What an improvement - I should clearly had keep more bottles - this is my last one - not a very open nose - get some cherries - medium tannins and acidity - and clearly much more integrated than in the other wines I had - very godt balance - the wine is still very fruity - we get cherries and blackberries - you get mature herbs and some leather - the wine has clearly improved a lot since my last bottle in 2016 - and I still think the wine can do more. Happy to increase my rating to 92.
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Saturday night library session at Domaine Derek. 2nd taste of this, 3 years on. Has developed, though not necessarily better. Now has a dark herbal component. Not as enjoyable as when I last had it.
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dark, cloudy cherry colour with some brown reflexes. nose: maturing; macerated cherries, sweet (bit in supertuscan style); some tobbaco; robust. taste: again maturing, some fermented notes; macerated fruits - sweet and jammy; ripe tannins. After peak.
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Solid Chianti - the strength of the wine is the balance - and the low price - clearly good quality for money - the wine will stay good for a number of years more - today it is full body but still fruity.
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10/19/2019 - ILarsen wrote: 92 Points
What an improvement - I should clearly had keep more bottles - this is my last one - not a very open nose - get some cherries - medium tannins and acidity - and clearly much more integrated than in the other wines I had - very godt balance - the wine is still very fruity - we get cherries and blackberries - you get mature herbs and some leather - the wine has clearly improved a lot since my last bottle in 2016 - and I still think the wine can do more. Happy to increase my rating to 92.
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5/5/2018 - Derek Darth Taster wrote: 91 Points
Saturday night library session at Domaine Derek.
2nd taste of this, 3 years on.
Has developed, though not necessarily better. Now has a dark herbal component. Not as enjoyable as when I last had it.
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7/22/2016 - Jeffyboy Likes this wine: 88 Points
dark, cloudy cherry colour with some brown reflexes. nose: maturing; macerated cherries, sweet (bit in supertuscan style); some tobbaco; robust. taste: again maturing, some fermented notes; macerated fruits - sweet and jammy; ripe tannins. After peak.
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4/13/2016 - ILarsen wrote: 90 Points
Solid Chianti - the strength of the wine is the balance - and the low price - clearly good quality for money - the wine will stay good for a number of years more - today it is full body but still fruity.
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2/25/2016 - ILarsen wrote: 90 Points
Se my last rating nothing to add
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