. Some evidence of wood on the nose, but mostly light black fruit. Where is this from? Doesn't compare well with the 1999 I had on Saturday.
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8/5/2004 - futronic wrote: 93 Points
Dark ruby colour. Aromas of black licorice, black cherry, earth, and black fruits. Medium-full bodied with black plums and blackberries. Moderate-long finish, ~40-45s with blackberry and blueberry notes. Still very youthful and will reward patience.
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4/18/2004 - Eric wrote: 91 Points
Seattle Tasting Group does Italians and six decades of Porto hosted by Roy Hersh (Bellevue, WA, USA): This was my bottle, and I liked it a lot more than I wanted to. The nose is very expressive and high-pitched. The palate is huge and shows lots of structure with juicy fruit and somewhat drying acid and tannin on the finish. This is a very powerful wine that needs a LOT more time.
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4/8/2004 - Joe Belmaati wrote: 90 Points
Dark red. Notes of leather, figs, smoke, and wet forest. The wine possesses decent structure with good amounts of ripe fruit, a medium body, and nice definition and balance. Well proportioned, sweet, and great with food, this wine should probably be kept for another 5 years, yet it is a pleasure to drink now. Is it worth the money? No.
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2/21/2004 - Burgundy Al wrote: 93 Points
Tasting. Plums and dried cherry aromas with floral background notes. Same fruit on palate, great acidity, good silky tannins and textures. Evolving and elegant finish with great length. Just entering its peak drinking window, this should hold well for a decade+.
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12/18/2003 - La Cave d'Argent wrote: 95 Points
Tasted unblinded at Region restaurant. Bottle provided by Ken Johnson. Bright disc. Deep ruby/garnet robe with red rim. Clean nose, showing moderately intense aromas of black cherry, dark chocolate, tar and marzipan. Full-bodied on the palate, with low-to-medium acidity and big sweet tannins. Long, smooth finish. Delicious now, but should improve with additional time in the bottle.
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11/22/2003 - markellen.foodies@gmail.com wrote: 91 Points
dinner w Jorge&Cindy, Eric & Marlon. Least favorite of Allegrini La Poja, Fonterutoli Siepe.
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10/17/2003 - Lorien wrote:
As a result of LOVING the 1990, I purchased 3 bottles of the 97 which I am told will be great. My notes for the 90: Deep purple/black in color with divine aromas of prunes, chocolate and carob. HUGE concentration of fruity flavors (blackberry) with an incredibly long finish, but with pretty high levels of tannic still. The wine needs 3-4 more years to reach its peek. GREAT now but will be HUGE in a few years.
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7/29/2003 - umazz wrote: 96 Points
awesome
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5/24/2003 - markellen.foodies@gmail.com wrote: 94 Points
Casa de Angelo, Ft Lauderdale w Bob Muraro. Joanne Goodstein; and the Meshken's. Decanted all day. Needed it. Evolving beautifully.
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8/26/2002 - R2-D2 wrote: flawed
funky
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8/11/2002 - Vino Me wrote: 91 Points
Frankie brought this wine which is made with international varietals (not sure of the exact blend). More powerful than the Fontodi. It was not decanted until the tasting. I tried it twice. When 1st opened it was closed, harsh and not showing much. 2 hours later it had opened somewhat to reveal berry, licorice and herbal notes. Still not to its full potential though. There was some talk that this might be a flawed bottle but I did not think so. 90-91.
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10/16/2001 - SadEdjo wrote:
tannic brambly brute with gobs of fruit & finish. velvet fist in a iron glove.
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9/2/2001 - danstrings wrote: 92 Points
Dinner in Munich at Talamonti with Serge and Michelle -- Nice minty licorice and dark fruit
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1/2/2001 - Double-A wrote:
Low intensity nose of black currant, cherries, spice and anise. Dry and concentrated; very tannic, not enough fruit flavour to support the structure at present; medium finish.
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