Very tannic upon opening. 15 minutes in decanter softened the hard edges. A lot of evolution over a relatively short amount os time. Quite extracted. Recommend with food and not by itself. Some will love this and some will find hit unpleasant.
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Needed a big, pop-and-pour red just in case we needed another to follow a Champ, SB, Chard, and two Brunellos. We did and this filled the bill really well. It takes a big, sophisticated, deep wine to follow '97 Brunellos, and this did the job.
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Inky dark. Nose of blackberries. Taste has strong hints of licorice and pepper. Not jammy. Good balance. Drinking very nicely with just a little air time. Pleasant with good mouthfell thru attack, mid-palate and finish.
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9/2/2011 - grapist wrote:
Very tannic upon opening. 15 minutes in decanter softened the hard edges. A lot of evolution over a relatively short amount os time. Quite extracted. Recommend with food and not by itself. Some will love this and some will find hit unpleasant.
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1/1/2011 - grapist wrote: 92 Points
Needed a big, pop-and-pour red just in case we needed another to follow a Champ, SB, Chard, and two Brunellos. We did and this filled the bill really well. It takes a big, sophisticated, deep wine to follow '97 Brunellos, and this did the job.
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4/27/2009 - grapist wrote: 91 Points
Inky dark. Nose of blackberries. Taste has strong hints of licorice and pepper. Not jammy. Good balance. Drinking very nicely with just a little air time. Pleasant with good mouthfell thru attack, mid-palate and finish.
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