Audozed 1 hr. Slight sign of age on the color, otherwise this manages terrific freshness. Elegant, and just coats the palate. A bit of a marvel - I wasn't expecting quite so much from the vintage. Because I'm a dummy. Lesson learned. Now, and the next several years. Full throttle at just 30 minutes. highly recommended
Wow - having said that this wine was past its prime last time around, how wrong I was!! This was drinking beautifully. Rich, voluptuous, beautifully balanced. Long finish. Best bottle of the night!
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Lovely nose of sweet stewed fruit. Whilst still very enjoyable I think this may be past its peak. The tannins seem to dominate now and there doesn’t seem a lot of fruit left to offset. Could be just this bottle but having enjoyed this wine over a few years now I think the best bottle I had was about 2-3 years ago. Time to drink up in my opinion!
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Lovely complex nose. Rich and lasting on the palate but with a lovely acidity to balance out the 15% alcohol. Still lots of fruit in this and I personally got some menthol in there mid palate. A truly lovely wine that is always a pleasure to drink. Plenty of life still in this wine.
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An unannounced bottle for my wine group, for an Italian restaurant dinner with all Italian wines, and we really enjoyed it. Some had it as their WOTN. I was surprised how much Merlot is in the blend (according to WA, the blend is 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 17% Sangiovese. Good light brick color, medium length finish, and food friendly. Not sure it will get any better from here, but since its my last bottle, I'll never know.
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5/31/2020 - Tim Heaton Likes this wine:
Audozed 1 hr. Slight sign of age on the color, otherwise this manages terrific freshness. Elegant, and just coats the palate. A bit of a marvel - I wasn't expecting quite so much from the vintage. Because I'm a dummy. Lesson learned. Now, and the next several years. Full throttle at just 30 minutes. highly recommended
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3/7/2020 - Battersea James Likes this wine: 93 Points
Wow - having said that this wine was past its prime last time around, how wrong I was!! This was drinking beautifully. Rich, voluptuous, beautifully balanced. Long finish. Best bottle of the night!
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8/18/2018 - Battersea James Likes this wine: 90 Points
Lovely nose of sweet stewed fruit. Whilst still very enjoyable I think this may be past its peak. The tannins seem to dominate now and there doesn’t seem a lot of fruit left to offset. Could be just this bottle but having enjoyed this wine over a few years now I think the best bottle I had was about 2-3 years ago. Time to drink up in my opinion!
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1/13/2018 - Battersea James Likes this wine: 91 Points
Lovely complex nose. Rich and lasting on the palate but with a lovely acidity to balance out the 15% alcohol. Still lots of fruit in this and I personally got some menthol in there mid palate. A truly lovely wine that is always a pleasure to drink. Plenty of life still in this wine.
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12/10/2017 - SMHalps Likes this wine: 93 Points
An unannounced bottle for my wine group, for an Italian restaurant dinner with all Italian wines, and we really enjoyed it. Some had it as their WOTN. I was surprised how much Merlot is in the blend (according to WA, the blend is 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 17% Sangiovese. Good light brick color, medium length finish, and food friendly. Not sure it will get any better from here, but since its my last bottle, I'll never know.
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