A classic Vino Nobile that had that sour cherry acidic note that pairs these wines so well with food. We spent 3 hours with this wine before and during dinner and it always held our interest.
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Struggled with this a bit, it was quite thin in appearance but quite austere on the palate leaving us to wonder, however it was one of the first wines that I could recall evolving so radically from glass to glass, and it was quite tasty by the end, the role of food also played heavily with this wine - Bright red, medium concentration with a nose of cherry, flowers, earth and light vanilla, interesting and complex, decent balance, sour and dry on the palate with medium length (85 Points).
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I was surprised how long it took to open up (45min- 1hr), given it seems to be just a simple Vino Nobile. Hints of cinamon, vanilla, berries, and spices... Not the most exciting Tuscan red from this vintage.
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Much better this time around. In the mouth, a reasonably sophisticated medium bodied dusty cherry-based wine. Pleasant tannins on finish. Best about one hour out of the bottle.
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Restrained nose. In the mouth, dark fruit. tanins not that well balanced. doesn't have the plush gentle fruit of the vino nobile di montes that i like. hot on the finish. will try tomorrow.
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No tasting note recorded. This certainly exceeded my expectations, balanced, a bit light, but very good for the price. Drinking well now, should be for a few years, but not meant for long term cellaring. Three days later, the little bit at the bottom of the bottle is still drinking well. Worth buying.
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10/8/2010 - lumpkins wrote: 88 Points
cherry, tobacco leaf, strawberry nose with good acidity and fine tannins. drank well 90 min after decanting
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4/10/2010 - Arch57 wrote: 88 Points
A classic Vino Nobile that had that sour cherry acidic note that pairs these wines so well with food. We spent 3 hours with this wine before and during dinner and it always held our interest.
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10/11/2009 - Tarrant wrote: 85 Points
Struggled with this a bit, it was quite thin in appearance but quite austere on the palate leaving us to wonder, however it was one of the first wines that I could recall evolving so radically from glass to glass, and it was quite tasty by the end, the role of food also played heavily with this wine - Bright red, medium concentration with a nose of cherry, flowers, earth and light vanilla, interesting and complex, decent balance, sour and dry on the palate with medium length (85 Points).
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3/24/2009 - freeblue wrote: 86 Points
I was surprised how long it took to open up (45min- 1hr), given it seems to be just a simple Vino Nobile. Hints of cinamon, vanilla, berries, and spices... Not the most exciting Tuscan red from this vintage.
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12/22/2008 - lumpkins wrote: 87 Points
descent mid-week drinker, medium bodied, plum and saddle leather predominant characters.
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10/26/2008 - Al-Vino wrote: 89 Points
Guess what...took 90 minutes for this wine to open up and ....for the money, it's actually a pretty decent wine.
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10/26/2008 - Al-Vino wrote: 83 Points
Weak effort for a Vino Nobile. Wouldn't reach for a second bottle.
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10/15/2008 - tairanosaurus wrote: 90 Points
Much better this time around. In the mouth, a reasonably sophisticated medium bodied dusty cherry-based wine. Pleasant tannins on finish. Best about one hour out of the bottle.
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8/29/2008 - tairanosaurus wrote: 82 Points
Restrained nose. In the mouth, dark fruit. tanins not that well balanced. doesn't have the plush gentle fruit of the vino nobile di montes that i like. hot on the finish. will try tomorrow.
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8/27/2008 - Mark wrote: 88 Points
No tasting note recorded. This certainly exceeded my expectations, balanced, a bit light, but very good for the price. Drinking well now, should be for a few years, but not meant for long term cellaring. Three days later, the little bit at the bottom of the bottle is still drinking well. Worth buying.
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