I bought a case of this in 2010 when at the winery. I have been opening 1-2 bottles a year and this is the best it's been so far. Plum and blackberry in the nose. Dark cherry and cedar notes on the palate. Tannins keep mellowing each time now they are really nice and balanced. We last drank around Christmas last year and thought FINALLY! I think it's time to drink down the rest of it. Really happy with how it's matured.
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I was worried this bottle would be past peak. Not at all. Bright blackberry fruit in the nose. Red berries with hint of cedar and chocolate on the palate. Very fruit forward. We drank it right out of the bottle and then decanted for one hour. Tannins mellowed with decanting but I didn't think it made a huge difference. It was too yummy to wait any longer. So we drank it.
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2005 Altesino Brunello di Montalcino
10/23/2015 - izzi2121 Likes this wine: 93 Points
I bought a case of this in 2010 when at the winery. I have been opening 1-2 bottles a year and this is the best it's been so far. Plum and blackberry in the nose. Dark cherry and cedar notes on the palate. Tannins keep mellowing each time now they are really nice and balanced. We last drank around Christmas last year and thought FINALLY! I think it's time to drink down the rest of it. Really happy with how it's matured.
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2003 Turnbull Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville
2/8/2015 - izzi2121 Likes this wine: 90 Points
I was worried this bottle would be past peak. Not at all. Bright blackberry fruit in the nose. Red berries with hint of cedar and chocolate on the palate. Very fruit forward. We drank it right out of the bottle and then decanted for one hour. Tannins mellowed with decanting but I didn't think it made a huge difference. It was too yummy to wait any longer. So we drank it.
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