Quite advanced for it's age...difficult to assess...at first I didn't like it...then grew on me. Quite soft, aromatic, red fruits..tannins resolved. This will be a controversial wine...some will like it and others won't...
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Much improved from the prior bottle. Still cloudy with brick coloring but floral/red fruits on the nose. Plums and cherry on the palate. Most didn't like it.
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From the “naturalist” movement Rimmers and so many foolish wine critics bought into late ‘00’s (Frank C, anything from Etna) this isn’t the most egregious example of “natural”, but it’s not great by any standards. Lighter in color than Pinot or Beaujolais, with a nasty, cloudy, bubbly appearance on opening. Started thin, sour and frizante, I figured for $70 friggin’ bucks I better decant and give it some time. Some number of hours later it improved maybe a bit, with a nose of turpentine and volatile acidity and light, sour cranberry juice like notes (x the HFCS thankfully) it was a sad, nearly nasty mess. Momma made me open something else and I decided to fill my stomach with $70 worth of trash over the next couple of nights. If Rimmerman mentions natural, non-interventional, bio-organic it any such nonsense I check my wallet and hit trash icon on my browser. WTF could he and the “critics” see in this crap. If I wanted non-modern, non-interventionalist “old-time” wine I’d hop in the phone booth with Dr. Who and get me some. As for me, I’ll skip that crap and thank God for modern, sensible winemaking that uses the available tools only as necessary to help Mother Nature do her work. What a horrible waste of $70.
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Like many I found this off-putting, I just did not want to pursue it any more than a few sips. As it sat it started to unfold enough to try it on day two and even three.
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Popped and poured. Pale color with bricking. Maturing red cherry and berry aromas with earth. Slightly more mature flavors with the same basic profile. Cleaner vs last bottle from a few years back. Moderate weight and length, good+ balance. Started getting tired and muddy after open three hours.
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Like most Dettori I have had in the past, once again another strange wine. Very light color with browning that would have made me think this much older (bottle purchased from Garagiste upon release, perfectly stored since). Popped-and-poured, this came across as tired on nose and palate, plus slightly dirty. I set it aside, and revisited it three hours later. Fully mature red cherry with licorice and mint. Still not particularly pristine, but at least interesting and nuanced.
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Last bottle. Still a bit weird. I triple decanted this, aerated the hell out of it for 5 hours and it still needed more time. Huge amounts of VA here. It is a qualified, " I like it" as it was a lot better with salty cheese than on its own. If you own this, I would recommend decanting it the night before. It really needs a lot of time to come around.
Colore quasi da chiaretto, brillante, trasparente, luminoso, unghia tendente al mattone (tipo Barolo di 20/25 anni). Naso evoluto, caratteristico e (se non si conoscono i vini Dettori) inizialmente spiazzante: frutto rosso evoluto, amarene sotto spirito, fiori appassiti, salsedine, rosmarino, etereo, ampio, interessanti sentori di idrocarburi, carne rossa ai ferri, aneto. In bocca ha un grip gustativo davvero formidabile, raro: la sapidità la fa da padrone, vino quasi salmastro, salato, attraversato da forti sensazioni ematiche (sembra di addentare una fiorentina al sangue), incisivo, notevolmente dinamico (come se le lievi note dolciastre contrappuntassero la salinità e l'ormai smorzata presa dei tannini), emozionante. Niente decantazione. Sbroccato per evitare i residui (vino non filtrato, non chiarificato). Questa bottiglia non l'ho invecchiata nella mia cantina, l'ho reperita recentemente senza sapere come sia stata conservata, risultato: vino evoluto ma perfetto, niente volatile al naso, niente carbonica in bocca. Ancora un sentito applauso ad Alessandro Dettori.
P.S.: con i vini di Dettori continuo a non riuscire a capire se sono io così fortunato da stappare solo bottiglie eccezionali, oppure sono gli altri degustatori (soprattutto stranieri) ad avere realmente (ben oltre la leggenda) un gusto così standardizzato da non riconoscere un'eccellenza territoriale tanto palese.
