Delicious. As fresh as a daisy on opening. Held up well over three days and developed a spicy edge as time went on. Should have decanted, as a wee bit of sediment in the bottle
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As others tasting notes had observed, this wine had a sweet edge to It on the fruit. Contrary to what others have found, we both found there were certainly tannins present here, and the wine - which was decanted for thirty minutes or so into a decanter, before back to the bottle - did not seem past it or faded. Drunk with a juicy thick steak, thinly sliced and drizzled with balsamic vinegar, rosemary oil and Parmesan - the wine paired well and they complimented one another very nicely.
Second day - my partner felt it displayed increased tannic presence. I found the sweetness gone on the second day.
A good wine, and contrary to what other tasters had noted, it has held up well and my concerns that this may not have lasted the journey were unfounded.
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2009 Clonakilla Shiraz Hilltops
5/13/2021 - Wingston75 wrote:
Delicious. As fresh as a daisy on opening. Held up well over three days and developed a spicy edge as time went on. Should have decanted, as a wee bit of sediment in the bottle
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2006 Ca' Marcanda (Gaja) Promis Toscana IGT
1/31/2021 - Wingston75 Likes this wine:
Wine kept in storage.
As others tasting notes had observed, this wine had a sweet edge to It on the fruit. Contrary to what others have found, we both found there were certainly tannins present here, and the wine - which was decanted for thirty minutes or so into a decanter, before back to the bottle - did not seem past it or faded. Drunk with a juicy thick steak, thinly sliced and drizzled with balsamic vinegar, rosemary oil and Parmesan - the wine paired well and they complimented one another very nicely.
Second day - my partner felt it displayed increased tannic presence. I found the sweetness gone on the second day.
A good wine, and contrary to what other tasters had noted, it has held up well and my concerns that this may not have lasted the journey were unfounded.
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2007 Alois Lageder Pinot Noir Krafuss
1/29/2021 - Wingston75 Likes this wine:
Wine kept in storage.
On opening, nose quite muted in the bottle, that subtle earthy funk emerging in the glass.
On pouring, very light clear appearance in the glass.
On the palate - notes of cherry, strawberry, caramel. Drank with a Pasta Puttanesca, and went really well.
Second day - pretty much same as the first day. Drank with a tuna, cannelloni beans and rocket salad.
Thoroughly enjoyable, wish we had more than just this one bottle!
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