A lot of mature Sangiovese typicity but marred by a bruised, oxidized cherry character that did not get better with air. Not sure why since the fill was good and cork in excellent condition and barely stained. Perhaps this is beginning to slide past peak?
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The ‘90 Sorbo is a fantastic wine that appears to be around peak. On the nose, I found dark red cherries, baked tomatoes, fresh thyme, roasted sausage, and coffee. On the palate, the wine showed very high acidity with red fruit, baked tomato, and thyme - basically a pizza flavor profile - ending on ripe red fruit with sun dried tomato and spices. It remains powerful and concentrated at age 30.
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Crimson red. Med intense bouquet which doesn't appear old. Dry, med+ acid, med tannin, body and intensity. Nicely developed. Very good finish where the acidity carries it out.
Drink.
My notes: Cherries, mint, orange, dried flowers, smoked vanilla, black fruits, roibos, tobacco and zesty bitterness.
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Two bottles drunk in one week. I think I bought 12 bottles in the early 90ies and burried six of them in my cellar, because the wine was undrinkable in the first 15-20 years of its life.
Both bottles had dry corks in perfect condition. This fellow still needs a lot of aeration. I gave it 3-4 hours of breathing in an opened bottle, pouring first a little bit and refilling back to the bottle. Though best on day two or three
Still dark with a bick coloured rim. Muted nose. Very complex, elegant, still bold, excellent balance and length on the palate. A former reviewer here at cellartracker (Eric Guido) describes the wine perfectly. The first bottle had a really good spine (a 94+ score), the second bottle was a bit weaker (a 91-92 score). But both were definitely now in best shape. Drink now and the coming 5-10 years.
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Here I found masses of dark fruits, displaying plum and black cherry, as notes of moist black soil, tobacco, animal musk, and crushed stone minerality, gave way to violet florals and peppery herbs. On the palate, I found soft textures contrasting zesty acids, with dried red fruits, a hint of citrus and minerals as the VdS satisfied the senses with a plush, pliant sensation. The finish was long, resonating on a sweet red fruit component, with lasting inner florals and a hint of pepper.
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Kept a sixpack in my cellar for around 25 years now. Now I know why it last so Long...tongue in cheek.
Again a rather beasty bottle as it was in its youth (as far as I can remember). Loads of acid, tightly knit, densly full of now tertiary flavours but lacking fruit and charme. let me find a sustainable verdict after tasting another bottle (have 3 or 4 left)
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I was absolutely thrilled from the moment I put my nose to the glass. Here I found a deep, dark and powerful bouquet of rich plum, crushed raspberry, black cherry, black licorice, balsamic tones, and the slightest hint of soy. It continued to thrill on the palate, with silky textures offset by vibrant, zesty acidity with hints of dried orange, dried cherry, leather, minerals and inner florals. It's resolved tannins were perfectly balanced, making this a pleasure to drink. It finished long with lingering dried red fruits, hints of leather and dusty florals. Honestly, I could sit with this glass all night and never grow tired.
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Double decanted for three hours, served at room temperature. Color: Medium Ruby. Nose: Sour Cherry, Copper, Asian Spice, Caramel. Palate: see nose. Finish: Short to Medium. Tannins: Low. Alcohol: 13.5 % well integrated. Light to medium bodied mouthfeel with initial red fruit. Mid-palate turns spicy transitioning into a rustic finish. Past it's prime, too bad. 86-87 points.
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Disappointing. Aggressively, unpleasantly tannic even at 21--like sandpaper on the back of the arch of your tongue. There's decent fruit but it's nondescript and overwhelmed by the structure and will be long gone by the time the tannin resolves. Earthy, but heavy.
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Tonight I just wanted a mature Sangiovese for a change... We had some red peperoni filled with minced meat, onion, sellery and garlic for dinner and I had a hunch this one wuld fit right to it. it did.
The shoulder glass I pured give very little on the nose. There was some red fruit, but it was somewhat in the background. there was some sewery note that showed the age of the wine and along with that we had a little leather and baked mushroom. On the palete this shoulder glass delivered a lot more. the was a very nice tickly fresh acid note at the tip of the tongue and a ton of fresh ripe berries. some licorice, figs, mushroom, and a certain herbal note I could not put a name to. No way you wpuld give this wine 18 years based on the palate, nor on the color by the way.
The first real glass, with dinner, was served 2 hours later. The nose had really blossomed up and showed now also some white shocolate and some terrific barn yard notes of dreis grass and horse shit. but still all that fruit!! delicious. Finished with some leather, cigar box, wel leafs, it delivers just a great nose all together. On the palate the wines shows its class as well: packed with supperripe berries, raspberries and figs and lined with smooth tannins and that super fresh acidity this wine is alive and kicking. a beauty that is now at its peak I guess. It will hold very long, and it will give a lot of pleasure (maybe different, but still) over 10 years minimum.
a monument for Chianti!!
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A post Holiday dinner with coworkers (nyc): very attractice nose here with liquory fruit that has penetrating notes of tobacco, earth, moss, and plum over a meaty base. Less intense than the ser lapo but more complex. In the mouth there is great freshness and llovely balance with a front loaded fruit impression of amarena cherry tinged with licorice. This is richer than the ser lapo with great baklance and finesse. An elegant chianti firmly at peak with a very savory core of ripe fruit. My only complaint would be a short finish.
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8/31/2022 - andtheodor wrote: flawed
A lot of mature Sangiovese typicity but marred by a bruised, oxidized cherry character that did not get better with air. Not sure why since the fill was good and cork in excellent condition and barely stained. Perhaps this is beginning to slide past peak?
