2011 Passopisciaro Terre Siciliane Contrada Guardiola

Community Tasting Notes (12) Avg Score: 91 points

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  5/8/2023 - silton Likes this wine:

  The emerging tertiary notes add a welcome layer of complexity and the wine has lost the sharp angles of its youth, but it's still a little wound up and fussy with the structure poking through. I've liked these Passopisciaro Crus over the years but have yet to have a sublime or peak example.

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  4/22/2020 - Bob H wrote:

  Awesome nose here, with soaring red berry fruit and floral tones as well, with a little menthol in the background. The kind of nose where you just hope that the palate reciprocates!
  
  And unfortunately, the answer is not quite - not bad, but left in the shadow by that great nose. Light- to medium-bodied, decent acidity and persistence, but after the promise of that nose, a bit of a letdown.

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  3/20/2019 - Peter Kleban Likes this wine:

  ** (and then some)
  
  Can't really give this high marks. I found it on the thin and overly strong side. Perhaps it's just too young, or maybe it's that nerello mascalese simply isn't for me (not the first n m I found disappointing).
  2nd bottle 12/3/20:
  What a difference! This has grown up and gone to school. Really interesting, compelling and very gulpable. Medium weight, great length and balance. I could definitely get into this.

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  1/2/2019 - mye wrote:

  Decanted 3 hours or so. Tasted blind and called a new world pinot noir. Red fruit, sour cherries, with a hot/alcoholic nose. Medium light weight.
  Not sure i would seek this out... and didn't do as well compared to a much more interesting pre-phylloxera wine from the same region at the same tasting.

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  11/9/2018 - Wooly4 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Just a bit tight on opening; suggest decanting for an hour before enjoying. Very nice once opened up!

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