Decanted previous evening, tart and thin initially. Left to breathe for 90 mins, elements came together beautifully, decided to pour back into bottle, then back in cellar. At dinner the next day, decanted during meal, lovely showing of leather and tar amidst dark fruits, that powdery quality on the nose hinted of old world. 45 mins into dinner, a seamless harmony took over, hitting all the right spots. Wonderful stuff. Enjoy now plus 5 years.
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Pop and poured, fragrant, rustic, elegant, mix of floral and red fruit notes. A tad brown, but then again it's nebbiolo. Lovely balance and freshness, displaying residual fine tannins to ensure some life ahead. At its apogee now, drink up.
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Decanted 90 mins prior to serving. Lively ruby red with the usual bricking on the edge for a wine this age. Powerful nose of lead pencil, cedar and cassis, later mellowing into a more seamless bouquet of mint, leather, tar and fruits. Very long juicy finish with acidity and tannins still in abundance. A defining performance from this '96.
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2010 Marqués de Cáceres Rioja Gran Reserva
12/26/2018 - Nitwits Likes this wine: 92 Points
Decanted previous evening, tart and thin initially. Left to breathe for 90 mins, elements came together beautifully, decided to pour back into bottle, then back in cellar. At dinner the next day, decanted during meal, lovely showing of leather and tar amidst dark fruits, that powdery quality on the nose hinted of old world. 45 mins into dinner, a seamless harmony took over, hitting all the right spots. Wonderful stuff. Enjoy now plus 5 years.
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2000 Giovanni Corino Barolo Vigneto Rocche
10/13/2015 - Nitwits Likes this wine: 92 Points
Pop and poured, fragrant, rustic, elegant, mix of floral and red fruit notes. A tad brown, but then again it's nebbiolo. Lovely balance and freshness, displaying residual fine tannins to ensure some life ahead. At its apogee now, drink up.
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1996 Château Lynch-Bages
5/12/2015 - Nitwits Likes this wine: 96 Points
Decanted 90 mins prior to serving. Lively ruby red with the usual bricking on the edge for a wine this age. Powerful nose of lead pencil, cedar and cassis, later mellowing into a more seamless bouquet of mint, leather, tar and fruits. Very long juicy finish with acidity and tannins still in abundance. A defining performance from this '96.
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