James Bornn
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2006 Domaine de Chevalier
4/10/2023 - James Bornn wrote: 90 Points
Mature, textbook DdC. Drinks in a subtle, and extremely refined manner. Reminded me a lot of a 1996 drank at about the same age. No flashy bits of fruit or oak here. Give this lots of time to unfurl in a decanter, our bottle lasted 3-4 hours but felt like it still may have had more to give. Certainly no rush to drink up bottles in the phase it is in now.
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2006 Il Poggione (Proprietá Franceschi) Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Vigna Paganelli
4/10/2023 - James Bornn wrote: 91 Points
Holding on in a mature but still energetic phase, which it should for a while. The profile is very driven by earthy and mature notes in a silky profile with rounded mature tannin, with hints of fruit in the background. Was wishing for a bit more zip from the acids, but otherwise the complexity and balance were very textbook here. Consumed over 4 hours and the wine evolved very little - curious how a longer decant might have changed things one way or the other but regardless the wine drank well with food and will appeal to old world palates.
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1999 Castello della Paneretta Quattrocentenario Toscana IGT
12/30/2022 - James Bornn wrote:
Still youthful! This bottle tasted a bit darker in tone than the last one but still firm, energetic and fresh. Everything has come together, drink up
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