2010 Arnaldo-Caprai Montefalco Sagrantino Collepiano

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  10/15/2023 - Guy Libot wrote:

  Too cold and not enough airing on the first day. Austere, sharp. Next day, much better, smooth, chocolate and Marsipan.

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  2/15/2023 - forceberry wrote: 92 Points

  Aged for 22 months in French oak barriques and another 6 months in bottles before release. 14,5% alcohol.
  
  Deep, slightly translucent blackish-red color. Sweetish, somewhat restrained and quite dark-toned nose with aromas of sunny black cherries and sweet plummy fruit, some balsamic notes of VA, a little bit of alcohol heat, light blueberry tones, oaky hints of vanilla and toasted wood and a touch of fragrant Indian spices. The wine feels rich, extracted and quite chewy on the palate with a full body and ripe yet not particularly sweet-toned flavors of juicy dark fruits and sour cherry bitterness, some boysenberry tones, a little bit of meaty umami, light blueberry nuances, toasty oak hints of bittersweet dark chocolate, savory wood and licorice and a touch of peppery spice. The high alcohol lends a little bit of heat to the palate. The overall feel is pretty firm and structured, thanks to the rather high acidity and ample yet quite powdery tannins that slowly coat the whole palate, gradually turning the overall feel of the wine from firm yet quite supple to moderately grippy. The noticeably lengthy finish is dry, quite grippy and a bit warm with an intense aftertaste of fresh black cherries and wizened blueberries, some ripe plummy tones, a little bit of savory wood spice, light meaty notes of umami, toasty hints of vanilla and dark chocolate and a touch of licorice.
  
  A balanced, firm and harmonious Sagrantino, ie. a textbook Arnaldo-Caprai. Although the oaky notes are still a bit too much to the fore for my preference, I must admit the wine is also remarkably youthful for its age - which also explains why the flavors don't seem that integrated at the moment. However, I can imagine the wine must've seemed more polished and oaky in its youth, so most likely this is just a work in progress. If you don't mind some oak tones, this wine is in a great shape now - the fruit is still very youthful, yet not primary, and the tannins are very much to the fore, yet the wine doesn't feel too tough or aggressive at any moment. Good stuff now and will only get better - if one just has enough patience to wait for another dozen years. A fine example of modern Sagrantino. And seeing how the bottle we tasted in late 2020 was so tertiary - even old - I can easily conclude that this bottle was how the wine is supposed to be, and that earlier bottle was just prematurely evolved.

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  4/16/2022 - PFLK Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Drinks well now but can probably go on without any changes for the next 5 years and be a good glass the next. 10. Strong and concentrated. Herbs, licorice and dark fruit. A dark 'polished' Sagrantino. For food

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  1/29/2022 - TKEBE wrote:

  Gott till älggryta

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  11/8/2021 - Guy Libot wrote:

  Showing no visible signs of ageing but tannins that have melted harmoniously allow for a number of years of continued pleasure. Enjoy !

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