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12/25/2020 - Robmcl920 Likes this wine: 93 Points
The ‘90 Sorbo is a fantastic wine that appears to be around peak. On the nose, I found dark red cherries, baked tomatoes, fresh thyme, roasted sausage, and coffee. On the palate, the wine showed very high acidity with red fruit, baked tomato, and thyme - basically a pizza flavor profile - ending on ripe red fruit with sun dried tomato and spices. It remains powerful and concentrated at age 30.
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10/24/2020 - tobyc Likes this wine: 91 Points
Crimson red. Med intense bouquet which doesn't appear old. Dry, med+ acid, med tannin, body and intensity. Nicely developed. Very good finish where the acidity carries it out.
Drink.
My notes: Cherries, mint, orange, dried flowers, smoked vanilla, black fruits, roibos, tobacco and zesty bitterness.
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4/28/2020 - Dancing with bottles Likes this wine: 93 Points
Two bottles drunk in one week. I think I bought 12 bottles in the early 90ies and burried six of them in my cellar, because the wine was undrinkable in the first 15-20 years of its life.
Both bottles had dry corks in perfect condition. This fellow still needs a lot of aeration. I gave it 3-4 hours of breathing in an opened bottle, pouring first a little bit and refilling back to the bottle.
Though best on day two or three
Still dark with a bick coloured rim.
Muted nose. Very complex, elegant, still bold, excellent balance and length on the palate. A former reviewer here at cellartracker (Eric Guido) describes the wine perfectly.
The first bottle had a really good spine (a 94+ score), the second bottle was a bit weaker (a 91-92 score).
But both were definitely now in best shape.
Drink now and the coming 5-10 years.
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8/25/2019 - Eric Guido Likes this wine: 94 Points
Here I found masses of dark fruits, displaying plum and black cherry, as notes of moist black soil, tobacco, animal musk, and crushed stone minerality, gave way to violet florals and peppery herbs. On the palate, I found soft textures contrasting zesty acids, with dried red fruits, a hint of citrus and minerals as the VdS satisfied the senses with a plush, pliant sensation. The finish was long, resonating on a sweet red fruit component, with lasting inner florals and a hint of pepper.
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6/12/2018 - Dancing with bottles wrote: 88 Points
Kept a sixpack in my cellar for around 25 years now. Now I know why it last so Long...tongue in cheek.
Again a rather beasty bottle as it was in its youth (as far as I can remember).
Loads of acid, tightly knit, densly full of now tertiary flavours but lacking fruit and charme.
let me find a sustainable verdict after tasting another bottle (have 3 or 4 left)
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1/12/2017 - Eric Guido Likes this wine: 96 Points
I was absolutely thrilled from the moment I put my nose to the glass. Here I found a deep, dark and powerful bouquet of rich plum, crushed raspberry, black cherry, black licorice, balsamic tones, and the slightest hint of soy. It continued to thrill on the palate, with silky textures offset by vibrant, zesty acidity with hints of dried orange, dried cherry, leather, minerals and inner florals. It's resolved tannins were perfectly balanced, making this a pleasure to drink. It finished long with lingering dried red fruits, hints of leather and dusty florals. Honestly, I could sit with this glass all night and never grow tired.
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4/22/2012 - lator wrote: 87 Points
Double decanted for three hours, served at room temperature. Color: Medium Ruby. Nose: Sour Cherry, Copper, Asian Spice, Caramel. Palate: see nose. Finish: Short to Medium. Tannins: Low. Alcohol: 13.5 % well integrated. Light to medium bodied mouthfeel with initial red fruit. Mid-palate turns spicy transitioning into a rustic finish. Past it's prime, too bad. 86-87 points.
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10/13/2011 - cooberp wrote: 86 Points
Disappointing. Aggressively, unpleasantly tannic even at 21--like sandpaper on the back of the arch of your tongue. There's decent fruit but it's nondescript and overwhelmed by the structure and will be long gone by the time the tannin resolves. Earthy, but heavy.
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7/29/2008 - Scheper wrote: 94 Points
Tonight I just wanted a mature Sangiovese for a change...
We had some red peperoni filled with minced meat, onion, sellery and garlic for dinner and I had a hunch this one wuld fit right to it. it did.
The shoulder glass I pured give very little on the nose. There was some red fruit, but it was somewhat in the background. there was some sewery note that showed the age of the wine and along with that we had a little leather and baked mushroom.
On the palete this shoulder glass delivered a lot more. the was a very nice tickly fresh acid note at the tip of the tongue and a ton of fresh ripe berries. some licorice, figs, mushroom, and a certain herbal note I could not put a name to. No way you wpuld give this wine 18 years based on the palate, nor on the color by the way.
The first real glass, with dinner, was served 2 hours later. The nose had really blossomed up and showed now also some white shocolate and some terrific barn yard notes of dreis grass and horse shit. but still all that fruit!! delicious. Finished with some leather, cigar box, wel leafs, it delivers just a great nose all together.
On the palate the wines shows its class as well: packed with supperripe berries, raspberries and figs and lined with smooth tannins and that super fresh acidity this wine is alive and kicking. a beauty that is now at its peak I guess. It will hold very long, and it will give a lot of pleasure (maybe different, but still) over 10 years minimum.
a monument for Chianti!!
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1/9/2007 - Gregory Dal Piaz wrote: 91 Points
A post Holiday dinner with coworkers (nyc): very attractice nose here with liquory fruit that has penetrating notes of tobacco, earth, moss, and plum over a meaty base. Less intense than the ser lapo but more complex. In the mouth there is great freshness and llovely balance with a front loaded fruit impression of amarena cherry tinged with licorice. This is richer than the ser lapo with great baklance and finesse. An elegant chianti firmly at peak with a very savory core of ripe fruit. My only complaint would be a short finish.
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