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2015 Querce Bettina Brunello di Montalcino Riserva
3/26/2021 - Longboarder wrote: 98 Points
Opened an hour before consuming without a decant. Vibrant ruby color with garnet reflections. Tasted with our wine group with similar notes from all.
WOW!! This is a blockbuster wine. Has everything I’ve come to expect from Querce Bettina in spades. Nose of leather, red cherry and raspberries. A hint of graphite. The wine dances across all areas of your tongue with balanced acidity, fresh fruits and Christmas spices. Velvety tannins that bode well for the age ability of this wine. One of the longest finishes of any BdM that I’ve ever tasted. The group consensus was 98 points.
If you were fortunate to taste the initial vintage of this producer in 2004 this wine will bring back very fond memories.
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2016 Querce Bettina Brunello di Montalcino
3/26/2021 - Longboarder Likes this wine: 95 Points
Opened for 1 hour and slow-O’ed. Beautiful nose of leather, Christmas spice, cherries and raspberries. After tasting the ‘16 RdM I wondered what the ‘16 BdM would taste like. All the flavors that were present in the RdM are even more pronounced in the Brunello. I had tasted this wine from barrel in February 2020. It was wonderful then and has added more weight with time in the bottle. The tannins are silky smooth but present. The red cherries and raspberries carry over on the palate. Lengthy finish of over 60 seconds.
For my taste this young BdM is drinking well at the moment but has the stuffing to age gracefully for another 25 years.
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2002 Lewelling Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Wight
2/22/2019 - Longboarder Likes this wine: 97 Points
Had stored this in my cellar since release. A truly beautiful expression of Cabernet Sauvignon. All aspects of this wine were in perfect harmony. Oak and silky tannins fully integrated. Dark fruits on the nose and palate. Long finish. Probably at its peak now but showing no signs of decline.
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