2006 Fattoria La Valentina Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Spelt

Community Tasting Notes (12) Avg Score: 89.9 points

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  3/16/2019 - bacchus wrote: 90 Points

  shared with pat at selkirk manor to celebrate the end of the work week. last tasted on8/26/2017 and rated 90 points. tonight's bottle was the last of a six pack. it is hard to believe that i have been following this wine for nine years. seems like yesterday that pat brought this home as a surprise for me. have enjoyed each bottle opened thus far. also hard to believe that it has been nineteen months since we last tasted. on present tasting, this wine continues to be a gem. in my experience, it continues to be among best wines from abruzzo at this price point. i love everything valentina does. this particular wine has the additional advantage of offering great qpr. the wine has not changed significantly since last tasting. the wine continues to show dark red color with blue hues. still has ponderous nose. still rich and full in the mouth. the wine is now at or near full maturity but still offers great pleasure. still has some tannins. lots of dark fruit and some earth in the mouth. firm structure. long finish. this wine may have reached a plateau but should continue to remain stable for sometime to come before beginning to decline.

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  8/26/2017 - bacchus wrote: 90 Points

  shared with pat at selkirk manor to celebrate the end of the work week. hard to believe that i have been following this wine for six years. seems like yesterday that pat brought this home as a surprise for me. have enjoyed each bottle opened thus far. also hard to believe that it has been fourteen months since we last tasted. on present tasting, this wine continues to be a gem. in my experience, it continues to be the best abruzzi wine at this price point. i love everything valentina does. this particular wine has the additional advantage of offering great qpr. the wine continues to show dark red color with blue hues. still has ponderous nose. still rich and full in the mouth. the wine is now at or near full maturity but still offers great pleasure. still has some tannins. lots of dark fruit and some earth in the mouth. firm structure. long finish. this wine may have reached a plateau. nevertheless, will wait six months before enjoying the last bottle from the six pack.

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  6/5/2016 - bacchus wrote: 90 Points

  shared with pat at selkirk manor. hard to believe that i have been following this wine for five years. seems like yesterday that pat brought this home as a surprise for me. have enjoyed each bottle opened thus far. this wine continues to be a gem. in my experience, still the best abruzzi wine at this price point. i love everything valentina does. this has the additional advantage of offering great qpr. the wine shows dark red color with blue hues. still has ponderous nose. still rich and full in the mouth. the wine is reaching full maturity but still has some tannins. lots of dark fruit and some earth in the mouth. firm structure. long finish. this wine may still improve for another year or so. will try another one for next christmas.

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  4/18/2015 - bacchus wrote: 92 Points

  shared with pat at selkirk manor. things have been so hectic with wedding planning, i have not kept up with recording consumption. i was looking for something mature but not too extravagant for tonight. i did not recall that we had a bottle of this six weeks ago. notes are much the same. this wine is a gem. in my experience, the best abruzzi wine at this price point. i love everything valentina does. this has the additional advantage of offering great qpr. dark red color with blue hues. still has ponderous nose. still rich and full in the mouth. still tannic although is starting to resolve. lots of dark fruit and some earth in the mouth. firm structure. long finish. this wine can go the extra mile. will try to wait at least a year before trying the next one.

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  3/7/2015 - bacchus wrote: 92 Points

  shared with pat at selkirk manor. this wine is a gem. i love everything valentina does. this has the additional advantage of offering great qpr. the wine has developed nicely since last tasting in 2013. dark red color with blue hues. still has ponderous nose. still rich and full in the mouth. still tannic although is starting to resolve. lots of dark fruit. some earth. firm structure. long finish. this wine can go the extra mile.

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