2010 Grifalco Aglianico del Vulture Gricos

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 89.8 points

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  2/14/2015 - bretrooks wrote: 89 Points

  Not decanted, consumed over ~3 hours. This bottle matched up well with my note from a year ago, although I noted that it performed much better alongside a spicy pizza dinner than on its own. Without accompaniment, it seemed a little hollow, but it still performed pretty well overall. Fairly lean, with spicy herbal and earthy notes more prominent than fruit, good stuff overall, maybe at its best in the next couple of years.

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  4/20/2014 - mauropallido wrote: 88 Points

  Ben più pronto del Grifalco 2010, questo Gricos è già molto piacevole e bevibile.
  Ha un bel naso balsamico e mentolato, con speziature di tabacco e liquirizia ed un frutto di susina matura.
  La bocca è fresca e scorrevole con una buona acidità che accompagna piacevolmente il sorso, il tannino è ben presente ma già domato. Finisce discretamente lungo con un bel retrogusto balsamico.
  Buono e prezzo molto onesto (8,5 euro).

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  2/16/2014 - bretrooks wrote: 90 Points

  Not decanted, consumed over ~1 1/2 hours, with some left for night 2. I thought this might go well with a red sauce that had spicy sausage and herbs in it...one whiff and I knew I had made a good guess. Dark cherry fruit, charred meat, dried oregano, a little wet soil. Decent structure, although a bit rustic (which I don't really mind).
  
  This drinks well enough with some air now, but I expect it'll improve and be enjoyable for another five plus years (although, admittedly, I'm not an expert on aglianico).

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  1/16/2014 - Frijole wrote:

  dark maroon, red, little clarity, slight brickish hue, cloudy
  Nose: dust, leather, earth, black cherries
  Pal: black cherries, smoke, white pepper, leather, smoke, oak, some complexity;
  Feel: medium/full
  Finish: medium
  TC7
  Decent wine for the money

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