Mature, integrated, complex red with a minty/savory undertone to the red berries, black cherry, and leather. Interesting contrast with the richer 2007 which I liked just a bit more overall.
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Dark medium brick color, faded ruby; rich prunes, brown suace, baking spice stewed fruits, rich, creamy, still quite oaky, soft with low acidity, soft tannins, a bit over the top, oaky but well-made. With a rich lamb dish at the hotel restaurant. At winery with Nicola. 89-90
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New Wines from Sicily (Christoph's house): Dense, slightly pale cherry red. In the nose, this seems a bit muted and simple, but has decent cherry notes. It doesn't excite me much. On the palate, it's slightly alcoholic, but this is balanced by fresh acidity, the tannins are fairly harsh, it's rather limited in its aromatic profile. I'm not convinced.
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3/21/2024 - silton Likes this wine: 93 Points
Mature, integrated, complex red with a minty/savory undertone to the red berries, black cherry, and leather. Interesting contrast with the richer 2007 which I liked just a bit more overall.
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10/5/2023 - dampots Likes this wine: 93 Points
Really good straight away. Deep red. Rioja like nöse, leather, red fruit. Tannins very soft, lovely mouth filling, more intense deep fruit & leather,
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7/13/2021 - peternelson Likes this wine: 89 Points
Dark medium brick color, faded ruby; rich prunes, brown suace, baking spice stewed fruits, rich, creamy, still quite oaky, soft with low acidity, soft tannins, a bit over the top, oaky but well-made. With a rich lamb dish at the hotel restaurant. At winery with Nicola. 89-90
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9/14/2013 - octopussy wrote:
New Wines from Sicily (Christoph's house): Dense, slightly pale cherry red. In the nose, this seems a bit muted and simple, but has decent cherry notes. It doesn't excite me much. On the palate, it's slightly alcoholic, but this is balanced by fresh acidity, the tannins are fairly harsh, it's rather limited in its aromatic profile. I'm not convinced.
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