Cavallotto Dinner (Acquerello, San Francisco): Good youthful light ruby without fading. A pretty mixed up nose of funk, fennel, VA, and perhaps a touch of oxidation-not very pleasing. Lovely medium weight with a strong foundation of soil. Generally cooler in style. Subtle black cherry, and once again a bitter chocolate note. Surprisingly, some prune comes out later. More complex and lacy than the 2011 but still disappointing after a beautiful, harmonious bottle of this last year.
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Decanted 4 hours before serving, tasted next to the 2004. Deep red core, noticeably lighter and less saturated than the older wine-this looks like aging Nebbiolo. Immediately seductive aromas of mint, cherry, and orange peel with a more integrated impression and less assertive than the 2004. Light to medium body, flowing, supple feel with excellent acidity and earth but much less remaining tannin than its compatriot. A beautiful, classic wine which stole the show for me, but to be fair, 3 out of 4 people at our table preferred the 2004.
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From DMG poured into decanters. Had this with my team during an apero with casual Italian food. Took a moment to open up and then displayed the beautiful Nebbiolo aromas of dark cherry, raspberries, intermixed with rose petals, some herbal notes like anise and leather on the finish. Still quite tannic but not overly drying, perfect with Pizza where we needed that structure. Early maturity. This will surely add a point or two once fully mature. 94-96
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Boy's Long Lunch with Greg (Otto Y Mezzo, Alexander House, Landmark, Central, Hong Kong): From magnum from the Otto Y Mezzo winelist as I remember. Totally transparent lambs blood colour. Nose is Iron Bru, iron filings. Quite tannic. Medium length. Iron and tannin are the main components. Probably an example of 'a bottle opened more than we needed' at the end of a long lunch.
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1/25/2024 - drwine2001 wrote:
Cavallotto Dinner (Acquerello, San Francisco): Good youthful light ruby without fading. A pretty mixed up nose of funk, fennel, VA, and perhaps a touch of oxidation-not very pleasing. Lovely medium weight with a strong foundation of soil. Generally cooler in style. Subtle black cherry, and once again a bitter chocolate note. Surprisingly, some prune comes out later. More complex and lacy than the 2011 but still disappointing after a beautiful, harmonious bottle of this last year.
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10/26/2022 - drwine2001 wrote:
Decanted 4 hours before serving, tasted next to the 2004. Deep red core, noticeably lighter and less saturated than the older wine-this looks like aging Nebbiolo. Immediately seductive aromas of mint, cherry, and orange peel with a more integrated impression and less assertive than the 2004. Light to medium body, flowing, supple feel with excellent acidity and earth but much less remaining tannin than its compatriot. A beautiful, classic wine which stole the show for me, but to be fair, 3 out of 4 people at our table preferred the 2004.
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7/2/2022 - Collector1855 wrote: 95 Points
From DMG poured into decanters. Had this with my team during an apero with casual Italian food. Took a moment to open up and then displayed the beautiful Nebbiolo aromas of dark cherry, raspberries, intermixed with rose petals, some herbal notes like anise and leather on the finish. Still quite tannic but not overly drying, perfect with Pizza where we needed that structure. Early maturity. This will surely add a point or two once fully mature. 94-96
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6/9/2022 - Goldstone Likes this wine: 89 Points
Boy's Long Lunch with Greg (Otto Y Mezzo, Alexander House, Landmark, Central, Hong Kong): From magnum from the Otto Y Mezzo winelist as I remember. Totally transparent lambs blood colour. Nose is Iron Bru, iron filings. Quite tannic. Medium length. Iron and tannin are the main components. Probably an example of 'a bottle opened more than we needed' at the end of a long lunch.
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12/11/2020 - Dionysos 1920 wrote: 92 Points
Nez chocolat, rond en bouche, fruité, plus sur le plaisir que sur la puissance, prêt à boire
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