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The key here is decanting. Light red in color. When first opened the wine smelled like nail polish. After a decant and several hours of being open, the wine rounded out and became pretty enjoyable. If you had to drink this right after opening you would pour it down the sink. Thanks to other reviewers who recommended the long decant. They are spot on.
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This wine is completely undrinkable. Another of Garagiste's disasters. Tried all four bottles and each was as bad as the other. $60+ for drinking wine. What a rip off!!
Granato carico ma molto limpido. Appena aperto si avverte una volatile molto elevata che poi scema lasciando spazio a note un po dolciastre, di macchia mediterranea e arancia. In bocca ê di medio corpo, di grande sapidità e con una punta di carbonica. Chiude appena abboccato. Vino molto particolare e inconsueto.
Good to read the other tasting notes before trying. I agree that this is unconventional wine and the makers certainly took risks, but I think this should be applauded. It's quite unique and rather charming once you get used to it. It tastes of stewed fruit, overcooked cherries and plums, with something a little medicinal about it. There are also distinct savoury elements to it: think bloody mary, or a caesar with extra celery!
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Thank goodness for CT and the tasting notes of others. On opening, this bottle was awful. All VA and acid. It was tough to drink. So, I thought, let me check what other might have thought. First, I was in pain seeing what I paid for this. But then, I realized that, like brussel sprouts, this may be a wine that needs to be experienced over a period of time. On day 2, I was beginning to get it. Those reviewers who said this reminded them of Musar were right on. I can definitely see that, though the level of acidity in this wine is waaaay greater than any Musar I have had. Lots of tart cherry pie on the palate.. and the stinging acidity. Not sure that having it was spaghetti made this more palatable, but by the end of the second meal with this wine, I can say I had bonded a bit more with this wine. Not one I would buy again, especially at this price, but I am happy to have had tasted it. And grateful to the CT community for the notes that helped guide me thru this and understand the wine.. before it got into my vinegar jar.
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Cloudy, strange sweet flavor, funky with VA (high toned and heat on the nose and palate)...iodine, menthol, camphor and some plum and cherry. Not so nice to actually drink. Constrast this with Santadi...
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Slightly bricking and slightly cloudy--looks a few years older than it is...A bit high-toned (VA) and a hint of heat. Otherwise, quite Burgundian in style, understated fruit, lots of earth/mushroom. I'm wondering if this is "correct" or if this wine has had some kind of issue--whether heat, slight oxidation, etc....
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(B+) A touch cloudy, but not to a flaw. Wonderfully feminine nose that follows through with flowers, sweet peppers, fennel, and black pepper. Funky yet refined.
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Wow ... I have never had anything like this ... very floral and perfum-y but in a good sense ... very finely balanced wine with good acidity but the floral notes both on the nose and on the palate were very unique and amazing ... just be prepared for something very unusual. But with a great pasta dish or another good meal, this wine absolutely steals the show. It's not cheap, but definitely worth it for the adventuresome!
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Tasted double blind, this wine felt very unfamiliar - like something I never had. It had a certain high-toned, almost VA-feeling character. Not having had anything like this before, I first wrote "Italy?" but ultimately decided to guess Musar, with some age on it.
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1/2/2023 - rnellans wrote: 92 Points
Quite advanced for it's age...difficult to assess...at first I didn't like it...then grew on me. Quite soft, aromatic, red fruits..tannins resolved. This will be a controversial wine...some will like it and others won't...
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11/22/2022 - rnellans wrote: 80 Points
See gitarguy note. Spot on. Awful wine. Gift it to someone you don’t like
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6/13/2021 - HRT wrote:
Much improved from the prior bottle. Still cloudy with brick coloring but floral/red fruits on the nose. Plums and cherry on the palate. Most didn't like it.
