Decanted a portion with stir for 5 min and it opened quickly, within 10 min. Vacuvin’d the rest and tried without decant on day 2 and 3 with same results. Deep ruby color. Earth, tobacco, and herbal blackberry on the nose. Blackberry, dark cherry, graphite, and then dark chocolate on the palate with 30-35 sec finish. Pretty consistent with my impression of the 2008. One of the best QPR I have seen on secondary market.
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A solid if somewhat generic Super-Tuscan, more Old World than New, with a healthy dose of acidity and more structure than fruit. Flavors of mint and dark fruits. It made my wife happy.
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(Orma Toscana IGT) Saturated dark red violet color; savory, tart red currant, green olive, herb nose; tight, savory, tart red currant, green olive, herb palate; medium-plus finish
2/17/2024 - Asull2k Likes this wine: 93 Points
Decanted a portion with stir for 5 min and it opened quickly, within 10 min. Vacuvin’d the rest and tried without decant on day 2 and 3 with same results. Deep ruby color. Earth, tobacco, and herbal blackberry on the nose. Blackberry, dark cherry, graphite, and then dark chocolate on the palate with 30-35 sec finish. Pretty consistent with my impression of the 2008. One of the best QPR I have seen on secondary market.
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2/1/2024 - kronfeld Likes this wine:
I also had an issue with dry cork. Bottle purchased in 2017 and stored correctly since then. No issue with condition of wine. Drinking nicely.
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12/15/2023 - CRL Stc Likes this wine: 91 Points
Decanted 1 hour and that was the right choice. Cork was dry and broke. Nice bottle and has more time.
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8/26/2023 - talbot61 Likes this wine: 89 Points
A solid if somewhat generic Super-Tuscan, more Old World than New, with a healthy dose of acidity and more structure than fruit. Flavors of mint and dark fruits. It made my wife happy.
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5/11/2023 - CRL Stc Likes this wine: 92 Points
Tight and tannic upon opening. Decanted 1 hour. Continued to improve over two hours. Dark fruit and leather. Cork in good shape. This is a winner!
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