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2012 Tua Rita Redigaffi Toscana IGT
2/21/2024 - nortonnose wrote: 92 Points
Nice little Wed evening reunion to celebrate JP’s birthday. Blinded the boys on this – I couldn’t resist. I presumed nobody had tried this before (myself included! I’ve been sitting on a couple of these), so this was the perfect opportunity for all of us to try a new gemstone. Slow ox’d 6 hrs, 30 min decant, back in bottle for another 10 hr slow ox, then into decanter for 90 mins at restaurant. Remarkably to me, not much to speak of on the nose! The kitchen sink is in the glass: Inky, rich plum, it was picking up a fun bit of mint note as it opened further. Despite all those hours open, still huge tannins present. And the wine remained nicely together. I imagined a couple folks would guess Bdx-RB and indeed that happened! One guessed Cali cult cab. While we thoroughly enjoyed this, I had hoped to be blown away. Alas. Still an excellent wine, if not everyone’s cup of tea or value proposition. I have no guesses as to its perfect drinking window, either!
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2009 Sine Qua Non Syrah The Thrill of...
2/12/2024 - nortonnose wrote: 94 Points
I took a page out of Burgundy Al's Super Bowl playbook! I shipped this mag (that I held from release) down to our special gathering spot for great friends to enjoy over the game. Add in a little hocus pocus drama and, voila! We enjoyed it in the fading light of day for postmortem the following day instead! Just a massive wine, black fruit, dense, extracted. Incredibly long and remarkable lingering finish. While it will never be my personal first choice in the draft, it is everything that you know SQN Syrah's to be, and that is a majestic thing. Highly recommend many hours in multiple decanters (esp. in larger formats). Memorable, and for that I am grateful!
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2015 Macchialupa Taurasi Le Surte
8/29/2023 - nortonnose wrote: 90 Points
I was excited to find this in a Sorrento restaurant…..and noticed that nobody had ever entered this vintage into CT! Simple, lovely Aglianico, perfect with some wonderful homemade pastas from Semola. Here’s to exploration! 🍷
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