Opened tonight. The wine doesn’t feel the age it actually has. It is very herbaceous at the moment and feel a 10y.o wine with normal tertiary aromas going. The balance is just perfect, it really stands out. This bottle was superb! Can not wait to open another one.
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Such a beautiful complex nose, showcasing all the features of a good Bordeaux. Primary aromas are basically lost, but the complexity gained in these 20 years makes it a great deal. I think is perfect to drink now, I am surprised by this wine.... The only thing I can do is to open another bottle and assess again, in the most objective manner I can, because I find these wine just a beautiful creature.... The finish is quite long and pleasant.
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Opened last night, last bottle...Sadly! It is still so vibrant and citrusy, but beautifully blended with some oxidative notes which I I always like if in right proportion, and then.... The broad and intense and long finale! So many layers of flavors... Complex, complex and complex!
This is one of my favorite white wines, no doubts!
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1997 Tenuta dell'Ornellaia Bolgheri Superiore Ornellaia
8/1/2021 - Sopravvento Matteo Melfa wrote: 95 Points
Opened tonight.
The wine doesn’t feel the age it actually has.
It is very herbaceous at the moment and feel a 10y.o wine with normal tertiary aromas going.
The balance is just perfect, it really stands out.
This bottle was superb! Can not wait to open another one.
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2000 Pauillac de Latour
7/30/2021 - Sopravvento Matteo Melfa Likes this wine: 90 Points
Such a beautiful complex nose, showcasing all the features of a good Bordeaux.
Primary aromas are basically lost, but the complexity gained in these 20 years makes it a great deal.
I think is perfect to drink now,
I am surprised by this wine....
The only thing I can do is to open another bottle and assess again, in the most objective manner I can, because I find these wine just a beautiful creature....
The finish is quite long and pleasant.
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2005 Château Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc
4/14/2021 - Sopravvento Matteo Melfa wrote: 100 Points
Opened last night, last bottle...Sadly!
It is still so vibrant and citrusy, but beautifully blended with some oxidative notes which I I always like if in right proportion, and then.... The broad and intense and long finale!
So many layers of flavors... Complex, complex and complex!
This is one of my favorite white wines, no doubts!
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