Starting to show signs of maturity. Morello cherry and dusty old leather on the nose. There is a Sangiovese-like red fruit and acid combo here. Touches of mouldy cellar, some blood and earthy spices (vanilla, clove). The body is quite lean and the tannins mature and subdued. Still benefits from decanting a couple of hours to get back to life and bulk up. Evolves nicely in the glass bringing forth elements of soy sauce, balsamic and gently moving towards darker fruits at moments.
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Medium garnet. Unexceptional nose, a little black fruit, vanilla & leather. Medium bodied, low tannins. Didn’t get much primary fruit on the palate. Cedar, earth, mushrooms mainly. Decanted for a couple of hours prior to tasting (following advice/comments received from fellow CT members after my Tondonia 2006 tasting note last evening-for which thankyou.) Struggling with the RP 96 rating. First bottle of a case so it will be interesting to see how this evolves/develops over the next 5-10 years.
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Read somewhere that it needed 9 hrs decanting, not so, pretty approachable with cold cuts 'n cheese 'n fruit 'n bread. Turning brown around the edges of the wine glass, though.
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This bottled showed some mature fruit flavors, in addition to fresh fruits. Don't know whether this is bottle variation or a sign that these 375's are aging quickly. Still, a nice bottle of wine.
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5/6/2024 - pinotbestia Likes this wine: 93 Points
Starting to show signs of maturity. Morello cherry and dusty old leather on the nose. There is a Sangiovese-like red fruit and acid combo here. Touches of mouldy cellar, some blood and earthy spices (vanilla, clove). The body is quite lean and the tannins mature and subdued. Still benefits from decanting a couple of hours to get back to life and bulk up. Evolves nicely in the glass bringing forth elements of soy sauce, balsamic and gently moving towards darker fruits at moments.
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4/27/2024 - foyfrcs Likes this wine: 90 Points
Medium garnet.
Unexceptional nose, a little black fruit, vanilla & leather.
Medium bodied, low tannins.
Didn’t get much primary fruit on the palate. Cedar, earth, mushrooms mainly.
Decanted for a couple of hours prior to tasting (following advice/comments received from fellow CT members after my Tondonia 2006 tasting note last evening-for which thankyou.)
Struggling with the RP 96 rating.
First bottle of a case so it will be interesting to see how this evolves/develops over the next 5-10 years.
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4/26/2024 - dmartin12358 wrote:
This wine is drinking much better now, doesn't need much decanting.
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4/23/2024 - dmartin12358 wrote:
Read somewhere that it needed 9 hrs decanting, not so, pretty approachable with cold cuts 'n cheese 'n fruit 'n bread. Turning brown around the edges of the wine glass, though.
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4/9/2024 - pinoteer Likes this wine: 90 Points
This bottled showed some mature fruit flavors, in addition to fresh fruits. Don't know whether this is bottle variation or a sign that these 375's are aging quickly. Still, a nice bottle of wine.
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