So still some good dark fruit, but this is glossy and lacking any Tuscan character. A bit of tannin remaining, but acid is pretty deficient. Move on to another wine. C+/B-
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Still deep dark in color, only hints of aging at the rim. Classic nose of blackcurrant, blueberries, combined with sweet spice (cardamom, fennel), but also with green hints (tomato leaves). Medium to full bodied attack, quite dry tannins up front, lacks some fruit on the mid palate, an ends quite short. Still, fascinating to drink a wine like this at 28 years. It is good, but the winemaking is a bit too heavy, letting the barrel tannins dominate the somewhat modest fruit. I wonder how a modern version of this wine tastes.
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Open and rested 30 min. Nice cherry aroma, good deep color, but clearly on the backside. Light fruit, fully integrated tannins. Drinking very easily - nice medium finish. One bottle left and will drink up before long.
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Pleasant old super Tuscan; cork did not hold up, but got it out. Brick red and fainting in the edges. Fruit fading, and now a very soft tannins, easy drinking aged beauty. Fun and easy.
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3/15/2024 - DaleW wrote:
So still some good dark fruit, but this is glossy and lacking any Tuscan character. A bit of tannin remaining, but acid is pretty deficient. Move on to another wine. C+/B-
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6/29/2023 - dagij Likes this wine: 88 Points
Still deep dark in color, only hints of aging at the rim. Classic nose of blackcurrant, blueberries, combined with sweet spice (cardamom, fennel), but also with green hints (tomato leaves). Medium to full bodied attack, quite dry tannins up front, lacks some fruit on the mid palate, an ends quite short. Still, fascinating to drink a wine like this at 28 years. It is good, but the winemaking is a bit too heavy, letting the barrel tannins dominate the somewhat modest fruit. I wonder how a modern version of this wine tastes.
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10/22/2022 - Rixley wrote: 92 Points
Open and rested 30 min. Nice cherry aroma, good deep color, but clearly on the backside. Light fruit, fully integrated tannins.
Drinking very easily - nice medium finish.
One bottle left and will drink up before long.
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12/26/2021 - Rixley wrote: 90 Points
Pleasant old super Tuscan; cork did not hold up, but got it out. Brick red and fainting in the edges. Fruit fading, and now a very soft tannins, easy drinking aged beauty. Fun and easy.
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2/6/2021 - SadEdjo Likes this wine: 91 Points
last quarter of cork spongey; Hardly any bricking; dark colour; smooth dark cherry
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