This is a really lovely wine. After a short decant this really opened up. Notes of violet, licorice, and a touch of tar. I could drink this with or without food, all night long. I had the 18 when it first came out and was not that enthused. I tasted this at a zachys tasting and was blown away. These won’t last long in my cellar.
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This wine is lovely. A great value for the price as it drinks as well as some super Tuscans at the $100 to $150 price point - if it gets enough air. First taste upon opening the bottle was pure lighter fluid. I worried I could not serve it with dinner. I had read the reviews and knew it needed a few hours but I only had 1.5 hours to spare. By dinner it has opened up and some of the tightness disappeared, but some remained. I enjoyed it, but it tasted much better the next day. It opened beautifully. I am ready to buy more, but it will be a struggle not to drink them. It’s the perfect wine to serve when you want to impress but not break the bank.
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Opened a bottle and drank it over two nights. The nose is beautiful - spice, tea, leather. Very sexy. Decanted for two hours and I think I overdid it on the decant. The wine on the palate showed up a bit flat. Next day drank straight from the open bottle and then I could taste the more nuanced flavors of tar, licorice, salted caramel. Also a bit of chalkiness to the after taste. Pairs great with a steak. I think I would wait a few years before opening another bottle.
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2020 Château Gloria
11/5/2023 - BlueDevilWineLVR Likes this wine: 94 Points
This is a really lovely wine. After a short decant this really opened up. Notes of violet, licorice, and a touch of tar. I could drink this with or without food, all night long. I had the 18 when it first came out and was not that enthused. I tasted this at a zachys tasting and was blown away. These won’t last long in my cellar.
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2019 Tenuta dell'Ornellaia Le Serre Nuove
3/18/2023 - BlueDevilWineLVR Likes this wine: 94 Points
This wine is lovely. A great value for the price as it drinks as well as some super Tuscans at the $100 to $150 price point - if it gets enough air. First taste upon opening the bottle was pure lighter fluid. I worried I could not serve it with dinner. I had read the reviews and knew it needed a few hours but I only had 1.5 hours to spare. By dinner it has opened up and some of the tightness disappeared, but some remained. I enjoyed it, but it tasted much better the next day. It opened beautifully. I am ready to buy more, but it will be a struggle not to drink them. It’s the perfect wine to serve when you want to impress but not break the bank.
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2019 Fattoria Le Pupille (Elisabetta Geppetti) Saffredi Toscana IGT
2/26/2023 - BlueDevilWineLVR wrote: 90 Points
Opened a bottle and drank it over two nights. The nose is beautiful - spice, tea, leather. Very sexy. Decanted for two hours and I think I overdid it on the decant. The wine on the palate showed up a bit flat. Next day drank straight from the open bottle and then I could taste the more nuanced flavors of tar, licorice, salted caramel. Also a bit of chalkiness to the after taste. Pairs great with a steak. I think I would wait a few years before opening another bottle.
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