1997 i Clivi Galea Rosso

Community Tasting Notes (32) Avg Score: 91.6 points

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  6/13/2020 - NI1234 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Absolutely needs 45-60 mins breathing time!

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  12/23/2019 - walkerjfw wrote: 93 Points

  Pre-Holiday dinner with the family. Had this with Gennaro's eggplant rollatini (excellent..) This was an impulse pull from the cellar. Last notes on this were from 2013 (mixed). Decanted, drank over 90 minutes.
  
  Medium garnet color, slightly faded at the edge. Nose was funky and medicinal at first. After about 45 minutes the wine completely changed, with an elegant red fruit, earth and herbs. Palate (after it opened) delivering savory dark fruit, cherry, earth, dried herbs. Secondary notes of mocha and cranberry. Medium body, medium to long finish.
  
  Glad I didn't give up on this, turned out to be an excellent wine and perfect pairing (would go well with any red sauce Italian). The decant here is an absolute must! Out of the bottle the nose is funk/medicinal and the palate seemed off. About 45 minutes it was a completely different wine. Should continue to drink well for a while - thankfully one bottle left. Unique wine....

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  9/15/2018 - Italiana Likes this wine:

  Initially dusty, then incredible fruit. Super expressive.

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  3/3/2017 - joefel Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Popped and poured. I am so glad I waited on this bottle and did not drink it in 2012, as I said in my previous note. Wow! This was very good. Medium red and only a slight brick red color on the edges. 20 years old and it could still last another few years. Tasted more like an aged Bordeaux, but you know it is Italian. Lovely, long finish. Paired very well with pasta.

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  11/15/2016 - vindictive wrote:

  Only tasted briefly. This bottle was not decanted initially and needed air. Not pleasant, but I never got to try it after decanting - probably missed out on getting to know it

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