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6/27/2020 - guitarguy wrote: 78 Points
From the “naturalist” movement Rimmers and so many foolish wine critics bought into late ‘00’s (Frank C, anything from Etna) this isn’t the most egregious example of “natural”, but it’s not great by any standards. Lighter in color than Pinot or Beaujolais, with a nasty, cloudy, bubbly appearance on opening. Started thin, sour and frizante, I figured for $70 friggin’ bucks I better decant and give it some time. Some number of hours later it improved maybe a bit, with a nose of turpentine and volatile acidity and light, sour cranberry juice like notes (x the HFCS thankfully) it was a sad, nearly nasty mess. Momma made me open something else and I decided to fill my stomach with $70 worth of trash over the next couple of nights. If Rimmerman mentions natural, non-interventional, bio-organic it any such nonsense I check my wallet and hit trash icon on my browser. WTF could he and the “critics” see in this crap. If I wanted non-modern, non-interventionalist “old-time” wine I’d hop in the phone booth with Dr. Who and get me some. As for me, I’ll skip that crap and thank God for modern, sensible winemaking that uses the available tools only as necessary to help Mother Nature do her work. What a horrible waste of $70.
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12/8/2019 - HRT wrote:
Like many I found this off-putting, I just did not want to pursue it any more than a few sips. As it sat it started to unfold enough to try it on day two and even three.
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6/10/2018 - Burgundy Al wrote: 87 Points
Popped and poured. Pale color with bricking. Maturing red cherry and berry aromas with earth. Slightly more mature flavors with the same basic profile. Cleaner vs last bottle from a few years back. Moderate weight and length, good+ balance. Started getting tired and muddy after open three hours.
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9/29/2017 - SWHighlander wrote: flawed
Corked. Color was very thin red, almost watery, and also cloudy. On the palate, it was thin, acidic, quite funky. Minimal fruit.
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10/14/2016 - Burgundy Al wrote: 88 Points
Like most Dettori I have had in the past, once again another strange wine. Very light color with browning that would have made me think this much older (bottle purchased from Garagiste upon release, perfectly stored since). Popped-and-poured, this came across as tired on nose and palate, plus slightly dirty. I set it aside, and revisited it three hours later. Fully mature red cherry with licorice and mint. Still not particularly pristine, but at least interesting and nuanced.
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12/26/2015 - winemaker wrote:
Last bottle. Still a bit weird. I triple decanted this, aerated the hell out of it for 5 hours and it still needed more time. Huge amounts of VA here. It is a qualified, " I like it" as it was a lot better with salty cheese than on its own. If you own this, I would recommend decanting it the night before. It really needs a lot of time to come around.
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9/9/2015 - mauropallido Likes this wine: 95 Points
Colore quasi da chiaretto, brillante, trasparente, luminoso, unghia tendente al mattone (tipo Barolo di 20/25 anni).
Naso evoluto, caratteristico e (se non si conoscono i vini Dettori) inizialmente spiazzante: frutto rosso evoluto, amarene sotto spirito, fiori appassiti, salsedine, rosmarino, etereo, ampio, interessanti sentori di idrocarburi, carne rossa ai ferri, aneto.
In bocca ha un grip gustativo davvero formidabile, raro: la sapidità la fa da padrone, vino quasi salmastro, salato, attraversato da forti sensazioni ematiche (sembra di addentare una fiorentina al sangue), incisivo, notevolmente dinamico (come se le lievi note dolciastre contrappuntassero la salinità e l'ormai smorzata presa dei tannini), emozionante.
Niente decantazione. Sbroccato per evitare i residui (vino non filtrato, non chiarificato).
Questa bottiglia non l'ho invecchiata nella mia cantina, l'ho reperita recentemente senza sapere come sia stata conservata, risultato: vino evoluto ma perfetto, niente volatile al naso, niente carbonica in bocca.
Ancora un sentito applauso ad Alessandro Dettori.
P.S.: con i vini di Dettori continuo a non riuscire a capire se sono io così fortunato da stappare solo bottiglie eccezionali, oppure sono gli altri degustatori (soprattutto stranieri) ad avere realmente (ben oltre la leggenda) un gusto così standardizzato da non riconoscere un'eccellenza territoriale tanto palese.
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5/24/2015 - winemaker Likes this wine:
The key here is decanting. Light red in color. When first opened the wine smelled like nail polish. After a decant and several hours of being open, the wine rounded out and became pretty enjoyable. If you had to drink this right after opening you would pour it down the sink. Thanks to other reviewers who recommended the long decant. They are spot on.
