Purple and opaque right to the edge of the glass. The wine has long legs and looks viscous to the eye. Intense blue and black fruit on the nose that’s punctuated with blueberries, ripe plumbs and cranberries. There is more heat on the palate than I expected given the bottle age. The palate is more muddled blue and black fruit than the nose. Big mouthfeel, with balanced acidity and blueberry finish. A consistent treat year after year. 5+13+16+8=92
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Tasted blind during an Italian dinner. Deep color, clearly not Sangiovese or Nebbiolo from the color alone. Nose of Bordeaux blend aromatics around dark fruit and forest floor aromatics. Polished tannins, fresh, good mouth fill. On the finish a clear pyrazine streak pointing towards Cab Franc. The mix has Petit Verdot (making the dark color) and Cab Franc (making the nose).
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First time trying this, and it was a very pleasant surprise. The cab fruit dominates but the acidity and structure are very Italian. This went well with a variety of foods. There are still some tannins and this will probably smooth out further with time, but it was very pleasant to drink now. Will drink 2 remaining bottles over next 3-4 years.
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10/16/2022 - Delli Likes this wine: 92 Points
Purple and opaque right to the edge of the glass. The wine has long legs and looks viscous to the eye. Intense blue and black fruit on the nose that’s punctuated with blueberries, ripe plumbs and cranberries. There is more heat on the palate than I expected given the bottle age. The palate is more muddled blue and black fruit than the nose. Big mouthfeel, with balanced acidity and blueberry finish. A consistent treat year after year. 5+13+16+8=92
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9/30/2022 - SpoochMan wrote: 89 Points
Meh, this bottle was just OK. Something seemed a bit off. Hard to put my finger on anything specific, but there was some bitterness.
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2/6/2022 - pilatus88 Likes this wine: 92 Points
still a beauty.
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1/13/2022 - Collector1855 wrote: 92 Points
Tasted blind during an Italian dinner. Deep color, clearly not Sangiovese or Nebbiolo from the color alone. Nose of Bordeaux blend aromatics around dark fruit and forest floor aromatics. Polished tannins, fresh, good mouth fill. On the finish a clear pyrazine streak pointing towards Cab Franc. The mix has Petit Verdot (making the dark color) and Cab Franc (making the nose).
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11/3/2021 - SpoochMan Likes this wine: 92 Points
First time trying this, and it was a very pleasant surprise. The cab fruit dominates but the acidity and structure are very Italian. This went well with a variety of foods. There are still some tannins and this will probably smooth out further with time, but it was very pleasant to drink now. Will drink 2 remaining bottles over next 3-4 years.
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