Great pizza night wine--have a few sips with the pizza, then enjoy the rest as it opens afterwards. A bit tense and quiet right out of the bottle, and wavered a bit as it opened (is it falling off a stewed fruit cliff? is the fruit dead?) but then ended up in familiar, pleasant red cherry with medium plus acidity like most CCRs. Still some tannins. Good now.
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Delightful wine. Good balance and proportion with bright acidity, lovely fruit and savory herb qualities and moderate tannin. Great complement to food, especially tomato sauce-based cuisine.
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Deep, dark reddish purple in color. Full, fragrant & attractive nose of youthful, ripe red fruit aromas of cherries, berries & plums with overtones of dried herbs & earthy/dusty notes, tea, spices, minerals, loam & a touch of cedar in the background. Medium bodied with a good concentration of balanced & smooth textured, youthful, ripe red fruit flavors of sour cherries, strawberries & red plums with herbs, earthy, minerals, spices & a touch of oak. Lingering finish. Drinks quite well at present with decanting and airing but has the potential for further development with additional aging. A wonderful & enjoyable wine with an excellent QPR.
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5/19/2020 - Château de Farmer Likes this wine: 89 Points
Great pizza night wine--have a few sips with the pizza, then enjoy the rest as it opens afterwards. A bit tense and quiet right out of the bottle, and wavered a bit as it opened (is it falling off a stewed fruit cliff? is the fruit dead?) but then ended up in familiar, pleasant red cherry with medium plus acidity like most CCRs. Still some tannins. Good now.
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10/29/2018 - Aschrad39 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Lovely Italian wine. Medium body with lots of nice fruit notes smooth finish low tannins
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11/2/2017 - vegasoenophile Likes this wine: 88 Points
Delightful wine. Good balance and proportion with bright acidity, lovely fruit and savory herb qualities and moderate tannin. Great complement to food, especially tomato sauce-based cuisine.
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6/27/2016 - Vinnut Likes this wine: 90 Points
Deep, dark reddish purple in color. Full, fragrant & attractive nose of youthful, ripe red fruit aromas of cherries, berries & plums with overtones of dried herbs & earthy/dusty notes, tea, spices, minerals, loam & a touch of cedar in the background. Medium bodied with a good concentration of balanced & smooth textured, youthful, ripe red fruit flavors of sour cherries, strawberries & red plums with herbs, earthy, minerals, spices & a touch of oak. Lingering finish. Drinks quite well at present with decanting and airing but has the potential for further development with additional aging. A wonderful & enjoyable wine with an excellent QPR.
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