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11/21/2014 - mellison wrote: 50 Points
This wine is completely undrinkable. Another of Garagiste's disasters. Tried all four bottles and each was as bad as the other. $60+ for drinking wine. What a rip off!!
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3/23/2013 - torciaumana wrote: 87 Points
Granato carico ma molto limpido. Appena aperto si avverte una volatile molto elevata che poi scema lasciando spazio a note un po dolciastre, di macchia mediterranea e arancia. In bocca ê di medio corpo, di grande sapidità e con una punta di carbonica. Chiude appena abboccato. Vino molto particolare e inconsueto.
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3/10/2012 - uve wrote: 94 Points
Good to read the other tasting notes before trying. I agree that this is unconventional wine and the makers certainly took risks, but I think this should be applauded. It's quite unique and rather charming once you get used to it. It tastes of stewed fruit, overcooked cherries and plums, with something a little medicinal about it. There are also distinct savoury elements to it: think bloody mary, or a caesar with extra celery!
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2/14/2012 - Colima74 wrote: 89 Points
Thank goodness for CT and the tasting notes of others. On opening, this bottle was awful. All VA and acid. It was tough to drink. So, I thought, let me check what other might have thought. First, I was in pain seeing what I paid for this. But then, I realized that, like brussel sprouts, this may be a wine that needs to be experienced over a period of time. On day 2, I was beginning to get it. Those reviewers who said this reminded them of Musar were right on. I can definitely see that, though the level of acidity in this wine is waaaay greater than any Musar I have had. Lots of tart cherry pie on the palate.. and the stinging acidity. Not sure that having it was spaghetti made this more palatable, but by the end of the second meal with this wine, I can say I had bonded a bit more with this wine. Not one I would buy again, especially at this price, but I am happy to have had tasted it. And grateful to the CT community for the notes that helped guide me thru this and understand the wine.. before it got into my vinegar jar.
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1/31/2012 - Johnny C NYC wrote: 88 Points
Be ready for unexpected, but you will be nicely rewarded. A nice swing away from predictable. KISS: I enjoyed it. 50-4-11-16-7
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12/3/2011 - Employee500 wrote: 86 Points
Cloudy, strange sweet flavor, funky with VA (high toned and heat on the nose and palate)...iodine, menthol, camphor and some plum and cherry. Not so nice to actually drink. Constrast this with Santadi...
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11/19/2011 - Employee500 wrote: 87 Points
Slightly bricking and slightly cloudy--looks a few years older than it is...A bit high-toned (VA) and a hint of heat. Otherwise, quite Burgundian in style, understated fruit, lots of earth/mushroom. I'm wondering if this is "correct" or if this wine has had some kind of issue--whether heat, slight oxidation, etc....
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10/2/2011 - prettydeceextrap wrote: 90 Points
(B+) A touch cloudy, but not to a flaw. Wonderfully feminine nose that follows through with flowers, sweet peppers, fennel, and black pepper. Funky yet refined.
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2/28/2011 - cns wrote: 92 Points
Wow ... I have never had anything like this ... very floral and perfum-y but in a good sense ... very finely balanced wine with good acidity but the floral notes both on the nose and on the palate were very unique and amazing ... just be prepared for something very unusual. But with a great pasta dish or another good meal, this wine absolutely steals the show. It's not cheap, but definitely worth it for the adventuresome!
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10/18/2010 - yui wrote: 92 Points
tasted like a CdP
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3/7/2010 - amateurwino wrote:
Tasted double blind, this wine felt very unfamiliar - like something I never had. It had a certain high-toned, almost VA-feeling character. Not having had anything like this before, I first wrote "Italy?" but ultimately decided to guess Musar, with some age on it.
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9/8/2008 - RajivAyyangar wrote: flawed
Vias Imports 2008 Portfolio Tasting (Times Square, NYC): Muddy dark purple color. Oxidized (Joe saved me on that one - close call!).
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