Despite being an original owner bottle with a base neck fill and beautiful cork, this is tired. The nose is not without fruit but is clearly dominated by the wood polish notes of cabernet left too long. Not undrinkable, but everyone left it unfinished which speaks volumes. Perhaps the 25% Sangiovese of the era softened it excessively.
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5/2/2019 - englishman's claret wrote: 85 Points
Despite being an original owner bottle with a base neck fill and beautiful cork, this is tired. The nose is not without fruit but is clearly dominated by the wood polish notes of cabernet left too long. Not undrinkable, but everyone left it unfinished which speaks volumes. Perhaps the 25% Sangiovese of the era softened it excessively.
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