Popped one of these last night w some sushi and it was phenomenal. Smooth like a kitten, but hiding its strength. This was a Panthro sort of wine (for thundercats fans - he was my favorite. Liono was kind of a tool imo).
Fully mature - I’m sure it will hold, but it won’t get better from here. Drink up and enjoy!!
(Still thinking about it a little - I think I have one more stashed somewhere. I hope it’s hard to find (if it wants to live).
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Fantastic! Another wine that made me check the ratings mid-bottle - and……. 100ptsAG!!!
Had a feeling.
My only very small complaints about this wine are:
That being said, I wish I had tried the d’Alceo before! I’ve had a lot of the Sammarco and love it. I don’t know what my problem is…
Actually, I do know. I’m never sure if it’s time for “that bottle” - but I’ll tell you, this baby is seamless and amazing. Will it get better? How do I know? I’m sure it will hold for a long time, but no reason to wait just for the sake of waiting. Get drinking!
Ample black fruit and smooth, dusty tannins. Some kind of exotic wood on the finish? A beautiful sip, from attack to a wonderfully full mid-palate- resolving into a finish that go on and on and on. And on. And…. You get the idea.
Some color commentary - my wife is trying to talk to me while I’m finishing the last glass (she has some too). I don’t want to talk - I just want to let this wine seep into me as slowly and spiritually as possible. But I have to nod at olympics anecdotes. At appropriate times. Sigh.
Well that was tastylicious! Syrah is amazing w sushi, imho…but I wasn’t prepared for the total boldness of this Lillian! So concentrated - pure - tannicraziness. The earthiness is so powerful but elevated. Like if there was some way to take loamy, mulchy dirt and some of the blackest berries ever grown and challenge @richardblais (shout out) to win a cooking competition with it.
NV Xavier Vignon Châteauneuf-du-Pape la Réserve VII IX X
10/15/2021 - Buffy the Wine Slayer Likes this wine: 97 Points
Popped one of these last night w some sushi and it was phenomenal. Smooth like a kitten, but hiding its strength. This was a Panthro sort of wine (for thundercats fans - he was my favorite. Liono was kind of a tool imo).
Fully mature - I’m sure it will hold, but it won’t get better from here. Drink up and enjoy!!
(Still thinking about it a little - I think I have one more stashed somewhere. I hope it’s hard to find (if it wants to live).
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2010 Castello dei Rampolla d'Alceo
7/31/2021 - Buffy the Wine Slayer Likes this wine: 98 Points
Fantastic! Another wine that made me check the ratings mid-bottle - and……. 100ptsAG!!!
Had a feeling.
My only very small complaints about this wine are:
That being said, I wish I had tried the d’Alceo before! I’ve had a lot of the Sammarco and love it. I don’t know what my problem is…
Actually, I do know. I’m never sure if it’s time for “that bottle” - but I’ll tell you, this baby is seamless and amazing. Will it get better? How do I know? I’m sure it will hold for a long time, but no reason to wait just for the sake of waiting. Get drinking!
Ample black fruit and smooth, dusty tannins. Some kind of exotic wood on the finish? A beautiful sip, from attack to a wonderfully full mid-palate- resolving into a finish that go on and on and on. And on. And…. You get the idea.
Some color commentary - my wife is trying to talk to me while I’m finishing the last glass (she has some too). I don’t want to talk - I just want to let this wine seep into me as slowly and spiritually as possible. But I have to nod at olympics anecdotes. At appropriate times. Sigh.
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2015 Lillian Winery Syrah Blue Label
7/9/2021 - Buffy the Wine Slayer wrote: 93 Points
Well that was tastylicious! Syrah is amazing w sushi, imho…but I wasn’t prepared for the total boldness of this Lillian! So concentrated - pure - tannicraziness. The earthiness is so powerful but elevated. Like if there was some way to take loamy, mulchy dirt and some of the blackest berries ever grown and challenge @richardblais (shout out) to win a cooking competition with it.
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