Deep dark truffle notes; soft, balanced, dark earthy component with some berry fruit balancing it all off and a long finish. Superb, great balance and structure. My WOTN. Tuscan blind Dirty Dozen at La Paella. ranked: 2nd out of 10 wines. Very close on this one and guessed a '10 Cab-Mer. I didn't realize '11 was such a killer year in Tuscany
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initial bright fruit quite surprising , but when tasted a few hours later the fruit had faded and the wine was a brooding beast that needed hours of contemplation early in it's drinking window
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This wine just needs time. Opened the first bottle a few years ago and could tell that it wasn't ready. Not integrated, not nuanced, not balanced. Its getting there after 9 years....
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I had not expected a 2011 to be through its window. I guess just an off bottle. It reminded me of a horrible medicine in my childhood that my grand mother bought from a traveling sales person! A cure for all ills that made you feel better because it was so bad. Pouring this price point down the drain always brings a tear. Wine can be a lottery!
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10/12/2023 - peternelson Likes this wine: 94 Points
Deep dark truffle notes; soft, balanced, dark earthy component with some berry fruit balancing it all off and a long finish. Superb, great balance and structure. My WOTN. Tuscan blind Dirty Dozen at La Paella. ranked: 2nd out of 10 wines.
Very close on this one and guessed a '10 Cab-Mer. I didn't realize '11 was such a killer year in Tuscany
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3/5/2023 - bugdoced Likes this wine: 92 Points
initial bright fruit quite surprising , but when tasted a few hours later the fruit had faded and the wine was a brooding beast that needed hours of contemplation
early in it's drinking window
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9/12/2022 - levicn Likes this wine: 93 Points
醒酒七个小时,深宝石红色,闻香是香草奶油伴随着成熟黑果,入口酸度高,收口微甜,结构漂亮,单宁紧致,颗粒细腻,酒液丝滑,黑加仑,奶油,辛香料,漂亮结构和华丽口感的结合,余味香草奶油和巧克力的味道。醒到三四个小时的时候状态还有些紧,能感觉到酒体很扎实,口感层次丰富,但有点化不开,单宁也略紧涩。七个小时的时候终于绽放,最佳状态。一支结构宏大,热情洋溢,风格现代的托斯卡纳梅洛。
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12/23/2020 - sdsull Likes this wine: 96 Points
This wine just needs time. Opened the first bottle a few years ago and could tell that it wasn't ready. Not integrated, not nuanced, not balanced. Its getting there after 9 years....
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9/25/2020 - ronblakely wrote: flawed
I had not expected a 2011 to be through its window. I guess just an off bottle. It reminded me of a horrible medicine in my childhood that my grand mother bought from a traveling sales person! A cure for all ills that made you feel better because it was so bad. Pouring this price point down the drain always brings a tear. Wine can be a lottery!
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