I've previously very much enjoyed this wine. This one was merely pleasant.
Not much fruit to smell, a bit of blackberry. Very soft and silky in the mouth, slightly syrupy perhaps. Quite developed but still some tannin left. Woody finish. Unremarkable. It could just have passed its peak.
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After a 5 hour decant: sweet floral, red fruit and slightly woody smell. Silky mouthfeel with some leather and cherry. Strong sweet tannin and persistent acid on the finish. Good wine.
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Very pleasant nebbiolo smell, predominantly strawberry and rose. High tannin and acid, but quickly subsiding to a silky feel in the mouth. Some plum and red fruit with a slightly sour cherry taste, oak present throughout. Medium body, excellent length. Decanted for a couple of hours. The rest should stay closed for a few years.
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10/12/2019 - jonathanknowles Likes this wine: 85 Points
I've previously very much enjoyed this wine. This one was merely pleasant.
Not much fruit to smell, a bit of blackberry. Very soft and silky in the mouth, slightly syrupy perhaps. Quite developed but still some tannin left. Woody finish. Unremarkable. It could just have passed its peak.
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3/23/2019 - jonathanknowles wrote: flawed
Sadly slightly corked. Still drinkable but what should be a fruit smell is partially replaced by damp cardboard.
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3/17/2018 - jonathanknowles Likes this wine: 89 Points
After a 5 hour decant: sweet floral, red fruit and slightly woody smell. Silky mouthfeel with some leather and cherry. Strong sweet tannin and persistent acid on the finish. Good wine.
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10/21/2017 - jonathanknowles Likes this wine: 89 Points
Very pleasant nebbiolo smell, predominantly strawberry and rose. High tannin and acid, but quickly subsiding to a silky feel in the mouth. Some plum and red fruit with a slightly sour cherry taste, oak present throughout. Medium body, excellent length. Decanted for a couple of hours. The rest should stay closed for a few years.
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