So I have to disagree with the prevailing sentiment here - this was an excellent bottle of Brunello. From magnum - incredibly tannic when opened, but with lots of fruit and acidity to support it. Decanted 3 hours and drank over the following two. After a decant this was beautifully balanced. Brick red, concentrated, and full bodied. Dark cherry and raspberries lead, followed by cedar, tobacco, leather.
I must stress that this is not a PnP bottle. It needs some time in the decanter, but it's drinking beautifully right now. The fruit, acid, and tannins would lead me to believe this can cruise in the cellar for a while, but I have one more magnum of this, and I'll likely be opening it in the next year or two - with high expectations.
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Rich and concentrated, full body for a Barolo. Delicious - bags of fruit, supported by lovely fresh acidity and still carrying significant tannins. Drinking really well right now but certainly no hurry on this one - it was still holding up just fine on day 3 (though not as good as the first day). Unfortunately this was the only bottle of this I had in the cellar-will look for more.
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2012 Le Ragnaie Brunello di Montalcino Ragnaie V.V.
11/1/2023 - SundevilDC Likes this wine: 96 Points
So I have to disagree with the prevailing sentiment here - this was an excellent bottle of Brunello. From magnum - incredibly tannic when opened, but with lots of fruit and acidity to support it. Decanted 3 hours and drank over the following two. After a decant this was beautifully balanced. Brick red, concentrated, and full bodied. Dark cherry and raspberries lead, followed by cedar, tobacco, leather.
I must stress that this is not a PnP bottle. It needs some time in the decanter, but it's drinking beautifully right now. The fruit, acid, and tannins would lead me to believe this can cruise in the cellar for a while, but I have one more magnum of this, and I'll likely be opening it in the next year or two - with high expectations.
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2014 Aubert Pinot Noir UV-SL Vineyard
10/31/2023 - SundevilDC wrote: flawed
Bricked around the edges, extremely vegetal on the nose and palette. Bummer. Suspect heat damage, these bottles were purchased at auction.
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2010 Alessandro Veglio Barolo Vigneto Gattera
10/27/2023 - SundevilDC Likes this wine: 95 Points
Rich and concentrated, full body for a Barolo. Delicious - bags of fruit, supported by lovely fresh acidity and still carrying significant tannins. Drinking really well right now but certainly no hurry on this one - it was still holding up just fine on day 3 (though not as good as the first day). Unfortunately this was the only bottle of this I had in the cellar-will look for more.
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