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1988 Pertimali (Livio Sassetti) Brunello di Montalcino
1/15/2024 - baroloboy55-2.0 Likes this wine: 93 Points
I had pulled the 1988 Pertimali Bruno di Montalcino as a back-up bottle to the 88 Pergole Torte about which I posted yesterday. Acquired on release. This cork was also in good shape, and I followed about the same decanting protocol as the PT. The initial impressions were positive, indeed there was a very fine bouquet of spice, leather and cedar that I found a bit lacking in the PT. The wine was very good, rich and round and with all of the flavor notes I'd expect to see in a BdM of this age and fine vintage, markedly on the redder side of the sangiovese color spectrum. In contrast to the PT, there was less acidity than the PT, so the wine came across as somewhat less structured. It seemed almost a bit watery in the center. So this showed as perhaps slightly on the downslope but was still a very heady experience. I'd say that it's greatest shortcoming that it was consumed 24 hours after a monumental bottle of Pergole Torte.
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1988 Montevertine Le Pergole Torte Toscana IGT
1/14/2024 - baroloboy55-2.0 Likes this wine: 96 Points
Revelatory bottle. Opened mid-day and I was encouraged by the relative freshness and presence of the fruit. Good cork, not fully saturated and decent pop when I pulled. Poured a glass about 3 hours and then set about seriously evaluating the wine at about 4-5 hours. The fruit is bright and red, morello cherry but backed by some spice and leather. In time, some earthy underpinnings emerge. The wine keeps getting better over a several hour period, remains bright, held together by good acid, and seems very much at peak. I might have rated higher if I could coax more aroma from the glass but on the palate the wine is oh so good! I had an early revelation with 79 PT in Florence in the mid80s, and always hold after-acquired bottles to unrealistic expectations. But this one really showed up and was a profound experience. Thank you Mr Manetti and Mr Gambelli!
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2003 R. López de Heredia Rioja Blanco Reserva Viña Tondonia
1/13/2024 - baroloboy55-2.0 Likes this wine: 93 Points
This wine is soooo good and seems to have budged very little over the past several years, so I suspect a long future. Drank at cellar temperature and it is textbook Tondonia Blanco, Golden color, waxy texture, only slight oxidative notes, rich, full, with a flowery, slightly sweet edge from the Malvasia. A lovely wine to savor...
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