1998 Barone Ricasoli Casalferro Toscana IGT

Community Tasting Notes (19) Avg Score: 89.9 points

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  2/4/2022 - dagij Likes this wine: 85 Points

  I have kept this in the cellar more or less for fun, just to see how Merlot-based wine from Tuscany is able to age. And it has kept surprisngly well, although the wine clearly should have been drunk around ten years ago to find it at it's peak. Deep amber in color with a black core. Quite heavy nose not really reminiscent of Merlot, more dominated by tobacco, black cherries-jam, lots of dry earth and wood, and a somewhat bitter cherry core taint. Full bodied attack with some jammy fruit up front. Then the wine quickly dries up, and the finish is dominated by tobacco, dry wood and some warm earth tones. The aftertaste is quite fruitless. Still very fun to drink, and it is fascinating how an international grape like Merlot grown in Tuscany really becomes a Tuscan wine.

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  5/2/2017 - Cote d'Or wrote:

  PopnPour, tasted over 3 hrs, bottle left upright for months prior, from secondary market
  -med dark red, mild bricking
  -moderately aromatic with full ripe plum mature elements faint cedar
  -med acidity, med weight faint dark cherry earth tobacco
  -mature but not over the hill, this bottle has aged nicely and remains quite pleasant

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  8/16/2014 - Kaerhoeg wrote: 89 Points

  Very much alive. Reminded me of an old bordeaux. But I think this has seen better days..probably on decline.

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  6/28/2014 - uli369 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Immer noch eine Granate. Braucht zu Beginn etwas Luft um seine Aromen zu entwickeln, dann aber schöne Balance am Gaumen und langer Abgang.

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  5/23/2012 - Neurowine1 wrote: 82 Points

  Not as good as a bottle I had in Dec, '05. A bit overoaked for the depth of fruit. Nice mineral, black cherry, and tea leaves in the mouth. Fairly drying finish. Passed its best.

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