Cherries, blood, violets and earth on this textbook expression of Sangiovese. Rustic, honest, full of flavor and character. Still some tannins sticking out here but I wouldn't hold this much longer. It's open from the get go. Authentic and delicious. 17/20
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Deep red in color, this wine has thrown a substantial amount of fine sediment. The nose has notes of smoke, tobacco, and dried red fruits. On the palate, there is a lot of cherry fruit and balanced acidity. There are also some herbal notes in there. When first opened, the finish, though long and pleasant in most respects, had a woody element to it. That blew off somewhat with air, but even with air there was an astringency to the tannins. That aside, I quite liked this one. I'm on the fence about holding on to my next bottle to see if the tannins round out a bit, but my gut sense is that they won't.
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10/28/2023 - ploher wrote:
Cherries, blood, violets and earth on this textbook expression of Sangiovese. Rustic, honest, full of flavor and character. Still some tannins sticking out here but I wouldn't hold this much longer. It's open from the get go. Authentic and delicious. 17/20
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9/5/2016 - Michael T. Zoppo Likes this wine:
Deep red in color, this wine has thrown a substantial amount of fine sediment. The nose has notes of smoke, tobacco, and dried red fruits. On the palate, there is a lot of cherry fruit and balanced acidity. There are also some herbal notes in there. When first opened, the finish, though long and pleasant in most respects, had a woody element to it. That blew off somewhat with air, but even with air there was an astringency to the tannins. That aside, I quite liked this one. I'm on the fence about holding on to my next bottle to see if the tannins round out a bit, but my gut sense is that they won't.
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8/22/2009 - idrinkvino wrote: 90 Points
Candied mocha nose. Coffeed with violets on the palate. Still young, but quite enjoyable.
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6/6/2009 - Philippe_C wrote: 93 Points
Powerfull nose of very ripe cherries, nice volatile acidity... very concentrated, ripe cherries, a lot of ripe tannins, very long aftertaste
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