Garnet. Already showing baked cherry aromas. Complex with smoke, tobacco, and leather. Perfect now, but wouldn’t wait any longer. Going to drink the rest of my bottles in the near future.
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Rich cherry and cedar spice on the nose followed by some black pepper and then a blast of vanilla, candy and the unfortunate tingle at the back of the nose from a high abv. Palate was super ripe fruit and very alcoholic. All modern, lost all varietal character IMO. Too bad because the 2010 was modern but still enjoyable. Overall Evaluation: C.
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Not too bad. Slightly ripe and a little out of balance at the start but tends to come together with time in the glass. Probably would benefit from decanting. Does fit the profile of the riper 2011 Tuscan vintage, at least from what I've seen in the Chianti that I've had from that year.
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4/11/2021 - Winedoc22 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Garnet. Already showing baked cherry aromas. Complex with smoke, tobacco, and leather. Perfect now, but wouldn’t wait any longer. Going to drink the rest of my bottles in the near future.
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10/21/2018 - BigGDaddy Likes this wine: 90 Points
As with most 11’s this is ready to go. Nice affordable BDM. Smooth finish, cherries, and not much tannin. Not overly complex.
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10/23/2016 - WineKnurd Does not like this wine: 79 Points
Rich cherry and cedar spice on the nose followed by some black pepper and then a blast of vanilla, candy and the unfortunate tingle at the back of the nose from a high abv. Palate was super ripe fruit and very alcoholic. All modern, lost all varietal character IMO. Too bad because the 2010 was modern but still enjoyable. Overall Evaluation: C.
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9/20/2016 - bsmorin16 wrote:
Gift from Opa for wedding anniversary on 09/19/16.
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8/2/2016 - Rob MacKay wrote: 87 Points
Not too bad. Slightly ripe and a little out of balance at the start but tends to come together with time in the glass. Probably would benefit from decanting. Does fit the profile of the riper 2011 Tuscan vintage, at least from what I've seen in the Chianti that I've had from that year.
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