3 hr slow ox in bottle. Cork perfect - zero sediment. Clear ruby color and muted nose. On palate the wine just seemed flat and lifeless. I have had many of these and last couple have just been off somehow. Do not think it is tainted or otherwise flawed. Possible a late dumb stage? Not sure I can see this wine coming back to where it was a year or two ago - which seems odd. Hoping next one proves me wrong.
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Medium depth of colour; still somewhat austere, with a fairly light palate, lacking concentration. It tasted like a fairly ordinary Chianti. Perhaps it needs more time. It seems no better than when we first tried it 4 years ago. Patience required.
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Visible signs of maturity, with a coppery edge on the ruby purple color. Good complex aromas and flavors of dried flowers, leather, and plum. Tannic through the finish. Probably at peak.
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5/5/2024 - TJay wrote: 88 Points
This bottle was off, compared to the last. Overall, 2013 vintage is not the quality of the years before.
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5/4/2024 - SteelyMon wrote: 86 Points
3 hr slow ox in bottle. Cork perfect - zero sediment. Clear ruby color and muted nose. On palate the wine just seemed flat and lifeless. I have had many of these and last couple have just been off somehow. Do not think it is tainted or otherwise flawed. Possible a late dumb stage? Not sure I can see this wine coming back to where it was a year or two ago - which seems odd. Hoping next one proves me wrong.
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4/18/2024 - La Grappe wrote: 88 Points
Medium depth of colour; still somewhat austere, with a fairly light palate, lacking concentration. It tasted like a fairly ordinary Chianti. Perhaps it needs more time. It seems no better than when we first tried it 4 years ago. Patience required.
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4/17/2024 - pgm wrote: 92 Points
Visible signs of maturity, with a coppery edge on the ruby purple color. Good complex aromas and flavors of dried flowers, leather, and plum. Tannic through the finish. Probably at peak.
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4/7/2024 - MatLot Likes this wine: 91 Points
rdy too drink nice one
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