Darkest red, almost black --- Nose fresh, wild boy, masculine, red berries, some bark, some herbal aspects, some smoke, elegant wood notes, tobacco, mushrooms --- Palate smooth, some sweetness, pralines, redcurrant, some cherries, some nutty aspects, underbrush, strong acidity coming through, hint of flowery notes --- Finishes pretty long on its fruity and tart character. Nice vine, masculine Cabernet Sauvignon interpretation, sweetness and fruitiness make it tasty. Authentic Chilean CS, not too much New World, shows class. QPR questionable.
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Darkest red, almost black --- Nose fresh and fruity, red and black fruit, cherries, highly elegant wood notes, cedar box, cardboard aspects, some glue, medical notes, nice greenish tones, nice sourness, some basil, incense, some plums, overall elegant and self-confident --- Palate fresh, vivid, pretty strong acidity, overall fruity, some nutty aspects, black tea --- Finishes on its tart and fruity character, minerals coming through. Very nice vine showing class and potential.
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Dark transparent red --- Nose thyme, sour cherry, flowery aspects, cedar box, some cardboard and rubber, some curry, sanguine, spicy aspects, some petrol, elegant toasting notes, nice greenish aspects, red fruit coming through, orange zest --- Palate fantastic, captivating, nice flow of fruit, blackberries, overall fresh, minerals, really showing depth already, nice acidity, some unripe plums, nice vanilla touch, some praline, chocolate aspects --- Finishes youthfully on its powerful tannin structure, minerality and fruitiness. Oh yes, this is great stuff. Showing class and enormous potential in its youth, tasty and captivating. Nothing overdone, the vine and its fruit in center of winemaking.
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2015 Errazuriz Don Maximiano Founder's Reserve
3/18/2024 - mhensel wrote: 93 Points
Darkest red, almost black --- Nose fresh, wild boy, masculine, red berries, some bark, some herbal aspects, some smoke, elegant wood notes, tobacco, mushrooms --- Palate smooth, some sweetness, pralines, redcurrant, some cherries, some nutty aspects, underbrush, strong acidity coming through, hint of flowery notes --- Finishes pretty long on its fruity and tart character. Nice vine, masculine Cabernet Sauvignon interpretation, sweetness and fruitiness make it tasty. Authentic Chilean CS, not too much New World, shows class. QPR questionable.
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2019 Fattoria Le Pupille (Elisabetta Geppetti) Saffredi Toscana IGT
3/9/2024 - mhensel wrote: 94 Points
Darkest red, almost black --- Nose fresh and fruity, red and black fruit, cherries, highly elegant wood notes, cedar box, cardboard aspects, some glue, medical notes, nice greenish tones, nice sourness, some basil, incense, some plums, overall elegant and self-confident --- Palate fresh, vivid, pretty strong acidity, overall fruity, some nutty aspects, black tea --- Finishes on its tart and fruity character, minerals coming through. Very nice vine showing class and potential.
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2021 Fattoria Le Pupille (Elisabetta Geppetti) Saffredi Toscana IGT
3/6/2024 - mhensel wrote: 97 Points
Dark transparent red --- Nose thyme, sour cherry, flowery aspects, cedar box, some cardboard and rubber, some curry, sanguine, spicy aspects, some petrol, elegant toasting notes, nice greenish aspects, red fruit coming through, orange zest --- Palate fantastic, captivating, nice flow of fruit, blackberries, overall fresh, minerals, really showing depth already, nice acidity, some unripe plums, nice vanilla touch, some praline, chocolate aspects --- Finishes youthfully on its powerful tannin structure, minerality and fruitiness. Oh yes, this is great stuff. Showing class and enormous potential in its youth, tasty and captivating. Nothing overdone, the vine and its fruit in center of winemaking.
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