Tuesday Night Double Blind <$40 (Alpharetta, GA): Darker core with brown rim, lots of chocolate in the transition; soy, brown sugar, maple, fennel, aged nose; palate shows bruised cherry, cedar, sweet wood, brown sugar; not much fruit left in this, past peak.
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Raisins, cedar, and smoke all alongside balanced tannins. Pleasant acidity and just enough funky earthiness on the nose to keep things interesting. Honestly I was surprised - thought this would be past it's prime but was excellent with Osso buco over Risotto Milanese.
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Dark, dried fig to brick red with long, very thin tears.
Definite alcohol on the nose, which is cooling and not drying. Aromas of toasted almond, hazelnut, dark, dried fruit, acetone, and hints of cedar bark.
Powdery, grainy, and very bold tannins, with burning alcohol on the front and mid-palate and acidity that makes these two characteristics all the more harsh. The oxidized, nutty aromas are much less pleasant on the palate, and the wine finishes with considerable heat.
The wine seems unbalanced, despite it's age. It went well with the grilled chicken thighs I made tonight.
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Another good showing. Classic, big amarone. Plenty of tannins still in the mix (though we did pop and pour) so I continue to think there is good age left in this bottle.
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11/1/2016 - Rezy13 wrote:
Tuesday Night Double Blind <$40 (Alpharetta, GA): Darker core with brown rim, lots of chocolate in the transition; soy, brown sugar, maple, fennel, aged nose; palate shows bruised cherry, cedar, sweet wood, brown sugar; not much fruit left in this, past peak.
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1/27/2013 - tsprinkle wrote: 89 Points
Raisins, cedar, and smoke all alongside balanced tannins. Pleasant acidity and just enough funky earthiness on the nose to keep things interesting. Honestly I was surprised - thought this would be past it's prime but was excellent with Osso buco over Risotto Milanese.
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4/6/2012 - la dut Likes this wine: 87 Points
Dark, dried fig to brick red with long, very thin tears.
Definite alcohol on the nose, which is cooling and not drying. Aromas of toasted almond, hazelnut, dark, dried fruit, acetone, and hints of cedar bark.
Powdery, grainy, and very bold tannins, with burning alcohol on the front and mid-palate and acidity that makes these two characteristics all the more harsh. The oxidized, nutty aromas are much less pleasant on the palate, and the wine finishes with considerable heat.
The wine seems unbalanced, despite it's age. It went well with the grilled chicken thighs I made tonight.
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12/4/2011 - Teamcrev wrote: 90 Points
Another good showing. Classic, big amarone. Plenty of tannins still in the mix (though we did pop and pour) so I continue to think there is good age left in this bottle.
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10/23/2011 - gbtgbt wrote: 89 Points
Very tasty, good flavour. Nice and soft tannins. Very nice with cheese.
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