Wow. Three years made a difference for me. I keep reminding myself (and too frequently forget) to delay drinking these wines from slightly off the beaten track in Portugal, Spain, Southern France, and parts of Umbria and Puglio. This one is a case in point. The wine has matured into a well-blended layer of flavors -- red and black fruits still forward, with a firm tannic backbone for structure. This is a medium-weight wine, fully ready to drink and serving as an excellent accompaniment to a meal of chicken and pork saute over veggies.
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double decanted. Dark color and dark fruit in the nose. Improved with air. Lovely wine with our meal. Showed black and red fruits. Very nice. Ready to drink but will last at least several years.
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Constrained nose, even after being open two hours. Leather, tar, tobacco on the palette. Subtle blueberry and cassis on the finish. Muted acidity throughout. Good but not great.
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9/9/2019 - LightDancer wrote: 90 Points
Wow. Three years made a difference for me. I keep reminding myself (and too frequently forget) to delay drinking these wines from slightly off the beaten track in Portugal, Spain, Southern France, and parts of Umbria and Puglio. This one is a case in point. The wine has matured into a well-blended layer of flavors -- red and black fruits still forward, with a firm tannic backbone for structure. This is a medium-weight wine, fully ready to drink and serving as an excellent accompaniment to a meal of chicken and pork saute over veggies.
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11/27/2016 - LightDancer wrote: 86 Points
Nice wine for watching a movie at home. Similar to last time. Holding. Good, but not special, fruit, tannins, and balance.
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7/13/2015 - LightDancer wrote: 86 Points
Nice wine. Lots of dark fruit in the nose and on the palate. Opened with air. Not likely to improve much, but not fading either.
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12/25/2014 - LightDancer wrote: 88 Points
double decanted. Dark color and dark fruit in the nose. Improved with air. Lovely wine with our meal. Showed black and red fruits. Very nice. Ready to drink but will last at least several years.
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2/9/2014 - Winefeld wrote: 84 Points
Constrained nose, even after being open two hours. Leather, tar, tobacco on the palette. Subtle blueberry and cassis on the finish. Muted acidity throughout. Good but not great.
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