Drank last night an hour after opening with a fava bean pasta. Fantastic deep red color and great fruit that mellowed out after an hour to be very powerful but very accessible. Wonderful with the food. Much better than the last bottle I tried 3 years ago. I do not see any evidence that this wine is over the hill or has “peaked.” Will plan to drink the remaining 10 bottles over the next 5 years and see how it evolves. If you have not been to Volpaia, it is a very small historic town a few kilometers north of Radda in central Tuscany. Their Chianti is quite good and reasonably priced, as is the Balifico blend. If you visit, arrange ahead for a tour of their winery and bottling facilities. Two agriturismos nearby that I have visited, La Laconda up the mountain above Volpaia and one just down the road about a half mile between Volpaia and Radda.
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2016 Prelius Cabernet Sauvignon
4/1/2023 - KRSweeney wrote:
Wonderful paired with a red beet, feta, dill, with a splash of lemon pasta. Perfect simple Saturday night dinner with NCaA basketball!
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2015 Limerick Lane Zinfandel Russian River Valley
3/4/2019 - KRSweeney Likes this wine: 89 Points
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2009 Castello di Volpaia Chianti Classico Riserva Coltassala
6/20/2018 - KRSweeney Likes this wine: 92 Points
Drank last night an hour after opening with a fava bean pasta. Fantastic deep red color and great fruit that mellowed out after an hour to be very powerful but very accessible. Wonderful with the food. Much better than the last bottle I tried 3 years ago. I do not see any evidence that this wine is over the hill or has “peaked.” Will plan to drink the remaining 10 bottles over the next 5 years and see how it evolves. If you have not been to Volpaia, it is a very small historic town a few kilometers north of Radda in central Tuscany. Their Chianti is quite good and reasonably priced, as is the Balifico blend. If you visit, arrange ahead for a tour of their winery and bottling facilities. Two agriturismos nearby that I have visited, La Laconda up the mountain above Volpaia and one just down the road about a half mile between Volpaia and Radda.
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