1997 Castelgiocondo (Marchesi de' Frescobaldi) Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Ripe al Convento

Community Tasting Notes (66) Avg Score: 93.4 points

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  1/28/2022 - Gregmonroe Likes this wine:

  Decanted. First bottle. Beautiful slight bricking in the glass; leather and stewed cherries and raspberries on the nose; still fairly strong tannins-enough to dry your mouth when drank next to Napa cabs; very good wine and universally enjoyed in our group. Still has time though.

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  10/14/2019 - Tranquility Base Likes this wine: 90 Points

  I probably waited a tad too long with this one or did not store it at the proper temperature because it had a some "over-the-hill" tastes to it upon opening. However, fortunately we decanted it and let it breathe for a good three hours and it came around nicely. Some delicious aged fruit flavors and strong, leathery tannins crowded out the off flavors. So, in the end it was a delicious Brunello. I kind of wish I'd opened it a couple of years ago though.
  
  It did not have a ton of length, but the texture and taste were still grand. I would look for this wine again in a more recent vintage, for sure.

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  8/4/2019 - viking92067 wrote: 94 Points

  This bottle was acquired new and stored in my cellar since. I said to wait 5 years in my last note in 1997. I lied. Opened it tonight. Beautiful wine. Stunning richness of fruit.

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  10/24/2018 - gzim Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Decanted 3 hours, served blind. Very round ripe (but not overly) fruit. No Roasted 97 notes at all. A bit hard to tell it was a Brunello blind as it is more sweet fruit, and less Leather or Orange zest...
  Soooo easy to drink, Very nice finish with some oak

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  4/25/2018 - retired_and_roving Likes this wine:

  Tasted side by side with the 1999 vintage - the group consensus seemed to give the nod to the '99. That being said I still think this wine was drinking very nicely, but the fruit was not quite as vibrant in a direct comparison. Dark red and black fruit, bing cherries, a touch of tar, a bit of that Italian earthiness. Very nice! Don't think these will get much better - so time to think about popping in the next 3-5 years if these are in your cellar. Resampled on Day 3 - and a bit of heat was showing through on the finish - with the fruit having quite a bit since day 1.

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